There is an unquantifiable feeling one gets when faced with a large body of water. The massive expanse mingles with our mortality, weaving a crashing love affair between the immediate and the ultimate. Ever taking what nature gives while never giving an inch …
Category: Folk
Album Check: Chris Marshall and the August Light–Some Kind of Dream
I was a runner in highschool but then I had a knee injury and a hip injury from running, from dance. I’m still really active. I do ballet, yoga, hike, pilates but I don’t run. Not much makes me feel like running. I …
Album Review: Jenny & Tyler – Of This I’m Sure
Album Review: Jenny & Tyler – Of This I’m Sure Jenny and Tyler‘s album Of This I’m Sure is one that absolutely could have made my top 20 albums of 2015. I regret only that I got to it a few weeks too late. But …
Five Folk Bands to Start Your 2016 Off Right
Five Folk Bands to Start Your 2016 Off Right These list articles are fun to write. They allow us to introduce our readers to multiple new and emerging artists. The great, fear, though, is that sometimes will not find the article as easily …
Artist Interview: Navid Eliot of Planes on Paper – PNW folk duo
Artist Interview: Navid Eliot of Planes on Paper – PNW folk duo Navid Eliot is a classically-trained guitarist with a real ear for melody. His partner in the duo Planes on Paper is Jen Borst, a photographer with a real ear for harmonies. …
Greg’s List – 2015 Album of the Year – #10-1
Okay this is it. These are the albums that left a searing imprint on my soul for 2015. These are the albums that keep me smiling, laughing, crying, and coming back for more. This list will undoubtedly frustrate everyone on the planet because …
Greg’s Album of the Year List – #20-11
This is a beautifully difficult task every winter deciding the best albums of the year. There are so many phenomenal bands making music today. Most of what I’ve chosen for this list represents one of two styles – they are either singer songwriters …
Matt’s 2015 Song of the Year List – #10-1
Here it is. So many great songs but only ten can be the top of ’15. There is still time to check out my Spotify list if you want to check my top 30 tracks of this year. Feel free to send us …
Film Review: Long Way to the Top – Excellent documentary on touring musicians
Film Review: Long Way to the Top – Excellent documentary on touring musicians Late Morning Films documentary Long Way to the Top is the story of some pretty remarkable musicians and their life on the road. How I came to find out about …
Matt’s 2015 Song of the Year List – #20-11
Another great year in music. There are few things we at Ear to the Ground love to do more than to create our year end “Best Of” lists. This year, I decided to give more attention to the bands that I was fortunate …