Todd Boston is a post-Windham Hill guitarist with a global mind. He creates a one-man world music ensemble for his third Echoes CD of the Month, “One”. Read a review here.
CD of the Month
November CD of the Month: Todd Boston’s One
Tag: folk
Playlists
Thursday October 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1743D
Coming up on Echoes, it’s new music by Irish guitarist Simon Taylor from Now Then and a dream pop artist who records as Belle Game from her album, Fear/Nothing.
Reviews & Commentary
Lola Marsh- Wishing Girl Music Video
A review of Lola Marsh’s latest video, “Wishing Girl”, an artist from Echoes Top 25 June 2017. The video features an unexpected pregnancy that is pursued by space aliens from a distant world.
Reviews & Commentary
March to May- “Fifty Years”
March to May is a dream-folk duo channeling 60’s American and English folk in a pastoral video for “Fifty Years,” a romp through the blossoms and windows of life.
Reviews & Commentary
Adna Releases Music Video for New Album: “Closure”
Adna released her latest album, “Closure,” on March 17, 2017. Now, she takes us inside a crumbling mansion to put her distress on display in her new music video for “Closure.”
Playlists
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017-Echoes Program 1723C
Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan comes in to perform songs over her darkly nuanced album, At Swim, live on Echoes. Her brand brings these sons to life when they play live.
Playlists
Thursday, May 25th, 2017-Echoes Program 1721D
Coming up on Echoes, it’s a collaboration between the Decemberists and Olivia Chaney exploring British Folk music as Offa Rex and a hymn to Coachella by Lana Del Rey.
Reviews & Commentary
Offa Rex – The Queen of Hearts Video
The Decemberists & Olivia Chaney are both steeped in folk traditions. They take it in a trippy rock direction on a new album “The Queen of Hearts.” They’ve just released a video for title track
Playlists
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017-Echoes Program 1718B
From Western Australia comes Laliya, the duo of James and Melissa McGuire. Since 1995 they’ve been creating an acoustic based sound with electronic extensions like delays and loops to create a world fusion of the imagination.
Playlists
Friday, April 21st, 2017-Echoes Program 1716E
It’s clear blue skies, flowing brooks and chirping crickets along with synthesizers, guitars and voices when we explore the landscapes of the planet on an Echoes Earth Day Soundscape.