The gentlemen of Overland recorded a fantastic video to win the folk category in our YouTube Battle of the Bands earlier this year. For their prize, the band elected to answer a few of our question in an interview. We encourage readers to …
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Pompton Lakes – Rest
Pompton Lakes, 2012. Pompton Lakes: http://www.pomptonlakesmusic.com Jeff Martin is the primary songwriter and initiator for Pompton Lakes, and brings with him his skill set honed from 2001 until 2007 with Buffalo, New York rock band, This Day & Age. Playing solo and with …
Artist Interview: Rusty Clanton
Rusty Clanton is a talented musician… and from this video we’re pretty sure he’s got a potential career in comedy too. No I’m just kidding… no I’m not… yes I am… but seriously. Enjoy!
Ivan and Alyosha – All the Times We Had
Ivan and Alyosha have arrived. From my first experience with their Cabin Sessions, it’s clear they were on the road to success, but this new album All the Times We Had has arrived at a great location. From incredible vocal harmonies to interesting …
Cadbury Sisters – Barefoot EP
For me to make an exception to review an EP, it has to be amazing. I mean, it has to take my breath away when I click on the first track and have my jaw on the floor til the end. That was …
Gjallarhorn – Rimfaxe
http://www.gjallarhorn.se/main.html It’s “Get out of your rut!” day here on Ear to the Ground, and I have a fun little review on Rimfaxe, an album by Gjallarhorn, a Nordic band bringing traditional Nordic folk to new ears. The whole thing started when I …
Moor Hound – Stifled Spirit
Simple, pretty, relatable tunes are what come from the Moor Hound release, Stifled Spirit. Steve Marino brings his sweet sounds from Bloomington, IN, and these sounds are hitting on exactly what the country/folk/Americana genres are producing; good, honest lyrics and palatable instrumentation combining …
The Corndodgers – Stories for a Book
Careless Receords, 2012. The Corndodgers: http://www.corndodgers.co.uk/band.php The Corndodgers, hailing from Nottingham, England, have their third album out, entitled Stories for a Book. Beginning in 2007, the group went through a series of instrumental arrangements before finalizing in their current form in 2009. The …
The Postmen – Desert of Joy
Those of you who follow our YouTube Page knows that I’ve been liking a lot of multitrack music lately. I kept running into a lot of pop multitrack but not much folk, so I dug a little deeper to find this absolute GEM …
Bowerbirds – The Clearing
Guest Review by Lisa Regula Meyer. Bowerbirds. The Clearing. Dead Oceans, 2012. Bowerbirds: http://www.bowerbirds.org/ As the Bowerbirds’ third CD, The Clearing is a good way to get to know this rising folk group. Formed in 2006 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Bowerbirds have toured …
