by Charles Norman | Feb 19, 2018 | Song of the Day
Who doesn’t like a good hornpipe? Well, probably a lot of people. But here at Reverb Raccoon, we embrace all types of music and musicians, including old time fiddlers like Kelly Jones of the Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers Association (MSOTFA to the...
by Charles Norman | Feb 18, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Fickle Blood,” a new song by Forage and Wander, is instantly engaging with a softly strummed guitar changing to upbeat chords over downbeaten drums. More of a mini-suite, the shifting textures and tempos recall Uncle Tupelo (the usual suspect cited in...
by Charles Norman | Feb 17, 2018 | Song of the Day
As Ernie Banks said, “Let’s play two!” Today we feature two songs, “Sea to Shining Sea” and “The Ties That Bind Us” from the album Vanishing Point by Cloud Atlas. These showed up in Bandcamp’s Folk section, and...
by Charles Norman | Feb 16, 2018 | Song of the Day
“For Autumn” is an easy, slightly breathy waltz with a great melody. In its present voice-and-guitar form it’s more of a demo, but relax your brain and imagine an acoustic bass, a piano, some tasteful strings. Like our previous Song-of-the-Day...
by Charles Norman | Feb 16, 2018 | Song of the Day
“Now You’re Here” starts off with a classic, catchy piano hook and… Well, that’s pretty much the entire song. But it’s a good riff with a Todd Rundgrenesque quality. And at two-minutes forty-eight seconds, it’s just six...
