Keston Cobblers Club – “Mrs Dixon”-The acoustic guitar fingerpicking in the opening of this song is really pleasant. The song takes on a unique energy with a tuba and some beautiful energy. The vocal harmonies work really well. This is definitely the kind …
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Three Americana tunes that’ll remind you of home
Carrie Welling – “Happy first”-This is the kind of song that you can play for anybody. We’ve all been there in one way or another. “Don’t you think someone should love me even if it ain’t you?” Amen to that. Welling’s quality vocal …
Three new folk tunes featuring Ron Pope, Joshua Hyslop, and Freedom Fry
Ron Pope – “A little more love” (feat. von Grey)-Ron Pope doesn’t really need introduction, especially to followers of this site. I admire that Pope has such a loyal following, yet still releases his music through indie channels. I love the juxtaposition in …
Three acoustic folk songs to soothe your weary bones
Mo Kenny – “You belong to me” (Patsy Cline cover)-We rarely feature covers on our site, so you know when we do it’s really good. I was blown away by the simply beauty of this cover. Mo Kenny has a truly unique style …
An entire list made up of folk music carefully curated by co-editor Greg Jones of EarToTheGround Music while playing a mean pencil-on-fake-wood-desk backbeat percussion part
by Greg Jones, who is still totally and 100% together Fransancisco – “What happens now”-So the title question here is really THE question. What happens now? Do I have to put on pants with a belt? (Please say no) Do we break the …
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Athanese – “Wolves”-On first listen I thought the production was a bit heavy handed on this track from Athanese. Chill out, I thought. But I listened again and “got it.” The big production is because the song has a lot of energy. It …
Folk is the music of the people – grab a new folk tune here
SkyBells – “Hike up the valley”-When you tell your friends you listen to “folk music” this is what they think of. It’s quaint, plodding acoustic music. The harmonies are infectiously enjoyable. It feels like something you could hear in the mountains of the …
Joshua Hyslop – “Home”
Here we have a folk song called “Home” from talented singer songwriter Joshua Hyslop. We’ve covered him before and find his intimate acoustic style to be quite pleasing. It might just be the perfect relaxing music you need on a Monday afternoon in …
Album Review: Joshua Hyslop – In Deepest Blue
Album Review: Joshua Hyslop – In Deepest Blue If the name Joshua Hyslop seems familiar, dear reader, it’s because we’ve covered him before on this site. This album released last year, but we didn’t get a chance to cover it until now. In …
Greg’s Album of the Year List – #20-11
This is a beautifully difficult task every winter deciding the best albums of the year. There are so many phenomenal bands making music today. Most of what I’ve chosen for this list represents one of two styles – they are either singer songwriters …
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