This is an impossible task we’ve set before ourselves. Choosing songs that are “better” than others is futile. As I look at my already-limited list and try to make it smaller for this published list, I’m moved to emotion. Some songs make me …
Category: Folk
Casey’s Top Songs of 2012: #10-#1
#10 – “Not With Haste” – Mumford and Sons I’m usually a fan of the popular songs from albums and I certainly understand why those songs are chosen as singles, but I love the lesser known tracks so much more. Mumford and Sons …
Casey’s Top Songs of 2012: #20-#11
Wow, this was a really, really hard list to make. There were so many great albums and great songs that to pick 20 seems insulting. To put them in an order is even worse. But, for what it’s worth, this is the first …
Guest Review: The Honey Dewdrops – Silver Lining
This post was written by Christopher Graham, one of the winners of our Review Contest! Thanks to Chris for this awesome work. Look forward to reading more from him soon. The Honey Dewdrops, Silver Lining, Jeff Oehler/Beehive Productions, Caleb Stine & The Honey Dewdrops, …
Free Christmas Music!
As we here at EarToTheGround Music prepare to share our year end lists with you (its our favorite time of year), I thought you might enjoy some free holiday tunes to cheer you up and make your wallet happy. Some of these may …
Over The Rhine Christmas
Over the Rhine, one of Paste Magazine’s 100 best living songwriters (or groups), just released a Christmas album on Noisetrade and it’s incredible. It’s full of original songs, which is unique for a Christmas album, and sad songs, which is maybe not so …
Harvest Star Folk Collective – Vol. 1
The best thing about a collection like this is that it offers an introduction to new artists. Since that’s what we’re into around here, this is a great opportunity to find a hidden gem. Obviously I can’t write on every track on the …
Guest Review: Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Between the Ditches
This post was written by Lisa Regula, one of the winners of our Review Contest! Thanks to Lisa for this awesome work. Look forward to reading more from her soon. Hailing from the foothills in Brown County, Indiana, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band …
Alex Culbreth and the Dead Country Stars – Heart in a Mason Jar
Friend of the blog and former frontman of The Parlor Soldiers, Alex Culbreth, has a new band, a new album, and a new sound. From the ashes of the minimalist rootsy sound of The Parlor Soldiers, we’re treated to the full band, roots …
The Barr Brothers – “Dear Mrs. Claus”
One of favorite albums and bands from last year was The Barr Brothers and their self-titled debut. While this Christmas song wasn’t on that album, it certainly has that soft, harp rock sound that made the album so incredible. Some snow to go along …
