Folk

'If there's a story so far this year in Canada it's Joel Kroeker' - The Calgary Sun 'When I first heard Joel Kroeker play guitar it reminded me of a modern pop version of Lenny Breau. His guitar playing, and phrasing are very reminiscent of Lenny. His...

If there is such a thing as British folk music royalty, then Eliza Carthy is undoubtedly the Princess Royal. She is the daughter of English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson, and stgarted making her own mark on the...

If Rick Shea's new record Love & Desperation had a motto, it would likely be, 'Necessity is the mother of invention.' The Southern California Americana artist's 12th album - due from Anaheim, CA-based Tres Pescadores Records on Oct. 16/23 as a physical...

If music makes you feel good, good music should make you feel better. In the case of the Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band, however the most delicate nuances recorded here, the opposite seems to be true. This music proves that you can promote good feeling,...

If blue-eyed songstress Judy Blank would tell you she grew up in some one-horse-town in Louisiana, you'd probably believe her. But nothing could be further from the truth. Hailing from The Netherlands, the 24-year-old singersongwriter is not afraid to...

I'd rather have a new roll of duct-tape than another cowboy poetry record." - Waddie Mitchell America's award winning buckaroo poet is back with a new album of old and new, studio and live, real and imagined, cowboy and western words strewn together to...

Iconic folk singer Pete Seeger describes the music of Lead Belly as "some of the best songs we'll ever know." on this 11-track recording, Seeger pays tribute to the legendary blues musician and 12-string guitar virtuoso he also called a friend. Performed...

Iconic Canadian folk singer Murray McLauchlan is an eleven-time Juno award winning artist. He has received the Order of Canada, The Governor General's Performing Arts Award, has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and is soon to be...

Icon of the American folk music revival Pete Seeger teaches folk guitar through a detailed written instruction guide (included in the liner notes) which accompanies in-depth teaching and classic folk song examples on the album itself. He advises: "... if...

Ian Carr is widely considered to be one of the best and most original guitarists of his generation. He has worked with many acclaimed musicians including Eddi Reader, Kate Rusby and Chris Wood (amongst many others). WHO HE? is his first album of abstract...

Ian & Sylvia were the pre-eminent Folk duo of the 1960s. Though their impact on the Pop charts was limited, their influence in Folk circles was enormous. Haling from Canada, they were the first to record songs by Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell. This...

I Dream of Water is a collection of original songs written by Louisiana natives Katy Hobgood Ray and Dave Ray. Inspired by events in coastal regions and cities along the great rivers of the USA, this album is both social commentary and personal...