Luke Hawley has a truly haunting voice that inspires a variety of emotions, most often a comfortable introspection. His new album The Northwoods Hymnal makes an incredible contribution to American music; it teaches us that all music is spiritual and ought to reflect …
Category: Folk
The White Buffalo – Shadows, Greys and Evil Ways – Western balladeer strikes gold again
Every once and a while, a band or artist finds the perfect moniker to label them and their style. When I found out the Ray Lamontagne had an older album titled One Lonesome Saddle, I thought to myself, “Well, that just about perfectly sums …
Free Music Friday! The Wood Brothers
Since Greg posted his review of The Wood Brothers’ album this week, we thought, for this week’s edition of Free Music Friday, we’d pass along a little free four song sampler of theirs. Check out the awesome lyric driven folk music of The …
The White Buffalo – Set My Body Free
If you’re a fan of Sons of Anarchy, you’re probably familiar with The White Buffalo. In anticipation of our full review next week, here’s a taste of the new album Shadows, Greys, and Evil Ways. This is “Set My Body Free”, which makes a lot …
Vaughn Montgomery sings Woody Guthrie
We’re suckers for classic music around here and it doesn’t get much better than Woody Guthrie. Enjoy this tune from Vaughn Montgomery. While you’re at it, stop on over to his website and check out some of his originals as well.
Amos Lee – “Man Who Wants You”
I’m not gonna do a full review of Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song because, well, it’s Amos Lee and you already know about him. If you don’t, what are you doing here?! Seriously you guys, he’s the best. Here’s a song off the …
Wood Brothers – The Muse – Harmony-filled Americana Album of the Year Candidate
It’s not every day a music writer gets a chance to hear such an accomplished band that can still be considered “on the rise.” The Wood Brothers, an Americana and/or folk rock band fronted by Boulder, Colorado natives Chris and Oliver Wood, have …
The O’Pears – Our Own – Canadian female folk singers renew Andrews Sisters sound
The O’Pears are a band for people that miss the golden age of female vocalists. All with a seeming golden set of vocal chords, these young ladies know harmony better than their years might elude. Sounding like the Andrews Sister of a bygone …
Free Music Friday! Ben Sollee Cover Album
Hey everyone, happy late Free Music Friday! This week, thanks to our friends over at Noisetrade, we’ve got an album of covers from acclaimed singer/songwriter/cellist Ben Sollee. This dude is super talented and this album is free, so go check it out.
Hey Marseilles – Lines We Trace
One of the things I look for when I listen to music is something that catches my ear, something unique and different, something that makes a band stand out. Sometimes it’s a name (The Deadly Gentlemen, The Barefoot Movement) and other times it’s …
