Josh Garrels is a master story-teller and musician. White Owl is from his 2011 long-player, Love & War & The Sea In Between, an 18 song masterpiece, reasonably priced in digital form from bandcamp.com. The video created by Daniel and Arian Armstrong (www.danielandarian.com) captures the fantasy-feel of the song perfectly. Josh Garrels’ folk music is just pop enough to make it accessible to a larger audience. Check out Josh Garrels by visiting his web site, complete with social links (on the bottom toolbar), and…
Read MoreJohn and Sheila Ludgate make their home just North of the US border in Burlington, Ontario Canada, where they create wonderful picturesque folk stories with guitar (John) and bass (Sheila). Together they make beautiful music. Here on Steinbeck’s Guitar from their 2009 long-player Suburban Tales, they tell the story about a guitar player which pulls the sadness from those around by telling stories from afar. The video tends to highlight the sadness around us and how music heals. You can find more information on…
Read MoreZombies. Things that make you go “Hmmmm?” Catherine Feeny has a delightful breathy vocal delivery, similar in some ways to Suzanne Vega. Here on People in the Hole, Catherine explores what we don’t know about zombies and what zombies don’t know about us. It’s very tongue-in-cheek funny, and yet if you were listening to this song without the video, you would just be transfixed with Catherine’s vocals, rather than what’s going on here lyrically. The video helps! Catherine Feeny is a…
Read MoreI have absolutely fallen in love with this song and the story. Dawes may not think of themselves as folk, but this is an absolutely great story. The lyrics are poignant and timely in any era. A Little Bit of Everything is about living fully, but there is so much more here; Life, loss, love, in short, A Little Bit of Everything. The song is from the band’s 2011 release Nothing is Wrong. You can find out more information on Dawes by…
Read MoreThe breathy delivery of Swedish female folk sister duo First Aid Kit (Johanna and Klara Söderberg) is intoxicating and as with any drug, habit forming. Here on Emmylou, they show their just-under-the-radar country styles, and it isn’t corny or cheap. It is, however, beautiful. These two can sing and harmonize perfectly. Emmylou is from the January 2012 full-length The Lion’s Roar. You can find out more information on First Aid Kit, by visiting their web site. (yes, all the social links are there as well)…
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