Folk

For their seventh recording, John Reischman chose material to showcase the signature Jaybirds blend of old-time and bluegrass music, but this time with an added emphasis on the bluesier side of bluegrass and a surprise foray into the Beatles songbook for...

For The Waybacks, musical evolution is a way of life and a spectator sport. They're as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay area that claims them, but their experiments are invariably sharp-witted and musically dazzling...

For The Birds and Children is a record Inspired by the frenetic and peaceful, set on clipped waves and uncertain times... An old frayed map by candlelight, intended to take listeners along on a journey from warm pads, through the backstreets in early...

For several years Susan Herrick has mesmorized Phiadelphia area fans and selected festival goers around the country with her unique vocal delivery her gifted songwriting. Her arrangements range from fully orchestrated pop/rock masterpieces to solo...

For over 30 years, Van Dyke Parks has been one of the most quietly influential figures in pop music. As producer, arranger and collaborator, he's contributed to landmark recordings by the Beach Boys and the Byrds, among dozens of others; as a recording...

For nearly two decades, Willie Watson has made modern folk music rooted in older traditions. He's a folksinger in the classic sense: a singer, storyteller, and traveler, with a catalog of songs that bridge the gap between the past and present. On...

For many years working a variety of jobs in British Columbia construction camps, railroad gangs, logging and tugboat crews-Stanley G. Triggs's resume would make any outdoorsman proud. Add folk singer and mandolin player to the list, and you have all the...

For Golden Shoals, the completion of a brand new self-titled album marks a rebirth of sorts. After seven years touring nationally and internationally behind three albums and an old moniker ("Hoot and Holler"), Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski made the...

For five years, Nick Dalton lived on a farm at the outskirts of Moraga, population 40, in Central West NSW. It was a regular occurrence, on the way to Sydney, to drive through Goulburn, home of the big merino. When his long time girlfriend, Lucy Lehmann,...

For fans of Roxanne Potvin, the Juno award nominated Montreal based singer/songwriter, two years might seem like an unbearably long time between albums, but just one spin through the songs on 'Play' will be more than enough to convince them that it's...

For decades Joe Glazer, Labor's Troubadour inspired workers in mills, factories and on railways. In this collection of music, Glazer reminisces of the struggles and triumphs of the railroad worker. He writes, This album is dedicated to all the workers...

For as long as it's existed, the American roots music industry has co-opted Black music into a package to be marketed and resold, defanging or erasing perspectives deemed too threatening along the way. Banjo player and fiddler Jake Blount resurrects...