Readers of our site are familiar with the name Joe Holt. He’s one of the singer songwriters we occasionally cover. This recent little EP Headwaters is a real delight, so I hope you’ll give it a spin and relax a bit. Something about …
Category: Folk
Quick Hits: Samuel Jack and Danny Starr – Two Dynamic Singer Songwriters You Need to Hear
Samuel Jack – “Refugee There is something refreshingly confident in the sound of this UK songwriter. Mixing a perfect blend of blues, soul, and classic rock, Jack is able to tell a story without leaving a catchy sound behind. It is no coincidence …
Artist Spotlight: Greenwich Village Troubadour Jeremy Aaron keeping folk alive – NewMusicFriday Ep 38 Winner
If you’re a fan of the Greenwich Village folk of the 1960s, you should give this young man Jeremy Aaron a serious listen. His music harkens to an earlier time, but also casts vision for a future that we all feel hope for …
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 45 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
The great thing about this #NewMusicFriday feature is that it brings out lots of interested parties to the site. While you’re here, kindly click the “like” on the right or follow us on Twitter/Instagram/whathaveyou. There’s not actually a social network called WhatHaveYou. Hmm… …
Album Review: Wild Skies – From Far Below (NewMusicFriday – Ep 37 winners)
If you like pop folk music, you need to hear this album from Wild Skies. I absolutely adore their sound and harmonies. It’s a delicious and addictive pop folk style that keeps me coming back for repeated listens. The album opens with “Fumes …
April Playlist Rundown – Streaming playlists of some of our best finds this month
Are you keeping up with the playlists we’re curating for you this month? Check out these exciting lists that are always changing for your listening pleasure over at SoundCloud: Folk Hidden Gems – April 2017 -These are the best folk tracks we find …
Six Satisfying Singer Songwriter Tracks – #MusicMondayMarathon
These six tracks you will find satisfying for their style and substance. We kept coming back to them, bobbing our heads. Check out why to get things going with today’s #MusicMondayMarathon. Sam James – “Love Hangover” -We’ve all been in that place where …
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 44 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
This week we have a real variety for you. There’s a bit of rock, of course some acoustic singer songwriters, and maybe a few unexpected sounds in there as well. We love putting these together, so sit back relax and listen to them …
Artist Interview: Joshua James on his latest album My Spirit Sister
Far too often Joshua James’s music has been characterized as “dark.” It’s in this album My Spirit Sister that I realized that James is not dark; he’s honest. He is one of the most honest songwriters making music today, wrestling with raw emotions …
#NewMusicFriday – Episode 43 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
The thing about #NewMusicFriday is that most of the time it’s people promoting their own albums. That’s cool and we support them, for sure. But here you get the pick of the litter. The proverbial cream of the crop. The best of the… …
