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A roots based rock band that will move you from the gentle delivery of pastoral whispers to the urgent call of city soaked screams in the space of 4 minutes. 9 MP3 Songs ROCK: Folk Rock, FOLK: Folk-Rock Details: "The Rock Folk Sweat Soaked Pheno......

My style is comprised of forceful lyrics backed by gentle guitar, smooth vocals with rhythmic reggae beat. 12 MP3 Songs REGGAE: Roots Reggae, REGGAE: Dub Poetry Details: Album Review: âWritingâs On The Wallâ by Kokumo. Jamaica is without doubt ......

A nostalgic blend of folk, celtic and pop that goes to the heart of the family: humor, love and songs that tell a story. 16 MP3 Songs in this album (67:02) ! Related styles: FOLK: Celtic Folk, EASY LISTENING: Ballads People who are interested in......

The bandâs strong emphasis Irish and Celtic ballads, rebel and drinking songs in true traditional fashion coupled with witty stage banter and pure showmanship makes The Leftovers a unique and a fun, party band. 14 MP3 Songs in this album (50:39) ......

New Rustbelt Americana. 12 MP3 Songs in this album (57:56) ! Related styles: ROCK: Americana, FOLK: Alternative Folk People who are interested in Bruce Springsteen The Band Jonatha Brooke should consider this download. Details: Brewer''s Row......

Angie Stevens delivers a time-warped trip through America''s backroads, a melange of rhythms and sounds that tap into populist (as opposed to "pop") music past and present. 12 MP3 Songs in this album (43:48) ! Related styles: COUNTRY: Americana, ......

A folk roots family recording that parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, neighbors and friends can all listen and relax to at the same time. 11 MP3 Songs in this album (35:09) ! Related styles: KIDS/FAMILY: Gen......

A world traveller''s complex personal stories that go beyond politics - woven with the sounds of tabla, oud, darbuka, Tibetan overtone chants, violin, bazouki, and Latin/African guitar into a richly-textured, multicultural tour-de-force. 15 MP3 S......

Multi-genre lively positive message music ranging from contemporary folk to R&B to gospel to rock and roll featuring various guest vocalists and full band productions. 11 MP3 Songs in this album (55:47) ! Related styles: FOLK: Power-folk, ROCK: F......

Rootsy slide and finger-style guitar with a wonderful twist of viola and double bass. 10 MP3 Songs in this album (31:41) ! Related styles: FOLK: Fingerstyle, BLUES: Finger-Picked Guitar People who are interested in Béla Fleck Kelly Joe Phelps ......

T-Richard & the Zydeco Stingrays incorporate fresh influences to carve out their own niche within the zydeco world, uniting tradition with reform, delivering diverse compositions of originality to both fans of Louisiana music and new recruits of t......

A mellow and soothing minimalist acoustic singer/songwriter album which is clear, concise and completely original. 15 MP3 Songs in this album (62:40) ! Related styles: FOLK: Progressive Folk, FOLK: Folk-Rock People who are interested in Bob Dyla......

This hour long recording features one improvised song, done in one take, moving through different tempos, moods, passages and styles - constantly unfolding, shifting. 3 MP3 Songs in this album (64:32) ! Related styles: FOLK: Free-folk, NEW AGE: S......

The LeftOvers have captivated audiences for over five years. The bandâs strong emphasis on Irish rebel songs, witty stage banter and pure showmanship makes them one of the most unique Celtic bands. 12 MP3 Songs in this album (41:59) ! Related sty......

Swaggering Americana with vivid, intelligently crafted lyrics. 7 MP3 Songs in this album (26:42) ! Related styles: ROCK: Americana, FOLK: Folk-Rock People who are interested in Tom Petty John Prine Ryan Adams should consider this download. D......

Irish and American roots music: lilting jigs, blazing reels, and bluegrass tunes in remarkably intricate arrangements, played on uilleann pipes, mandolin, banjo, accordion, fiddle, flute, bodhran, whistles, and guitar. 13 MP3 Songs in this album ......

Drawing from raw bluegrass and folk roots, yet incorporating aspects of non traditional independent music, Madsen Minax and Simon Strikeback dub their genre "Indie-Grass." 10 MP3 Songs in this album (37:48) ! Related styles: FOLK: Anti-Folk, COUN......

Folk rocky kind of a thing, with jazz and blues thrown in. A stew made from various American roots ingredients. 11 MP3 Songs in this album (71:45) ! Related styles: JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz, ROCK: Folk Rock People who are interested in Jethro Tul......

Lorenzo Bertocchini & The Apple Pirates will give you a taste of Italy, with a folk-rock tempo, and show you a new world where irony is a way of life and poets are king. 15 MP3 Songs in this album (62:01) ! Related styles: ROCK: Country-Rock, BLU......

Restless folk and world roots. 13 MP3 Songs in this album (51:08) ! Related styles: FOLK: Progressive Folk, COUNTRY: Alt-Country People who are interested in Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Calexico should consider this download. Details: FOR IM......