EarToTheGround Music – YouTube Cover Contest – Bob Dylan Edition! EarToTheGroundMusic.co is hosting a Cover Contest in our digital space through the wonders of YouTube. **As a folk music blog Bob Dylan is important to us here. We would like all covers to …
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5 Saturday Bands to Know
Who: Hospital Where: Moscow Why listen: A band with crazy infectious lyrics and highly danceable beats, the boys of Hospital have been lauded by Rolling Stone, Metropol, and, Ear to the Ground partners, Tradiio. Uncommon Sense, the band’s second LP came out in …
Three Folk EPs To Brighten Up Your Weekend
Three Folk EPs To Brighten Up Your Weekend Folk music can be quite a catchall term these days, including everything from full band jangly gang-vocal and hand-clap-filled sing alongs all the way to sad, introspective singer songwriters who like to channel their inner …
Must see video by Israel based Benjamin’s Brother
Israel based electronic-folk artist Benjamin’s Brother has released a beautifully haunting video for their single “Story About a Broken Heart” and it’s a must see. “The story is based on a love that I once had. The reality is, you always lie to …
Artist Interview: LA-based singer songwriter Doran Danoff
Doran Danoff is a talented singer songwriter. I found him on Tradiio a few months ago and wanted to learn a bit more about his story. Once you hear his sound, you’ll want to know more too. 1) When did you get your …
Run River North – – Early Album of the Year Candidate
It’s good to be Run River North. Since forming in 2011, the California folk sextet has built an impressive resume. After filming their own video for the upbeat “Fight to Keep”, off their exceptional self-titled debut, in the backseats of their modest Honda’s, …
Meanmotorscooter – – Attention Grabbing, Emotive EP
Louisville artist Tyrel Kessinger, who operates under the title of meanmotorscooter has recently released his first EP entitled Rock Me Like A Hurricanrana. While we come across many (sooo many) albums at Ear to the Ground, we have to say that this particular …
Quiet House and Tiny Messengers–Two Folk Bands For Your Tuesday Night In
I looooove the way that Quiet House’s self titled album opens. “Evening Hymn” is an absolutely breathtaking song. I would love an entire album of gentle hymnic, harmonious, a capella melodies like this, please. The whole album is pretty sweet, though. It sounds …
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016
25 Folk Music Blogs for 2016 That’s right – this is the ranking article of all ranking articles. If you’re looking for folk music, you’ve come to the right place. Not only do we have plenty of music on this site to peruse …
Four Creative Singer Songwriters Who Will Make You Smile
Four Creative Singer Songwriters Who Will Make You Smile The term “singer songwriter” is almost laughably generalized these days. But honestly, it’s a nice term to contrast Those Who Sing The Songs Of Other Writers. I mean, stylistically though it’s a mess of …
