Q&A With Kai

Describe your nominated work: It is a self-empowering song to anyone who has experienced an unhealthy relationship. It is about coming to the realization that you need to be selfish and love yourself before you can expect love in return the way you deserve.

Jubal’s Kin up for Indie Honor

Jubal’s Kin, a fine roots-music ensemble out of Longwood, has received two nominations in the 2011 Independent Music Awards. The band, built on the earthy musicianship of brother-sister combination Roger and Gailanne Amundsen, is nominated for best Americana album and best album art design for its self-titled 2010 debut. That release showcases the group’s delicate [...]

Madison Violet’s Found Sound

Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac first got together to perform as a duo 11 years ago last month and originally dubbed themselves Mad Violet. By their reckoning, it took about nine of those years to find the sound they originally envisioned. It’s working. The duo now called Madison Violet was just nominated for two Independent [...]

DISCOVER ARTISTS IN THE 10TH IMAs: UTAH GREEN

HOMEBASE: Asheville, NC USA GENRE: Folk CATEGORY ENTERED: Folk Album ALBUM SUBMITTED: ForTune ARTISTS FEATURED: Utah Green Danny Ellis (trombone on Meigah, track 9) LABEL: Royal Potato Family WHERE DOES YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY BEGIN? In the year 2000, my pops gave me his guitar and I promised him that I would play.  I began to learn [...]

Hard Pickin’ Into China’s Growing Music Industry

In an interview by Russell Flannery, The Sparrow Quartet discusses the Folk Music Industry in China. Reposted from www.Forbes.com. Read more here: Hard Pickin’ Into China’s Growing Music Industry, -Russell Flannery China is a growing yet difficult market for the music industry. Mandarin Chinese singers from Greater China and Asia resonate best with local crowds, though [...]