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Sounds like the rusty guitar notes and heavy work tools of a delta sharecropper sliding around and crashin together in the shed with some ideas that Kerouac and Rimbaud gave me and my voice that I got from my dad and my Charlie Patton records. 11......

Indie-folk/Americana of the New England forest 13 MP3 Songs in this album (52:16) ! Related styles: FOLK: Alternative Folk, COUNTRY: Alt-Country People who are interested in Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy Gillian Welch Iron & Wine should co......

Children of Celebrities, the kings of enviro-cowboy lounge music, are back with their third Cd â Stereo Bang Bang! Hailing from Victoria, BC, Children of Celebrities offer an original and striking acoustic blend of music that draws upon folk, roo......

"Songs" is an album that moves back to the basics. Simple arrangements, meaningful lyrics, sweet melodies, beautiful harmonies and textures are all found on this record. It''s all about simplicity and telling a story. 10 MP3 Songs in this album......

A contemporary Folk/Americana collection of new and familiar tunes celebrating roots music contributing to "American" music of today. 11 MP3 Songs in this album (44:47) ! Related styles: Folk: Modern Folk, Easy Listening: American Popular Song,......

The sound you will hear on ''Silver Burning Sky'' is a very personal acoustic testimony to what Robert Bruey sounds like live. 10 MP3 Songs in this album (39:35) ! Related styles: Folk: Alternative Folk, Easy Listening: Adult contemporary, Type: ......

The debut EP of a new style of music - acoustic, folk and rock influences fused with Southern hiphop make for a truly unique musical experience. This EP shows their trademark songwriting style where each song is crafted with much thought and purp......

A midway barker coaxes you to leave your comfort zone. An itinerant preacher calls you into his tent for a dose of rage and revelation. Waters part, sirens taunt, wheels of fortune reel and spin. Take a chance. Only a dime. Just don''t ask for it ......

A bare and sophisticated marriage of acoustic-soul and jazz. The message is simple: without love, freedom is empty. 5 MP3 Songs in this album (23:07) ! Related styles: Folk: Jazzy folk, Urban/R&B: Soul, Solo Male Artist People who are interested......

Outstanding musicianship (guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums and more) accompanies original and traditional songs pulled from the roots of American music-a little bit bluegrass, folk, country, blues-with some world music flavorings. 14 MP3 S......

Contemporary Celtic Music; from lyrical airs to ripping reels, Nadajai is a musical collage reflecting our roots and the musical traditions of New England, Ireland, England, Brittany and Canada. 10 MP3 Songs WORLD: Celtic, FOLK: Modern Folk De......

The third disc from Iowa folk group CST takes some of the quirky awesomeness of Second Whisper and some of the exuberant mellifluosity of Folksinging and creates a whole new experience that would, alas, require a whole new word to describe. 12 MP......

A rowdy bag of swamp-rock anthems, bar-band blues, roadhouse boogies, a honky tonk torch song or two, and some topical rabble-rousers. Terse verse. gritty grooves. Let''s boogie. 17 MP3 Songs BLUES: Rockin'' Blues, ROCK: Roots Rock Details:......

A collection of traditional and original hard drivin'' flatland bluegrass/newgrass featuring foot-stompin'' instrumentals and organic, heartfelt vocals with tight harmonies. 13 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Bluegrass, FOLK: Traditional Folk Details: From......

An eclectic approach to traditional Appalachian roots music,...with rustic fiddle/banjo tunes, contagious energy, and beautifully soulful sister harmonies. 14 MP3 Songs FOLK: Traditional Folk, BLUES: Blues Vocals Details: Music is becoming our......

When David was visiting the UK in July 2006 he recorded this album at the Abbey Road Studios in London, listen to the music and message of a very special singer/songwriter. 12 MP3 Songs BLUES: Acoustic Blues, FOLK: Folk Blues Details: David Mu......

Melodic, warm, acoustic record 10 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Country Folk, EASY LISTENING: Mature Details: Jillâs love of music started at a very young age when she began playing the guitar at 9 and songwriting at 11. When her Uncle played her a live......

A master storyteller who writes well crafted songs based in the folk tradition. He holds the listener''s interest from beginning to end, for song after song. This stuff fires on all cylinders, fusing elements of humor and sadness and all points be......

Light Rock Upbeat, Fun, Original Tunes, 10 MP3 Songs ROCK: Roots Rock, ROCK: Folk Rock Details: The cover Photo is Mike and Margaret Yeboah in Ghana 2006 " The New Wine " was from a jam session I had in Ron''s Studio May 4,1993. Ron held......

Beautiful harmonies and stunning acoustic instrumental accompaniment on guitar, mandolin, violin and dobro. Songs by Jim Henry, Doc Watson, and a previously unrecorded version of a Dave Carter original. 7 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk Blues, COUNTRY: Coun......