Josh Rouse proved to be the perfect antidote to a cold, wet Wednesday April evening. His delivery and vocal style is full of soul and warmth and he likes to make gentle jokes in-between songs, like when telling the audience…
Ghostly Beard exists to make a statement. How can you get any more folk than that? Like Americana duo Newspoke, not much more is known about Ghostly Beard beyond his music and his moniker. Artists that decide to produce their…
At the start, it’s easy to pass up on Melaku. It’s at first glance that he just seems like another singer-songwriter whose self-funded, produced, and released his debut EP for all of three people to entertain. Although, this is a…
You can look for the company of music for various reasons: you want to hear a sad voice, an angry, youthful version of yourself, or even a funny guy enjoying his life. What is common among all these aspects is…
For Folk’s Sake’s Molly Holmberg recently attended Aaron Watson’s show at the Elsinore Theater in Salem, OR. Molly is a professional photographer who takes gorgeous shots of concerts, natural landscapes, and more. Feel free to follow her on Instagram (@mollyholmbergphoto)…
From its opening moments, Aya Maguire’s The Sandcastle King is instantly entrancing. It hasn’t been all that long since the Boulder singer-songwriter began turning out music, with her first EP (Fireflies) debuting last July. Yet, her newest output already feels leagues…
Ajay Mathur may not be a household name, but he sure knows how to roll with the best of them. Born in India, Mathur began putting in his dues around the 70s in popular venues throughout his home country. It…
Will Sheff is a happy man. He’s rebuilt Okkervil River, finally moved out of New York, and following a successful 2016 tour he and the new band went back into the studio and recorded In The Rainbow Rain. On this…
Within the multitude of musical releases happening nowadays, it has become hard to run into one of those records that, over time, have the power to shape memories. In Transit is one of those records. The Amazing are a Swedish…
Over the last ten years, Americana has grown immensely in the public eye. Ironically enough, we may have the more formulaic, anthemic folk-rock of Mumford & Sons to thank for that initial jump. Therein, most of what fills the Americana…