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Ring Around The Sun is a combination of singer-songwriter and warm upbeat acoustic music with the bluegrass country feel that Tim Flannery has been known for. This is his Seventh release and it might be his best. Multi Instrumentalists Doug Pettib......

Tim''s critically acclaimed 4th record. Features Jackson Browne and Bruce Hornsby and produced by legendary Irish musician Matt Manning. 12 MP3 Songs in this album (63:26) ! Related styles: FOLK: Traditional Folk, FOLK: Celtic Folk Details: Th......

Sarah Elizabeth''s mountain voice is like a Druid Spirit summoning up the hants. She is a mesmerizing young performer with a gorgeous voice who comes from the places she sings about. 10 MP3 Songs in this album (31:56) ! Related styles: FOLK: Appa......

Drawing from Appalachian, New England, French Canadian, and Celtic traditions, as well as jazz, pop, rock, and world beats, the Contrarians offer a blend of original and traditional tunes. 13 MP3 Songs in this album (65:21) ! Related styles: COUN......

Apocalypse folk from the warped gutters of purring dream machines. 18 MP3 Songs in this album (51:09) ! Related styles: FOLK: Anti-Folk, ROCK: Lo-Fi People who are interested in Daniel Johnston The Mountain Goats Mount Eerie should consider th......

Mostly traditional ballads from Ireland and Britain, ranging from upbeat to haunting and poignant. 11 MP3 Songs in this album (50:01) ! Related styles: FOLK: Traditional Folk, WORLD: Celtic People who are interested in Joan Baez Niamh Parsons ......

Another album of lively traditional New England dance tunes, intended primarily as an audio repertory for neophyte dance musicians, but itâs equally satisfying as a toe-tapping listening experience for anyone who enjoys this wonderful American mus......

this record has a feel of the Flying Burrito https://www.tradebit.come lap steel edge, with banjo and Lovin Bothers https://www.tradebit.com also has the Baseball Song on it. Tim played and coached for the San Diego Padres for 20 years, now he doe......

Experimental Folk 5 MP3 Songs in this album (22:26) ! Related styles: FOLK: Alternative Folk, ROCK: Acoustic People who are interested in Elliott Smith Jackson Browne Jeff Buckley should consider this download. Details: Whispers by Ala Ghawa......

The 2nd album from The Porch Pistols exhibits their trademark Improvised Acoustic Americana, a style that the group has pioneered and is gaining popularity in the folk scene. My Blue Jeans is another must-have album for a real roots folk collectio......

Huge live acoustic and electric sound with excellent performances, sonic quality and award winning songwriting -- makes you wish you were there but this is pretty darn close. Upbeat, rhythmic and danceable. Turn it up. 10 MP3 Songs in this album ......

With eclectic lyrics and a natural story telling ability, his songs are Modern Americana-Folk steeped in the rich history of American Roots music. His is a genre of music that has been reinventing itself through the century. 10 MP3 Songs in this ......

Various contemplations on corruption, the death of imagination, Area 51, and having to stand in damn long lines. Rockers, Spanish guitar, seditious folk, a lilting East African ballad, a western tear-jerker, an Arabic dirge, and two spoken word p......

Roots country, timeless and tasty. 14 MP3 Songs in this album (61:39) ! Related styles: COUNTRY: Americana, FOLK: Folk Pop People who are interested in Sheryl Crow Patsy Cline Alison Krauss should consider this download. Details: Editorial R......

An album of acoustic blues & ragtime guitar. Songs of hard luck, gambling, booze, lust, gluttony, jealousy, sloth and other deadly sins. Crying, bragging, moaning and shouting glory, all to the tune of a syncopated guitar played with a strong righ......

A stunning compilation album by 5 exceptional midwestern songwriters, based on the work ''Wilderness Plots'' by renowned author Scott Russell Sanders. 19 MP3 Songs in this album (60:03) ! Related styles: Folk: Traditional Folk, Country: Tradition......

This album is about finding comfort in a world that often seems horribly un-comfortable. It takes you on a healing journey through inner and outer deserts, oceans and forests. The music is eclectic, progressive, psychedelic folk rock. It ends h......

Original acoustic music steeped in bluegrass, folk, gypsy jazz, and blues; driven by propulsive rhythms and searing solos, tight arrangements and soaring vocal harmonies. 13 MP3 Songs in this album (59:27) ! Related styles: Country: Americana, Co......

Eleven articulate wide-ranging acoustic songs delivered by 5 veteran vocalists including Quarterflash''s Rindy Ross in styles influenced by 60''s folk, Celtic, bluegrass, and Mexican ''banda'' featuring a myriad of instruments the Trail Band is kn......

Celtic-themed American roots music; Vintage music with a twist. 13 MP3 Songs in this album (53:57) ! Related styles: Folk: Appalachian Folk, Folk: Celtic Folk, Type: Acoustic People who are interested in Allison Krauss Kate Rusby Uncle Earl sh......