Album Review: Darlingside – Bird’s Say Hey let’s not mince words; I really like Darlingside. In fact, when I got the submission, I put a little star beside it with my initials so that I’d remember to personally cover it. It’s exactly the …
Category: Folk
Guest Review: Siri Undlin on Karrnnel Sawitsky & Daniel Koulack – Fiddle & Banjo: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South
Karrnnel Sawitsky & Daniel Koulack – Fiddle & Banjo: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South by Siri Undlin Hailing from the more maple-leafed side of our North American continent, Sawitsky and Koulack bridge the roots-music distance between North and South – …
Casey Dubie – Strangers – – Exactly What You Need
Casey Dubie has won a place in our hearts. Her music is aware of the battles of everyday life, while still, somehow, letting an unbeatable spirit of optimism shine through. While initially labeled under that great ubiquitous title of “singer-songwriter”, on her third …
Joseph Sant – “Sea White Salt” – – Beyond the Sea
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 …
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 …
