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 …
Tag Archives: Americana
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 …
Album Review: David Ramirez – We’re Not Going Anywhere
Austin, Texas singer-songwriter David Ramirez has come out swinging with this album. If you are looking for a relaxing Americana album, this is not for you. If you’re looking for some engaging folk rock that might just get you fighting mad, too, then …
Three Americana tracks to get you back on track
Whether you’re in the midst of a rough semester of college, or just coping with the coming winter commute, fall can start to weigh on you. The early promise of pumpkin spice dies off quickly when the air chills and life becomes a …
Album Review: Shawn Butzin – Northern Trails (Winner NMF Ep 53)
I can’t decide if Shawn Butzin sounds more like the Americana revival coming with the Isbell/Adams crowd or if he’s more like the originals like Tom Petty. Either way, fans of that classic rock-meets-folk-meets-country sound will really dig this album from Shawn Butzin. …
Two toe-tappers from Americana band Bigfoot Yancey
If you’re a fan of Americana music, you’re reading the right blog! Aside from that, I’d really like to bring you two engaging and fun tracks from the band Bigfoot Yancey. The first is “El Paso,” a sort of classic western tune that …
Album Review: Man About a Horse – Top quality bluegrass
If you’ve been reading our site for a bit, you already know about Man About a Horse, the Philadelphia based bluegrass outfit. If classic American music is your style, you’ll love these talented pickers. Featured track “Grieve, Cry, and Moan” will have you …
Artist Interview: Joshua James on his latest album My Spirit Sister
Far too often Joshua James’s music has been characterized as “dark.” It’s in this album My Spirit Sister that I realized that James is not dark; he’s honest. He is one of the most honest songwriters making music today, wrestling with raw emotions …
Guest Album Review: Jennifer Brooke on Sarah Morris – Ordinary Things
Sarah Morris – Ordinary Things Album Review Guest reviewed by Jennifer Brooke We’re on the brink of spring here in northeast Ohio. The drab gray sky looms overhead threatening rain but hope of better weather hangs in the air. Well past the holiday …
Album Review: The Talbott Brothers – Gray
The first thing that strikes me about The Talbott Brothers is their genuine artistry. You get the sense that they really love what they’re doing and would be singing even if we weren’t listening. I love that. But imagine a few other pairs …
