One of the steady characteristics of ETTG has been our love for acoustic singer songwriters. But the thing is, as many as there are, not all singer songwriters have that special quality that makes them stand out. Simon Baum has the quality of …
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May Playlist Rundown – Folk, Rock, and some hidden gems
We’re always getting unique submissions to our site that we consider “hidden gems.” These are tracks that are high quality but just don’t seem to be getting the attention they deserve and we want you to give them a spin. We have been …
Album Review: Tyler Edwards – A Few Good Hearts
If you like singer songwriters that we feature around here like David Ramirez and Noah Gundersen, you really need to check out this Tyler Edwards fella. He’s absolutely the real deal. He can write some incredible REAL music. “Hazy Goodbye” hits about as …
Four Female Singer Songwriters on the Rise!
If you’re a fan of female vocals and heartwrenching songs, you really need to check out these four talented singer songwriters. A few of them have been featured here before. Do you know which two? If you tweet us which two we have …
Album Review: Billy Keane – The Nearness of You EP – NMF Winner Ep. 44
Billy Keane “The Nearness of You EP” Review By: Dayna Duncan The sun in shining today—it’s 78 degrees. Spring has officially sprung where I’m at. (Korea, for all who wonder…or wander. Boom.) It’s the perfect kind of day to listen to a good …
Artist Spotlight: Alzara and Brother Spellbinder (Winners NMF Ep 41)
Alzara and Brother Spellbinder have a quaint folk sound. There are smoky tones that will keep you coming back for more. Here is a rundown of a handful of tracks that they have while we await their album release. “Babel” is a song …
Video Premiere: Miner sing “Carry Me Home” for Woody Guthrie
If you’re a fan of the long history of folk tradition that gives us the music we love today, you know about Woody Guthrie. He is, in some ways, a kind of great grandfather for the people writing folk music today. The disease …
Album Review: Wild Skies – From Far Below (NewMusicFriday – Ep 37 winners)
If you like pop folk music, you need to hear this album from Wild Skies. I absolutely adore their sound and harmonies. It’s a delicious and addictive pop folk style that keeps me coming back for repeated listens. The album opens with “Fumes …
April Playlist Rundown – Streaming playlists of some of our best finds this month
Are you keeping up with the playlists we’re curating for you this month? Check out these exciting lists that are always changing for your listening pleasure over at SoundCloud: Folk Hidden Gems – April 2017 -These are the best folk tracks we find …
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 …
