by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Revolushn – Further!!
If we’re talking about defining eras, Sheb Wooley’s done it and so have The Beatles, but few have bucked the psychedelic rock trend in recent days like Revolushn do in their latest record, Further!!. Perhaps astoundingly, given the niche nature…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Adam Winn EP
From Amai Kuda Y Josephine to Mary-Kate Edwards, there’s been a positive surfeit of Canadian singer-songwriters proving their mettle and bubbling to the tops of their respective scenes. Out of British Columbia, Adam Winn is proving himself to be a…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Dan Blakeslee + The Calabash Club – Johnny and June
“After Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash passed away, there was a great void within me, as I admired their artistry deeply,” says Dan Blakeslee on he and his band, the Calabash Club’s, latest single. He continues, “I was immediately…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Magana – Inches Apart
Featuring stunning direction from director Lauren Finerman, the music video for Magana’s ‘Inches Apart’ perfectly accentuates the masterful embrace of emotive substance that is so very clearly a focal point for the artist when developing her music. With a quiet…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Carpet of Horses – ‘Ghosts’
Tobin J Stewart’s musical project, Carpet of Horses, released on his self-made Montsou Records label is the definition of indie music distilled to its most proper form. Everything is meticulously written, recorded, and produced in top handcrafted form, including every…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt – ‘Undone’
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign for the acclaimed Cincinnatian folk duo to release their second record of studio-recorded music together, consummate cellist Michael G. Ronstadt got to work on releasing what could well be described as the first single from…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Rich Lerner & the Groove – Push On Thru
Every so often, rock and roll royalty is born. For every Joplin, Hendrix, or Jagger, though, are tens, if not hundreds, of should-be legends of the craft who burst into their respective scenes with a roar and keep on chugging…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Video | Jeff Ray – Somebody’s Cryin’
For Folk’s Sake is privileged to showcase the latest music video by West Virginian roots rocker Jeff Ray. A heart-searing dedication to his lost friend, James, Ray soars through his rendition of James’s self-penned song to raise awareness for mental illness…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Premiere | decker. – Matchstick Man
With the rise of quote-politicians-unquote like Donald Trump and Theresa May over the past couple of years have led many to believe that we as a world have taken so many steps forward only to take even more steps back.…
by Jonathan Frahm • • Comments Off on Album | Overcoats – Young
As someone who’s followed New York-based folk-soul duo Overcoats for much of the past two years, listening to Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell’s full-length debut Young is a tad bittersweet. On one hand, Elion and Mitchell’s sound differs slightly from…