Many people play roots music, but few modern musicians live those roots like Minnesota's Charlie Parr. Recording since the earliest days of the 21st century, Parr's heartfelt and plaintive original folk blues and traditional spirituals don't strive for authenticity: They are authentic. It's the ...
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John Floridis is a  Missoula, Montana based guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. He  has been a resident in the "Big Sky" since 1993 having moved there from  the strong shouldered, down-but-never-out city of Cleveland, Ohio. He  has released 5 recordings mixing bluesy, folk-rock vocal tunes ...
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https://youtu.be/nifZ4p0SCko   With lyrical wit and medicine-show sensibility, Russ Chapman stomps and sings highly original music drawn from the deep well of Americana- with a blend of folk-blues, early swing and New Orleans 'swamp music.' Hailed in Nashville as a 'songwriter's songwriter,' ...
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http://www.ianthomasmusic.com/ Ian Thomas and his Band of Drifters are based out of Knoxville, TN. After traveling for years as a street performer, Ian Thomas began performing indoors in New York City, where he recorded his debut album "A Young Man's Blues" and his follow-up "Live at Rockwood Music ...
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The Black Lillies are a band for the ages, not the slick, soulless music that seems to get most of the radio airplay, but rich, rootsy tunes performed with as much heart as technical virtuosity. This commitment to authenticity has earned them accolades from outlets as diverse as Rolling Stone, who ...
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is a 24 year old musician from Port Townsend, WA. She moved to Bozeman in 2010 to work full time and attend MSU, and began performing music around town in 2014. In addition to acoustic, alternative and country covers, she performs a lot of her own original music, in a similar genre. ...
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