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The 'nets have been buzzing about Seattle's own Bryan John Appleby ever since his newest album, Fire on the Vine, dropped this year. After finally sitting down to explore this album, I was floored to hear one of the best voices in indie roots music today. And

Victory Music Review. July 2011. Next Gen Folk Column It’s been a while since I listened to Zydeco, that bumpin’ Creole accordion music from Southwest Louisiana and East Texas, so I’ve definitely lost touch with the scene. The last time I heard popular accordionist/bandleader Chris Ardoin, he

Ron Davies was a songwriter’s songwriter. The kind of artist who wasn’t as well known to the public as he was to his fellow artists. His songs were covered by others like Nanci Griffith, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Maria Muldaur, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and many more. But

This is the third post in Hearth Music's series on contemporary Irish music. Our last post focused on the Irish poet and songwriter, Rónán Ó Snodaigh, and our first post focused on Irish whisper-folk songwriter James Vincent McMorrow. The Irish Enigma of Kíla's Rónán Ó Snodaigh

Happy Father's Day from Hearth Music! In honor of fathers, we're reposting a Hearth Music blog about fathers and sons. I've been a fan of folk songwriter Joe Crookston since his early albums back when he lived in Seattle. His songs have always touched

Ive been totally enchanted by this new album from one of my favorite singers, Leah Abramson. She brought an eerie, other-worldly sound to her old band The Crooked Jades, and just dropped an album, under the monikor The Abramson Singers, of sweetly sad indie folk from her home in Vancouver,