Category: Folk
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Random Songs From My Phone – KT Tunstall – “Under The Weather”
I loved this album. “Eye To The Telescope” continues to be a regular on my rotation after, what 9 years. This is one of the great tunes on the disc, “Under The Weather”. The album, released in 2004, and was her first studio album. The album gained her multiple Grammy and Brit nominations, winning…
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Song Of The Day – Lissie – “When I’m Alone”
Today’s tune is by American folk/rock artist, Lissie. The song, “When I’m Alone” from her 2010 album, “Catching A Tiger”. The song is more rock than folk and showcases a strong voice and a pretty good band. The song was getting some major airplay in Canada on CBC2, likely in support of her upcoming…
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Song of the Day – The Lumineers – “Stubborn Love”
I, like a heck of a lot of people, really enjoyed the first single off their self-titled debut. The Lumineers. Ho Hey is a great song, just as is their follow-up single “Stubborn Love“. The Denver based folk band exploded onto the scene in 2012 and gathered 4 Grammy nominations in 2013. Their style melds…
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Song Of The Day – Michael Franti and Spearhead – The Sound Of Sunshine
It’s almost summer. Forget that Calgary was plus 6 yesterday with biblical rainfall and the mountains got a sprucing up with a bunch of new snow. I am going to call it and say, summer starts now. To bring it in with some music, I give you Michael Franti and Spearhead with “The Sound of…
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Song Of The Day – The Wailin’ Jennys
Great news, for me anyway. My car radio started working again. Good thing for a few reasons. First, I have music again (old car – no iPod plug) and second, I get to tap into my favourite music resource again. Today, we have the Wailin’ Jennys doing a cover of the great one’s (not…
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