What music has changed your life? When you think about music that has brought you to where you are today, who do you think of? Matthew Payne’s life was changed by Townes Van Zandt in Big Bend National Park. This beautiful twist of …
Tag Archives: folk
Among the Mountains–the best use of a bad winter.
I’ve discovered the sound that you didn’t even know you need–or maybe it is the sound you have been looking for. Either way, did anyone else have a horrific winter? Because Grayson Schick did, as did most of the rest of us. Lots …
Free Music Friday! Hem
Happy Free Music Friday everyone! I absolutely love when we find a band that sort of fits in with no other bands we know. When I reviewed Departures and Farewells last year, I was really impressed with Hem and their mellow, female-vocal led stylings. Funnel …
Tyler Lyle – Ditchdigger
Very few things are as exciting as when a favorite artist releases new music. Usually, it’s marked on your mental calendar and you know it’s Tuesday and you’ve been waiting for the album. NeedToBreathe this week, Ray Lamontagne in a few. But sometimes …
Patchy Sanders and the Wild Peach Forest–organic, ancient, orchestral folk.
After I finish writing this morning, I am going to go outside and enjoy the beautiful seventy degree spring day. I am going to the market to buy vegetables, then I will go to the park and lie in the grass and …
Nathan Reed – “Lion’s Song”
“Oh death where’s your sting? Oh death where’s your victory?” Ripe with imagery from scripture and harmonies that seem heavenly (see what I did there?) this single is really a great piece of songwriting and performance by the up and coming Nathan Reed. …
Pandas & People – Pandas & People EP
As a rule of thumb, I try to avoid EPs. I’m not sure why, because we’ve had some really good ones recently, but something about the brevity of the music makes me wary. It takes a lot for an EP to stand out …
Humble Tripe–organic voices, electronic noises, and melodica.
Humble Tripe is the work of love belonging to Shawn Luby, a Carolina-based lifetime musician who spent much of his life competing in the classical guitar arena. He won many of these competitions and achieved prominence as a very talented young musician. …
Free Music Friday! The Sea The Sea
Hey everyone, Happy Free Music Friday! Also, Happy World’s Down Syndrome Day! Anyway, I’ve got some exciting new music here for you, this time from a band called The Sea The Sea. I just got a hold of this album and I think …
Pandas & People – On My Way
Pandas & People have just released a 5 song EP in the vein of The Lumineers, more on that later. This group’s catchy folk-pop sound is nearly perfect. They have a knack for clever lyrics and fun rhythms with hand claps and stomps. …
