Harmonia. Hidden Legacy Harmonia and Folk Sounds Records, 2012. Harmonia: http://www.harmoniaband.com/ Founded by Walt Mahovlich, Harmonia is based in Cleveland but members call a diverse range of geographic areas “home.” This brilliant Eastern European-themed group compiles music from Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, gypsy, and …
Category: Folk
Ivan and Alyosha – All the Times We Had
Ivan and Alyosha have arrived. From my first experience with their Cabin Sessions, it’s clear they were on the road to success, but this new album All the Times We Had has arrived at a great location. From incredible vocal harmonies to interesting …
The Last Bison – Switzerland
The Last Bison is a band that can convey a rich variety of sounds. If you’ve ever wondered what music theorists mean when they say “sound texture” enjoy this recording. You can feel the lush complexity of the music. We’ll keep our ears …
Lucius – Lucius EP
Lucius. Lucius EP iLoveLucius and The Orchard, 2012. Lucius: http://ilovelucius.com/ Lucius is a band with a sound as eclectic as their beginning. While the quintet hails from Brooklyn, New York, the individual members come from all over, the US including one from our very …
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Good Light
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors have been floating at the edge of our collective music consciousness for a while now. We first heard about them in the middle of last year, heard them on The Music Bed’s Christmas compilation, and then heard that, …
Artist Interview: Tim the Lion Tamer (with reader participation!)
This is a re-run of an interview we did a while ago. We’ve decided to run it again with a new feature. We’re doing a FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW with Tim in the coming days. So ask questions in the comments and we’ll pick …
Cadbury Sisters – Barefoot EP
For me to make an exception to review an EP, it has to be amazing. I mean, it has to take my breath away when I click on the first track and have my jaw on the floor til the end. That was …
Gjallarhorn – Rimfaxe
http://www.gjallarhorn.se/main.html It’s “Get out of your rut!” day here on Ear to the Ground, and I have a fun little review on Rimfaxe, an album by Gjallarhorn, a Nordic band bringing traditional Nordic folk to new ears. The whole thing started when I …
William Fitzsimmons – Find Me To Forgive
For those of you who really haven’t been paying attention to music, here’s a video of William Fitzsimmons singing one of his most honest and saddest songs, “Find Me to Forgive”. Fitzsimmons has distanced himself from every other musician making music today because …
Moor Hound – Stifled Spirit
Simple, pretty, relatable tunes are what come from the Moor Hound release, Stifled Spirit. Steve Marino brings his sweet sounds from Bloomington, IN, and these sounds are hitting on exactly what the country/folk/Americana genres are producing; good, honest lyrics and palatable instrumentation combining …
