Abimaro’s latest single finds the singer-songwriter reaching deep into her soul, and revealing its barest elements through the sound of her voice alone. “Folding” deals with how falling deeply in love with someone can be both an exhilarating joy and a potentially painful experience. Not many artists can acutely describe the beauty of a newContinue reading “Abimaro – “Folding””
Category Archives: acoustic
The Lark & The Loon – Homestead Hands & 2
I am reviewing The Lark and The Loon’s Homestead Hands and The Lark and The Loon 2 together, as I received them that way, but also because they were practically recorded back-to-back as well. Homestead Hands glows with a welcoming warmth like a flickering cabin fireplace. Husband and wife duo Jeff Rolfzen and Rocky Steen-Rolfzen play authenticContinue reading “The Lark & The Loon – Homestead Hands & 2”
Eli Winter – The Time To Come
After even a single casual listen to Eli Winter’s debut record, The Time To Come, one can tell that the artist has a tight grasp on how to speak volumes with only the barest of elements. The Time To Come is a stark, yet gorgeous collection of solo American Primitive acoustic and electric guitar, in aContinue reading “Eli Winter – The Time To Come”
Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker – at Jerry’s On Front 8.19.18
There are few things on this earth that are more enjoyable than when this duo appear together on stage. The magic that they weave together using only two guitars is jaw-dropping to say the least. Check it out below:
Lindsay Clark – Crystalline
There are some albums, some artists, which just click with you the moment you first hear them. You’re not sure exactly what it is, but you can feel all of the way down to your marrow that the music just resonates with you. As if it was made just for you. For me, Lindsay Clark’sContinue reading “Lindsay Clark – Crystalline”
Fall Flashback Folk Fridays: Steve Ashley- Stroll On
This one’s been a favorite of mine for a long time but its relative obscurity has always bewildered me. Steve Ashley is today known for being a fine British singer-songwriter in his own right as well as being a former member of The Albion Country Band and Ragged Robin. Although not released until 1974, Ashley’sContinue reading “Fall Flashback Folk Fridays: Steve Ashley- Stroll On”
Fall Flashback Folk Fridays: Sweeney’s Men
Sweeney’s Men were an Irish folk group that got their start as a trio in the mid-1960’s playing a mix of traditional Irish, American and Scottish folk songs. The group throughout its various line-up changes included Andy Irvine (later of Planxty and Mozaik), Terry Woods (later of Steeleye Span and The Pogues), Johhny Moynihan (alsoContinue reading “Fall Flashback Folk Fridays: Sweeney’s Men”
The Lark and The Loon- Songbirds and Fog
The Lark and The Loon The scent of crisp autumn leaves on a cold early morning, the creaking of an old wooden porch and the flash of a startled barn swallow all exist within the very sound of the wonderfully evocative Songbirds and Fog by The Lark and The Loon. Comprised of Mid-westerners Rocky SteenContinue reading “The Lark and The Loon- Songbirds and Fog”
Animals of Grace – Brambles
We are living in a particularly rough and turbulent time right now, so we certainly need the hopeful sound that can be heard on Animals of Grace’s Brambles. Comprised of guitarist and singer Erika Lundahl and percussionist Doug Indrick, Animals of Grace play gorgeously written songs that are pure as nature with glossy harmonies andContinue reading “Animals of Grace – Brambles”
Mulberry Soul
If a nippy autumn afternoon in the Adirondacks could create its own music, it would surely sound like the new self-titled album by Mulberry Soul. Hailing from the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, Mulberry Soul plays a beautifully rural blend of bluegrass and folk that can both stomp with scorching energy and chillContinue reading “Mulberry Soul”
Record Crates United 