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Devon-UK based duo Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin making their North America radio debut from their stunning album of beautifully written and composed songs sprinkled with traditional fare given a sparkling new coat of paint, all masterfully executed with tasteful assistance from Matt Downer on double bass, Robbie Burgess on vibraphone and drums, Mark Tucker electric bass and samples, and Adam Boys on harmony vocals on James Taylor's Close Your Eyes;
Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott, 2 masters of the Americana, Old Time and bluegrass music scenes, with a follow up to their superb 2000 release Real Time and on this occasion they have done much of the writing to produce an album of prodigious playing, exquisite harmonies and a guest appearance from John Prine and all recorded in 3 days!
disappear fear's latest album features SONiA with full band backing and shows that even after 17 albums the indie pop/indie folk activist remains an insightful, potent and razor-sharp chronicler of Life and the human condition whose creative milieu includes Old Time Country, reggae, folk-rock, Americana recorded in Nashville with an approach that captures the early rockier disappear fear sound;
Harpeth Rising a classically trained quartet of graduates from the Indiana University School of Music who combine their individual virtuosity on violin, banjo, cello and percussion to produce a sound that runs the gamut from full-on bluegrass to divine symphonic lushness with forays into traditional Celtic melodies and World Music percussion all in service of excellent songwriting on requited and unrequited love, rampant (violent: see the latest iphone riots in CA) consumerism, and Life in general from song writing band members Jordana Greenberg and Rebecca Reed-Lunn who return to Little Rock Folk Club in Dec;
Boston-based Peter Janson will be in concert with LRFC on Sat Oct 5th demonstrates his solo guitar virtuosity and melody interpretation skills on his latest release of traditional tunes from various Celtic lands in which he displays a complete command of the entire process to produce an album of moods both joyful and introspective that is thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying;
Boulder,CO-based Monocle Band's debut album, realised in no small part due to their fan-based Kickstarter supporters,is a superb collection of Rocky Mountain Indie Folk that combines the silky vocals of singer/songwriter Monica Whittington to gorgeous melodies played with the precision and perfection one would expect of her jazz-trained band mates Bill Huston guitar, Eric Wiggs upright bass and Josh Moore on drums who each contribute from their impressive musical backgrounds to the majestic sound that is Monocle Band
Steve Davison, appearing with Peter Janson for LRFC on Sat Oct 5th, on his 2011 release White River Suite, demonstrates mastery of 6 and 12 string guitar and composition to produce an album of tunes primarily inspired by locations in his home state of Arkansas that reflect a variety of moods and tempos and also a beautifully composed tribute to guitar legend Chet Atkins.
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Last Broadcast - Mynd - Dragonfly Roots
Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott - Brother Wind - Memories And Moments - Full Skies Records
disappear fear - Start - broken film - disappear records
Harpeth Rising - Burn Away Your Trouble - Tales From Jackson Bridge - harpethrising.com
*Peter Janson - Willie Colman's Jig/The Rose in the Heather - A Long Road: tunes from Celtic lands - Eastern Woods Music
Monocle Band - Home - Monocle Band - monocleband.com
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Miss Willmott's Ghost - Mynd - Dragonfly Roots
Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott - Fiddler Jones - Memories And Moments - Full Skies Records
disappear fear - The Banker - broken film - disappear records
Harpeth Rising - Ghost Factory - Tales From Jackson Bridge - harpethrising.com
*Steve Davison - White River Suite - White River Suite - stevedavison.com
Monocle Band - Falling - Monocle Band - monocleband.com
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