Showing posts with label Acoustic Folk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acoustic Folk. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Coffis Brothers


 














Artist:  The Coffis Brothers

Origin:  Santa Cruz, California, USA

Genre:  Folk, Acoustic Folk, Blues,West Coast, Country, Americana, Indie Folk, Indie Rock


Original line-up:


Jamine Coffis:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards

Kellen Coffis:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar


The Coffis Brothers are an American Folk Duo from Santa Cruz, California, formed by Jamine and Kellen Coffis.  The beginning their music like Buddy Holly and The Every Brothers, and look like The Eagles and Tom Petty for influence.













Title:  Turn My Radio Up (2022)

Genre:  Folk, Acoustic Folk, Blues,West Coast, Country, Americana, Indie Folk, Indie Rock

Label:  Blue Rose Music

Rating:   ****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side A:


 1.  One That Got Away

 2.  Turn My Radio Up

 3.  Ramona

 4.  Crying Shame

 5.  Two Of A Kind

 6.  Good Enough


Side B:


 1.  Every Now And Then

 2.  Find Out The Hard Way

 3.  It's So Easy

 4.  Learn The Lesson

 5.  Feel This Free


Personnel:


Jamine Coffis:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards

Kellen Coffis:  Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Tim Bluhm:  Acoustic Guitar on Track B3, Mellotron, Backing Vocals on Track B1

Kyle Poppen:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals on Track A3

Aidan Collins:  Bass, Backing Vocals on Track

Cory Graves:  Drums


Turn My Radio Up is an album by The Coffis Brothers, released on April 29, 2022.  For Fans of The Eagles and Tom Petty.









Friday, March 22, 2019

Jack Savoretti






































Artist:  Jack Savoretti
Birth Name:  Jack Savoretti
Born:  October 10, 1983
Origin:  Lugano, Switzerland
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Adult Alternative, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop, Acoustic
Instruments:  Guitar, Piano, Harmonica



Jack Savoretti is an Italian English Solo Acoustic Singer from Lugano, Switzerland.  He began playing guitar at 16, he moved from London to Lugano, a Swiss City near the Italian border and moving around Europe.  He started to become well-known in the U.S., after a number of his songs were featured in movies and TV Shows, including the successful romantic teen drama series One Tree Hill.














Title:  Singing To Strangers  (2019)
Genre:  Folk, Pop, Adult Alternative, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Contemporary Pop, Acoustic Folk
Label:  BMG Rights Management
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Candlelight  (4:32)
 2.  Love Is On The Line  (3:31)
 3.  Dying For Your Love  (4:02)
 4.  Better Off Without Me  (4:02)
 5.  What More Can I Do?  (4:58)
 6.  Singing To Strangers (Interlude)  (2:53)
 7.  Youth & Love  (3:56)
 8.  Touchy Situation  (4:27)
 9.  Greatest Mistake  (4:59)
10. Things I Though I'd Never Do  (4:11)
11. Going Home  (4:26)

Live From Venice:

12. Music's Too Sad Without You (with Kylie Minogue) (4:40)

Personnel:

Jack Savoretti:  Vocals, Backing Vocals, Whistles
Jesper Lind:  Tubular Bells, Timpani, Drums, Backing Vocals
Sam Davies:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Sam Lewis:  Guitar
Pedro Vito:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nikolaj Torp Larsen:  String Arrangement, Vibraphone, Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals, Ondes Martenot, Glockenspiel, Wurlitzer, Celeste
Lorma Blackwood:  Backing Vocals
Dacie Rossi:  Violin, String Arrangement
Cam Blackwood:  Synthesizer, Programmer, Backing Vocals
Tom Visser:  Percussion, Synths, Programmer, Backing Vocals

Singing To Strangers is the sixth studio album by Jack Savoretti, released on March 15, 2019 by BMG Rights Management.  The lead single "Candlelight", was released in December 2018.



Friday, September 29, 2017

Paul Kelly






















Artist:  Paul Kelly
Birth Name:  Paul Maurice Kelly
Born:  January 13, 1955.  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Genre:  Rock, Acoustic Folk, Australian Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Indie Rock, Folk Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Paul Kelly is an Australian Rock Singer, Songwriter.  He has performed Solo, and has led numerous groups, including The Dots, The Coloured Girls and The Messengers, he also worked with other artists and groups.  His music style has ranged from Bluegrass, Folk, Rock and Country, and he captures his songs the way Bruce Springsteen or The Kinks.













Title:  Life Is Fine  (2017)
Genre:  Rock, Acoustic Folk, Australian Rock, Adult Alternative Pop, Indie Rock, Folk Rock
Label:  Cooking Vinyl, EMI
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Rising Moon  (3:52)
 2.  Finally Something Good  (3:23)
 3.  Firewood And Candles  (2:56)
 4.  My Man's Got A Cold  (3:08)
 5.  Rock Out On The Sea  (3:38)
 6.  Leah:  The Sequel  (4:04)
 7.  Letter In The Rain  (3:01)
 8.  Josephina  (3:01)
 9.  Don't Explain  (3:05)
10. I Smell Trouble  (4:12)
11. Petrichor  (3:41)
12. Life Is Fine  (2:41)

Personnel:

Paul Kelly:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Bill McDonald:  Bass
Cameron Bruce:  Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Ashley Naylor:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Peter Luscombe:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Vika Bull:  Vocals
Linda Bull:  Vocals

Life Is Fine is the 23rd studio album by Paul Kelly, released on August 11, 2017.  The album reached No. 1 on Australian Albums Chart and New Zealand Heatseeker Albums Chart.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Seth Lakeman


Artist:  Seth Lakeman
Born:  March 26, 1977
Origin:  Dartmoor, Devon, England
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, English Folk, Acoustic Folk, Electric Folk, Alternative Folk
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Violin, Tenor Guitar, Viola, Banjo

Seth Lakeman is an English Folk Singer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist.  He and his two brothers Sam Lakeman and Sean Lakeman have played together in the band Equation before, he has succeed as a Solo artist and his two Sam and Sean teamed up in successful Duos.














Title:  Ballads Of The Broken Few  (2016)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, English Folk, Acoustic Folk, Electric Folk, Alternative Folk
Label:  Cooking Vinyl
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Willow Tree (feat. Wildwood Kin)  (2:47)
 2.  Silence Reigns (feat. Wildwood Kin) (3:40)
 3.  Meet Me In The Twilight (feat. Wildwood Kin) (3:50)
 4.  Stranger (feat. Wildwood Kin) (3:45)
 5.  Fading Sound (feat. Wildwood Kin)  (4:06)
 6.  Ballad Of The Broken Few (feat. Wildwood Kin) (3:13)
 7.  Anna Lee (feat. Wildwood Kin)  (3:52)
 8.  Innocent Child (feat. Wildwood Kin)  (4:19)
 9.  Whenever I'm Home (feat. Wildwood Kin)  (5:00)
10. Silver Threads  (3:09)
11. Pulling Hard Against The Stream  (4:37)

Personnel:

Seth Lakeman:  Lead Vocals, Violin, Electric Tenor Guitar
Emilie Key:  Vocals
Beth Key:  Vocals
Meghann Loney:  Vocals, Percussion
Ethan Johns:  Percussion, Guitar
Ben Nicholls:  Double Bass

Ballads Of The Broken Few is the eighth studio album by Seth Lakeman, was released September 16, 2016 by Cooking Vinyl, produced by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Kings Of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Laura Marling), with Harmony Backing Vocals of of emerging girl Trio Wildwood Kin.