Well, folks, here we are again. It’s the end of 2013 and time for our 3rd annual end of the year lists. We’ll start with songs and then do our top 10 albums of the year. This year was an incredible year for …
Category: Singer Songwriter
Andrew Ripp – Spark
Andrew Ripp is a very talented singer songwriter and his Christmas EP has been at the top of my list for a couple years now. This song, “Spark”, is the least Christmas-y, but also the most profoundly emotional and honest. It’s hauntingly beautiful …
Bradley Hathaway – How Long – Candid acoustic singer songwriter with simple, beautiful sound
Bradley Hathaway’s music is multigenerational and totally satisfying. From the full acoustic sound to the backing (and plunking) banjo, Hathaway provides a simple, beautiful sound. Nearly indescribable, the music soothes while provoking the listener to pay attention. With hat tips toward several past …
Sufjan Stevens – Christmas in the Room
This is an awesome video of Sufjan as a nutcracker singing his incredible, and one of my favorite, Christmas originals, “Christmas in the Room”. This is a really interesting song, one that eschews the traditional Christmas themes for one of time well spent …
Ben Abraham – “This Christmas”
Ben Abraham is a favorite of ours. His voice is incredible, his songs are personal, and his covers are perfect. It’s Christmas time now and that means that Ben has released a cover of “This Christmas” and it is, as you might expect, …
Lily and Madeleine – Sister harmonies create authentic music
Lily and Madeleine beg descriptive terms like “adorable” and “cute,” but really those are almost insults to two accomplished vocalists. Their songwriting and vocal blending serves to provide one of the most unique and enjoyable sounds to emerge in 2013. Their self-titled album …
Bea Troxell – “Call Me Mother” – Female acoustic singer songwriter delivers
With a sound that is both old time country and new folk revival, Bea Troxell gives us just enough to keep us interested in what more she has. A sound all her own, Bea has a little Loretta Lynn and a mix of …
Johnny Flynn – “The Lady is Risen” – Acoustic fingerpicking alive and well
Johnny Flynn is the personification of folk music. His guitar chops are incredible. His songwriting is a joy. Enjoy this stellar display of Johnny’s work in a high quality recording from WFUV. Please, share Johnny and try to pick up a copy of …
Double Feature: Jonathan Byrd and the Barn Birds – Doing traditional country music justice
Jonathan Byrd’s solo album Cackalack has some great songs on it and his duet work in the Barn Birds is really great as well. I decided to put these two projects together to highlight solid songwriting and two enjoyable albums. Cackalack’s cover depicts …
Free Music Friday! Matthew McNeal
Happy Free Music Friday Folks! This week, we’ve got an album by Matthew McNeal, former frontman of Hey Jersey. This album is a collection of all sorts of different kinds of singer songwriters playing with Matthew McNeal. Having listened to this one a …
