So here’s a little secret about our process at ETTG. We have a document that has a list of all the artists we accept with a little “note” section for the genre or style. Every once in a while we get a bit …
Category: Roots
Album Review: Jeffrey Martin – One Go Around
I’ve already written a few pieces on Jeffrey Martin, so he’s not a new name to the steady readers of EarToTheGround. However, if you’re just now running across his music I invite you to sit down and take a deep breath. You haven’t …
Album Review: The Sweeplings – Rise and Fall (Deluxe Edition)
Every year I find one or two albums that are so amazing I just have to cover them and The Sweeplings Rise and Fall (Deluxe) easily fit into that category. It’s hard to believe that there aren’t more people talking about their incredible …
New Music Friday – Episode 75 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins an artist feature!
New Music Friday is a great way to find trending new artists. We are excited to pore through hundreds of submissions each week to find the ten we feature for you here. If you’d like a more in-depth look at their work, vote …
A Ten-Song Treat for Music Lovers of all Styles
If you are a fan of finding new music (which you are if you’re here), then you’ll find something to enjoy in this unique playlist. Do us a solid and share the article with your friends who also like to find music. Sharing …
Three Must-Know Women in Folk Music Today – Dori Freeman, Anna Tivel, and Sera Cahoone
If you’re a fan of folk music, you’re familiar with legends like Bonnie Raitt or Joni Mitchell, but you may not know the names of the women carrying on that torch today. There are some incredible artists making music in this genre in …
Album Review: The Other Favorites – Fools
If you’ve been reading ETTG for any length of time, you’ve heard about Josh Turner and Carson McKee, aka The Other Favorites. Turner’s viral YouTube station works to bring some really incredible music to our ears on a regular basis, so we love …
Get the folk in here and hang out with us
I know… the tired “folk” as f-word joke. But if you haven’t noticed, we’ve been writing a lot in the last 24 hours, so cut us some slack would ya? Anyways, here are two folk songs that we think you’ll really like. Reddmond …
Can you feel the soul? Two incredible rising soul singers
If you’re still alive and kicking, you will feel the soul in these two emerging vocalists. We’re big fans of new soul music, a really incredible genre that preserves some of the best of the last generation with a completely new take on …
Two Fantastic Folk artists on the rise
Whatever strain of folk music you happen to enjoy, we’ve got you covered here at ETTG. With these two emerging artists, we’d like you to sit back, relax, and take in some unconventional sounds and some really ear-popping new twists on a classic …



