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Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2019 (So Far), the Songs

Wednesday, July 03, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Canyon, Joshua Ray Walker (from the State Fair Records release Wish You Were Here) Talk about making a statement on your debut album.  Walker’s moving acoustic ballad is both a highly personal reflection on his father’s battle with cancer and his own desire to be a better person.  Simply stunning. Full Moon Goodbye, Michael McDermott […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Ariana Gillis, Charlie Marie, Dead Flowers, Hayes Carll, Jack Ingram, John Kilzer, Josh Ritter, Joshua Ray Walker, Liz Brasher, Lula Wiles, M. Lockwood Porter, Matthew Ryan, Michael McDermott, Reed Foehl, The Wild Reeds, Todd Thibaud

Mayer’s Playlist for January/February 2019, Part 1

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Full Moon Goodbye, Michael McDermott (from the Pauper Sky Records release Orphans) Orphans is notable in that it is made up of songs that were written for but didn’t make the cut for McDermott’s recent albums. Orphans they may be, outcasts they are not. This collection of songs more than hold their own in the […]

Filed Under: Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: John Kilzer, Jon Fratelli, Liz Brasher, Michael McDermott, Nikki Hill, Reed Foehl, The Band Of Heathens, the Fratellis, Trapper Schoepp

Monday Morning Video – Reed Foehl’s “Strange Days”

Monday, February 22, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Former Acoustic Junction singer-songwriter Reed Foehl shines on this solo acoustic version of a song that he originally recorded with his old compadres.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Reed Foehl

Reed Foehl On Digging in the Dirt and Enjoying the Ride

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Reed Foehl reflects on his path from a child street performer in Boston to a professional touring musician, why he doesn’t like to change the strings on his guitar and the value of placing his songs on tv and in films.

Filed Under: Americana, Why It Matters Tagged With: Reed Foehl

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2014

Friday, December 26, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

I posted a best songs list for the first half of 2014 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this the continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. An Anthem for the Broken and A Song to Learn and Sing (Until Kingdom […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, Caleb Caudle, Girls Guns and Glory, Joe Pug, John Fullbright, John Hiatt, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Reed Foehl, Rod Melancon, Sarah Borges, Strand of Oaks

Mayer’s Playlist for November 2014, Part 1

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH Chasing Beauty, by Ellis Paul Ellis Paul long ago established his credentials as a folk musician. He is an astute observer of the world around him who excels at transforming stories into song. In recent years he has shifted a bit from his folk roots, flexing more of his acoustic pop […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ellis Paul, Lloyd Cole, Reed Foehl, Sid Griffin, Steelism, the Call, Whitey Morgan and the 78's

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