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A surreal and compelling, other-worldly musical experience, - this album invites the listener to peer into a paradoxical Utopian dream, where reality and potentiality converge in allegorical tales of full-moon musings, venerable mansions, and sage......

Americana with a lot of Tex Mex and story telling. 10 MP3 Songs in this album (38:49) ! Related styles: Country: Americana, Folk: Folk-Rock, Solo Male Artist People who are interested in Chris Isaak Jackson Browne The Byrds should consider thi......

Folk with a Gaelic and even Bluegrass season Rite the First Time swings from the empyrean to the punch-drunk and from the corporeal to the spiritual in eclectic mixes of harmonic vocals and acoustic instruments (harp, guitar, bodhran, and upright ......

A unique blend of traditional Yoruba folk music and the sounds of urban Nigeria. 13 MP3 Songs WORLD: African, WORLD: World Fusion Details: Beautiful Nubia is one of the leading lights of new Nigerian music. With his 14-member Roots Renaissance......

Acoustic - Singer/Songwriter 11 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk Pop, POP: Folky Pop Details: Chris Bells calls his music folk rock because no one ever taught him how to play guitar. His dad played the instrument when he was younger, and one day, the righ......

Americana - Roots - Blues 12 MP3 Songs BLUES: Acoustic Blues, FOLK: Folk Blues Details: Roger "Hurricane" Wilson ...

Mostly acoustic, funky string band, bluegrassy roots music. 12 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Bluegrass, COUNTRY: Country Folk Details: "One of the acoustic music scene''s best writers. Sits and contemplates in sleepy little Victor, Idaho. I wonder what B......

Smooth, soothing vocals and insightful lyrics backed by folk-inspired instrumentals, primarily acoustic guitar. 12 MP3 Songs FOLK: Traditional Folk, EASY LISTENING: Background Music Details: I am not a performer by nature. I think of myself p......

The folk-rock sound is lyrically introspective with a pop grove that is sure to woo the listener to reminisce the music of greats like John Lennon, Neil Young and Bruce Cockburn. 15 MP3 Songs ROCK: Roots Rock, POP: California Pop Details: The ......

Traditional Cornish Celtic acoustic roots music; fans of Celtic music will find Dalla''s music surprisingly strange yet strangely familiar. 10 MP3 Songs FOLK: Traditional Folk, WORLD: Celtic Details: Cornwall, jutting out into the Atlantic ha......

Traditional Cornish Celtic acoustic roots music; fans of Celtic music will find Dalla''s music surprisingly strange yet strangely familiar. 13 MP3 Songs FOLK: Traditional Folk, WORLD: Celtic Details: Cornwall, jutting out into the Atlantic ha......

Captures the intensity of an entire band with his melodically layered guitar work, his voice that aches with passion, and his honest and sincere lyrics forged in punk rock roots, leaving you in awe from experiencing the depths of hi 15 MP3 Songs ......

13 Ballads of hope and beauty, with pedal steel echoes of Appalachia, the Delta, and old weird America. 13 MP3 Songs FOLK: Alternative Folk, BLUES: Folk-Blues Details: âThe Bumper Pool Diariesâ is the third album released in one year by Boston......

Contemporary folk, roots rock, americana. Passionate lyrics backed up with dobro, acoustic, and slide guitars 19 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk-Rock, BLUES: Slide Guitar Blues Details: Call him contemporary folk, blues, roots rock, American Fingerstyle ......

Roots rock with a bluesy feel 13 MP3 Songs ROCK: Roots Rock, POP: Pop/Rock Details: Born in 1952 in southern Ohio, David Rankin has played music since 1961 when he began taking piano lessons. Early influences included folk musicians like the K......

Soulful folk-rock with resonant lyrics and haunting melodies. A little bit Canadian, a little bit Southern. Joni Mitchell meets Bobbie Gentry. 14 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk-Rock, FOLK: like Joni Show all album songs: Butterfly Songs Details: ** debu......

Some of Bill''s finest solo acoustic guitar compositions, exquisitely recorded at Nashville''s legendary Woodland Studios. 9 MP3 Songs FOLK: Fingerstyle, NEW AGE: Solo Instrumental Details: "... An amazing touch, killer tone and a sense of taste......

Acoustic folk rock 3 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk-Rock, ROCK: Acoustic Details: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License The brainchild of brothers David and Collin, Watching Cars is a unique b......

A collection of singer/songwriters from North Florida, this disc flows smoothly from acoustic to pop rock to jazz and blues. It''s a delightful sampling of music from Tallahassee. 18 MP3 Songs ROCK: Adult Contemporary, FOLK: Modern Folk Details:......

A storyteller, whose compelling lyrics create vivid images somewhat in the tradition of John Prine and Tom T Hall. 14 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Country Folk, COUNTRY: Americana Details: Life for Texas singer/songwriter Floyd Tolston is a big history le......