Goldschatz – “Thick as thieves” -If male-female harmonies are your thing, you’ll love Goldschatz. It’s a folk style as old as the genre, reflecting some sweet connections between two great vocalists. The production has a bit of a modern twist, but at its …
Category: Folk
Four endearing new singer songwriters
Land of Trees – “If worst comes to worst” -This thoughtful acoustic song is pretty much what you think in your head when you hear the term “singer songwriter.” The finger picking is peaceful. Once the rest of the band joins in, there’s …
Keep the folk and Americana flowing into the weekend…
Angela Harris – “Still” -The best way to describe how I feel about this love song from Angela Harris is that I shared it with my wife of 12 years. If that don’t say how I feel bout it, ain’t nothin will. No, …
Acoustic Singer Songwriter Premiere: Maggie Pope’s stunning “Rare and Wild”
Maggie Pope writes with a beautiful sincerity in each line. Something about this composition reminds me of sitting around the campfire with friends years ago listening to classic folk songs. Pope’s crystalline vocal cuts through the song, right to your heart. The lines …
2 Tuesday Songwriters You Need To Hear
Mike Edel – “31” Your 30’s are strange. You feel old but still young. It’s a paradox. Songwriter Mike Edel superbly captures this tension in his new single. With an engaging piano and catchy melody, the artist brings listeners into his world in a way …
Folk music for these foggy fall mornings
When I woke up today there was a nice layer of fog across the back yard. The trees were tucked in, looking like they didn’t want to be awake any more than I did. It had a crisp chill in the air that …
Top Two Tracks To Help You Find Tranquility
Alright. It’s here. The WEEKEND!!!! I’ve had a tough week, honestly, and I was needing some perfectly timed songs to give me a bit of comfort. So, here are two (yes, I really only mean two…) of the best tracks I’ve heard all week …
Soul-moving music for your weekend
ViVii – “Savant” (Live) -I can’t explain what this song does to me, but it cuts through the air and speaks to me. I am not sure if it’s the beautiful guitar work or the soaring, delightful lead vocal. Whatever it is, the …
Five emerging singer songwriters
Emily James – “Dancing with a Thief” -We’ve been following Emily James on YouTube for a while. We share pretty much everything she sends us because it’s always classy and wonderful. I love the lyrical concept of this track; we associate someone stealing …
Album Review – “The Invisible Comes to Us” by Anna & Elizabeth
As a “harmony” singer, you tend to sing along to albums or the radio adding your two cents. (Aka, your obscure harmony that only a fellow singer would appreciate. The average ride-goer, not so much.) It’s not often that you hear a band …
