Obviously we like folk music around here, so when we heard The Show Ponies for the first time we were thrilled to tap our toes along with the music they make. But goshdarnit these folks have gotten better since we’ve known them. This …
Category: Roots
Artist Spotlight: Mac Ayres – New soul songwriter provides soulful “easy” listening
I’ve been waiting to write this since the week Mac Ayres won his contest. Some of you may have caught my interview with him a few weeks ago. Check that out if you want to know more about his back story, but here …
#MusicMondayMarathon – Album Review: Jesse Daniel Smith – Pretty Breakup Songs
Every once in a while we just let loose and cover something we want to cover. Publication cycle be damned! Seriously this album from Jesse Daniel Smith is just a wonderful collection of, as the title indicates, pretty breakup songs. It might have …
Artist Interview: Nashville’s Emerging Folk Trio The Arcadian Wild
Nestled in the landscape just south of Nashville, Tennessee is the bucolic campus of Lipscomb University. That school served as the matchmaker for the three talented artists who make up The Arcadian Wild and has served as a bit of a refining fire …
Little Bit of Everything: A Music Mix for Your Sunday
Sometimes when we curate these lists, we have a neat and tidy theme. Not this time! Here we give you five tracks that we enjoy for vastly different reasons. So put your feet up, grab a beverage of choice, and enjoy an eclectic …
Three Can’t-Miss Americana Acts
Americana is such a fun genre because it can take on so many different sounds. WE often associate Americana with the more recent bluegrass and country “branch” of it, but sometimes it can include blues and shades of jazz as well. Here are …
New Music Friday – Episode 33 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full review!
Sometimes the winters here in Ohio can be pretty cold, so we need good music and a fireplace (literally) to keep us warm. Well, this collection of music is full of so much light and energy that we think it will keep you …
Chris Stapleton – Traveller – Comments and RIYL Suggestions
Album Review: HIRIE – Wandering Soul (New Music Friday – Ep 24 Winner)
HIRIE – Wandering Soul Wandering soul is an album steeped deep in the sensibilities of the reggae genre, but explores global musical styles and a spiritual lyricism to deliver pop melodies in a satisfyingly accessible way. The title track “Wandering Soul” begins as …
New Music Friday – Episode 30 – Vote in the poll to decide who wins a full album review!
When we started this series, we weren’t sure if anyone would even notice. After years of ticket giveaways and trying to get people to “enter” into all sorts of drawings, we never found a way to drive traffic to the site and to …
