Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Even the most cursory listen to Bristol County Tides will reveal Keating’s gift for capturing fleeting wisps of emotion and shaping them into lyrics. In the vein of Lucinda Williams or Bob Dylan, Keating uses her raw, slightly gritty vocals to transport the listener into the world within her songs.
Delicate-yet-expressive vocals are set beautifully to an acoustic melody full of playful banjo and building strings. With a dreamy folk haze, summer sensations are synthesized into song on “This Year Be,” the latest from Bend, Oregon’s Left Vessel.
Authenticity can be gleaned from a singer’s delivery. You can often tell if the words have personal meaning to the artist, rather than simply being text set to music, which is exactly what Ashley Riley was able to capture on her latest album, Set You Free. Thanks to her always expressive, often aching, sometimes raw, vocal delivery, she leaves no doubt we’re getting the real deal.
Washington State singer/songwriter Beth Whitney captures the spaciousness of her Pacific Northwest home and bottles it into the soundscape of her latest album, Into the Ground. Folk at its core, it grabs your attention with its sonic and stylistic twists.
With The Skies We Look To, Kris Angelis has assembled a group of songs that highlight her ability to not just write compelling lyrics, but also present it in a way that makes you feel the emotion behind the words. It’s an album that’s rooted in storytelling told through divergent folk influences making it a quality listen for any Americana music lover.
The muddy rocker, “Come On Home To Yourself,” features a complete taste of the delta from its swampy electric guitar riffs to Kline’s straight from the heart, soulful vocals.
Byrd’s Creek Music Festival is scheduled for July 8-11 in Crossville, Tennessee. Its lineup includes plenty of folk and Americana Music including Lost Dog Street Band, Sierra Ferrell, Sad Daddy w/Melissa Carper, and more!
Lonesome Kind, by D.L. Rossi is a work of emotional honesty. He gives us an Americana album that demands us to recognize his talent as a songwriter.
On “Thank You," The Ladles, showcase their mastery of the art of three-part harmonies. The song feels like a spontaneous flow of appreciation. It's well balanced—a gentle current of banjo keeps the song minimal behind the vocals, but lush fiddle and acoustic guitar builds throughout.
The video features plenty of somber imagery highlighting the song’s musing reflection on coping with adversity. The track blends traditional instrumentation with a rock edge for an outlaw sound.