Folksters Kalispell’s long player Westbound is now available for free download on Bandcamp (although of course, a donation of any amount is appreciated), but still – free! Having availed ourselves of their album we are happy to report that it is a real gem of laid back folk – listen/download the brilliant Marion, MT as a taster below that tips its hat firmly in the direction … Continue reading Free Album From Kalispell
The wonderful free music site NoiseTrade have offered up three more cracking freebies in the recent days. For the price of an e-mail you can grab yourself a sampler from the wonderful Calexico, a free EP of Mexican folk fused with American roots from David Wax Museum and an EP of unique folk from singer-songwriter Denison Witmer. All are more than worthy additions to your iTunes … Continue reading Three Freebies From Noisetrade
A whirlwind week began with the Wilderness Festival (thanks Ronan) and ended with my liver feeling like it needs to be squeezed out and dried on the radiator. We have returned from Devon today in the pouring rain from five days with 38 big and small people in an Agatha Christie style house, where the sun shone and at times the rain poured down. There … Continue reading Mrs Mackerel’s TFI Friday (17th August)
Greater Pacific have a new album of “laid-back Americana” titled Incandescent, due out on the ever reliable Yer Bird Records (Sept 4th). The lead track is a peach, and it is available as a ‘pay what you want’ download taster from the record. Check it out and order from their Bandcamp page here. a Continue reading MM Shorts 208: Greater Pacific
Kitchen Hips introduction to her music went like this “Folksy melt-your-heart tunes. It’s a buncha layered banjos and flutes and handclaps and a bit of kittycat vocals“. And so it proved, Tapered Apron is the name of her release, which is 15 tracks of well, layered banjos and flutes and kittycat vocals, available for a pay what you want deal from her Bandcamp page. Try … Continue reading Introducing >>> Kitchen Hips
Swedish folk duo, First Aid Kit are releasing album highlight Wolf as their next single – it will be out on 17th September on Wichita. They are also headlining a few dates in the UK around the same time. Have a listen and check out those dates. a TOUR DATES Fri 31 Aug – 2 Sept, End of the Road Festival Fri 7 Sept, Bestival … Continue reading New Single From First Aid Kit
Day three and more sun, surely one the only sequences of three whole days without rain that we’ve had all summer. Despite 14,000 pairs of feet, the estate still looked rather fine and the spirit of village-green good naturedness was still at the forefront of everything. On the bandstand the Keston Cobblers’ Club provided the perfect soundtrack for the setting with a gorgeous set of … Continue reading Live Review: The Wilderness Festival (Day 3)
WALL is a London-based singer – songwriter. Her minimal, intimate music is as haunting and powerful as anything we’ve heard for a good while. Influenced by artists such as St Vincent and Patti Smith, WALL takes her lead from women with a strong sense of identity, using her unique formula of layered production as an integral part of the writing process. WALL creates sparse soundscapes, … Continue reading Introducing >>> WALL
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