Folk music is at the core of our identity at EarToTheGround. So what makes a formative folk song? Well there has to be some guitar, some contemplative lyrics, and a well-delivered vocal. Beyond that, it can go anywhere. Which of these do you …
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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 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 …
Two heart-melting singer songwriters
These two singer songwriters have a really unique way about the music they make. One will make you dream of Joni Mitchell, the other will make you think of more recent country artists. In both cases you will melt. Allegra Krieger – “Circles” …
Check out these glorious indie pop tunes!
We’ve sort of backed into a love for indie pop around here. At first we were folk fans and then we lightened up a little, put down our Leonard Cohen collection, and found some new music. What we’re realizing is that there’s a …
Two soothing singer songwriters
If you’re a fan of ETTG, you’ve been around for some pretty amazing singer songwriters. That term means something different for everyone you meet, but we take it in the broadest terms. If someone can sing… and they write their songs… we’ll consider …
Highlighting Four Emerging Folk Artists
Whether you think of folk in the Pete Seeger mold or more of the recent Lumineers mold, it’s a wonderful genre that provides the backbone of our site. We often get submissions from artists putting forth incredible new music, so take a listen …
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 …
Five New Songwriters to Help Us Find Hope
I don’t mean to trivialize the events of the past 24 hours (mass murder at a concert in Las Vegas and the death of American songwriting icon Tom Petty), but in these moments of collective mourning we do need hope. We hear a …
Album Review: Brandin Reed – Debut self-titled album (NMF Ep 61 Winner)
Brandin Reed is one of the hardest working guys in the business. We know this because when he got a spot on our NMF contest, he personally tweeted out an invitation that brought more traffic than almost any other strategy. But let’s be …
