americana | Musicosity

Israel Nash Gripka

Israel Nash Gripka was born and raised in the heartland of Missouri. The son of a southern Baptist minister, Israel was introduced to gospel music and later, finding classic albums of his father’s past, he became well versed in rock n’ roll classics such as CCR and The Rolling Stones. While pleasing his mother’s wishes to learn the piano and its accompanying weekly lessons and practice, Israel discovered a classical guitar missing 2 strings and a chord book in the shadows of his parents’ closet. He soon focused on guitar and began writing songs by the time he was 12 years of age.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Joel Rafael

Joel Rafael plays alot in the key of F which stands for Folk music. He is a big proponet of Woody Guthries work. I saw him at the Millpond Festival in Bishop, Ca. He took the stage with about fifteen children and sang "this land is your land" Truly a great Millpond moment. He works solo and also has a band but still performs acoustically. Good to see and hear him on Last FM.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

The Wildes

The Wildes are an Australian country/rock and roll band, formed in 2008. Their debut album Ballad of a Young Married Man was released in Australia in April '09 and has received lots of support from the Australian music press and radio. The sound has been compared to artists such as The Bad Seeds, The Waterboys, Steve Earle and Tom Waits. The songs have a strong story-telling element. The album is due for release in the UK and USA later in 09. The current line-up includes Lachlan Bryan (lead singer, guitar), Mat Duniam (drums), Shaun Ryan (bass) and Andrew Wrigglesworth (lead guitar).

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Jason McNiff

Jason McNiff was born Bradford, England, 1974. He studied French and Russian at the University of Nottingham, but failed to graduate. He moved to London in '96 to pursue a life in music and released his first record, 'Off the Rails', in 2000. There followed 'Nobody's Son' in 2003 and 'Another Man' in 2006 with an anthology 'In My Time' in 2008.

Last.fm Tags:

folk

americana

singer-songwriter

not yet available to play

london folk scene

the poets

Link:

LastFm

Artist Type:

American Music Club

American Music Club (often abbreviated AMC) is a San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel. They've been recording and playing in SF clubs since the mid 1980's, showing a remarkable longevity for a band that has been far more critically acclaimed than financially successful. Although born in California, frontman Mark Eitzel spent his formative years in Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1980.

Last.fm Tags:

i could listen to this band forever

Stars of the Lid

american indie rock

lesser known yet streamable artists

Link:

Artist Type:

Roddy Hart

Described as “one of Scotland’s best kept secrets”, Glaswegian singer/songwriter Roddy Hart promises to shake off the tag with the release of his second studio album Sign Language on Vertical Records. Inviting comparisons with greats such as Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, Hart has established himself as an artist in the classic mould, and is gaining a growing reputation for his live shows with his band, The Lonesome Fire.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Point Blank

There are multiple artists with this name:
1. An American rock band
2. An American rapper
3. A Macedonian nu metal/hardcore band
4. A Canadian hip hop group
5. A Chinese oi! band
6. An alias of Belgian techno producer Jeroen Verheij
7. A hardcore band
8. An American alternative rock band
9. An Australian rock band
10. An American southern punkrock band.
11. Point Blank (Actually Point.Blank) is a Belgian Dubstep duo formed by 'Vyron' and 'Matar'
12. An Århus-based danish rap group
13. Melodic punk-rock band from South Central, New Jersey

Freedy Johnston

Freedy Johnston (born 1961) is a New York City-based singer-songwriter originally from Kinsley, Kansas. Johnston's first album, "The Trouble Tree" was released in 1990, and features the guitar playing of the roots musician and author, David Hamburger. Johnston sold some of his family's farmland to finance the recording of his second album, Can You Fly (an event he wrote about in a song on that album, "Trying to Tell You I Don't Know").

Link:

LastFm

Artist Type:

Matt Price

Singer Songwriter, Folk, Blues, Roots, Americana
Hometown: Seattle
Record Label: Yellow Tail Records, Notechoice Music http://www.notechoice.com Influences:John Prine, Randy Newman, Tom Waits

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Pedro the Lion

Pedro the Lion was an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, comprising David Bazan and TW Walsh. Because of the biblical references in many of their songs, Pedro the Lion were seen by some to be a Christian band, but they did not consider the band to be such. Pedro the Lion was formed by David Bazan in 1994 and released their debut EP Whole in April 1997. Despite the band's many lineup changes, Bazan remained the primary artist and musician behind the group, exemplified by his singing and playing every instrument on the band's first two full length albums...

Last.fm Tags: