I know… the tired “folk” as f-word joke. But if you haven’t noticed, we’ve been writing a lot in the last 24 hours, so cut us some slack would ya? Anyways, here are two folk songs that we think you’ll really like. Reddmond …
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Album Review: The Ballroom Thieves – A Wolf in the Doorway
Album Review: The Ballroom Thieves – A Wolf in the Doorway If you’re going to picture a ballroom when you think about the Ballroom Thieves, you should picture one like the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland. It should be a big room full of …
Wayfarer’s Full Length in Production – Help Them!
Friends, You may recall my album of the year for 2012 was Wayfarer’s *The River*. Most of the readers of the site had never heard of them. Their “repurposed hymns” undoubtedly put off some listeners, but I found them remarkable, energetic, exciting, worshipful, …
Quick Hits: We Stole the Sun and Cereus Bright – New music in the modern folk revival
This edition of quick hits brings us two remarkable modern folk groups. One is the duo We Stole the Sun with delightful harmonies and subtle songwriting. The other is Cereus Bright, a Lumineers-esque group that could be the poster boys for modern folk. …
Wooly and the Mammoth – at bay
Anthemic folk music has almost become a cliché in the 21st century music landscape, but please DO NOT take these Brooklyn folk rockers lightly. They have a delightful full sound that is well worth your time and attention. From strings to harmonies (and …
Wake Owl – Wild Country EP
“What will become of the truth when we keep it in? Things we don’t remember when they ask us when. We did the things that we learned we shouldn’t do again. What wasn’t learned from mistakes, we will make them.” These opening lyrics …
