14 year old Malia Dilana Afonso is an independent artist from Leamington, Ontario, Canada. Born in Ethiopia, and adopted to by a Portuguese mom, she speaks English, Portuguese and French fluently, and performs/writes in all 3. Malia is inspired by events of the world, and challenges of life in her lyrics.
The Gillies are an Americana, Folk singer/songwriter duo from SE London. Their music tells of love, loss, bittersweet and harsh realities, the distinctive sound of their acoustic guitars create an intense lonesome dark musical style.Susan Turner sings and plays her tenor guitar from Half Way, Minnosta and very occasionally tenor banjo and has been co-writing with Mark (Gilly) Evans, J45 and Dobro for 10 years.
Divide and Conquer explains “The two combine their bare bones guitar work to paint these sprawling landscapes of emotion, experience and nostalgia” ……… “The stories they tell are raw, no editing, no glorifying, just everything that memory can provide”
Masonry Nails, their third album has eleven orginal songs produced by award winning Phil Dearing and recorded at LSound London.As there was no gigs in 2020 to promote their new album , they did The Eleven a virtual One Take Tour on Youtube. This Album takes on a different feel to their other acoustic albums, having a full band sound on some of the tracks. Mark adding Dobro and Lap steel and slidy things Susan piano on Dirt Rain, Zac Turner from the MSBand playing piano and co writing on some songs. Mr Dearing adding his touches of Hammond and electric guitar.
The album hangs on the ideas of masonry nails, whats left behind when things fall apart and what holds them together. Always the idea of a journey, slipping back to long time friendships in their home town and the need to escape from something wherever they are.
For their new album they decided to design and make up their cd covers from eco craft card getting them printed at a local printers, trying to use as little plastic as possible. The design based on an original 1960s masonry nails box. Since the release of No Hiding Place in 2018/9 they have played and supported artists like Gordon Giltrap, Jill Jackson, Billy Kemp (Nashville) Matt Woods and the Natural Disasters(America)Played various radio stations from West Norfolk Radio to Radio stations in Kent and Resonance Radio London. Past Festivals include; The Hope Festival, Leigh Folk Festival, Folk East, Deepdale Festival.2019 took them on a mini tour in Belguim and Germany playing at the acclaimed Cafe Korb with Doc Dooley and Friends.They were both born in Norfolk and went to Yarmouth Art College, moving to London then went to Chelsea Art College studying Fine Art Textiles and Illustration. They played in different bands in Norfolk and then re met in London and started Co writing and eventually playing in folk clubs and at singer songwriting nights in SE London, where they are still based.
The Cranberry Merchants are an award-winning husband & wife Rock Duo out of Atlanta, GA. As writers of all of their own material, they also produce and record all of their releases, as well as their music videos, filming to editing. While their musical style is simplistic, it’s full of hooks, energy, and touches on some rather unconventional subject matter; everything from history to hypocrisy. Their debut EP “In the Blood” has quickly found its way onto a number of indie radio programs, and is in regular rotation on many college and internet radio stations in the USA, Canada, Europe, Africa, South America, and Australia; topping or placing in the Top 10 of many of the stations’ charts, and winning several stations’ year-end awards for 2019. They are recent GOLD winners of the prestigious 2020 International Singer Songwriter Awards (ISSA) as Vocal Duo of the Year, and 2019 silver winners for Band Single of the Year for the song, “The Black Maria.” They also won Best Music Video for the song “Going Nowhere” in the World Songwriting Awards for the Fall 2019 quarter, and best song for “Quiescence” in their winter quarter awards.
Changing the world one song at a time
Risen consists of a band of believers in Jesus Christ, and want to share that message of hope, love, and redemption with the world. Started in early 2020 by lead guitarist Jammin, Chandler, and Hyperion, Risen quickly began to make a name for themselves with their own brand of in your face heavy metal. Soon after forming, they added Vocalist Aimee to the line up, along with bassist Jordan and drummer Steven. This is the current line up of Risen you see today. Combined with a very high energy rock and roll show, Risen believes that there’s more to music then just playing shows. Their main goal is to share the gospel of Christ to every fan they can, and to share the love and grace that they themselves have experienced. Catch them live on the road in 2021/22 in support of their debut record, A New Beginning.
Born in August of 1955 in Upstate New York along the banks of the Erie Canal, Robert has been expressing himself through music and poetry from a very early age. Influenced by both the Traditional Country songs played on the juke box at Peggy’s Diner in Macedon New York and and the Rock and Roll Woodstock revolution of the late 60’s and early 70’s,Robert’s heartfelt and thought provoking music is always delivered with a rootsey dignityRobert’s first CD “Shuster’s Hill was released in October 2016. He followed that in October of 2018 with the release of “ The Road from There to Here and in 2019 he released “This Year” All three CDs were recorded at Track Star Studios in La Mesa. In 2020 Robert released his forth CD “Down Home” recorded at Seven Corner Studio in La Mesa Ca.Ca.In 2018, Robert was recognized by the North America Country Music Association International (NACMAI) origination as the 2018 Adult Song Writer of The Year (Traditional Country) and the 2018 Entertainer of the Year Rising Star Award. Robert’s music has also been recognized by Songwriter’s Universe and AkakademiaMusical influences include:Janis IanStephen StillsJohn PrineSteve EarleTowns Van ZandtTom T. Hall • I would categorize my music as: Americana/Roots, personal and heartfelt
My name is Mike Alder. I am originally from Kansas City, Missouri.Growing up in the 80’s I loved music from as far back as can be remembered. Always a fan of guitars it was evident I would eventually pick one up. After being in a couple of rap bands in the early 2000’s I started playing to create music even without producers. This opened up a lot of different music to my open mind. I fell in love with music by Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, and some not so old artists like Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sublime, Foo Fighters, The Roots, and Outkast. Born in the late 70’s I feel like I lived through an incredible era for music and wouldn’t trade it for the world. I moved to Portland Oregon in 2005 for work and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. I stopped making music shortly after moving here. I started focusing on photography and videography. I starting writing Poetry about Portland and a violinist friend of mine told me I needed to make original music again. I started putting my Portland poetry to music and saw that people were enjoying it. I will continue to write and try to bring joy to people through music.The song “When We Roll By” is the second installment from my Portland Poem series. Stay tuned for the third installment song and video.
Ellie Maxwell is an award-winning teenage singer from Manitoulin Island, Canada, and you’d swear her voice comes from the golden age of jazz – rich, powerful, full of nuance and life! Born in South Africa, growing up in Canada, Ellie made her public singing debut when she was 8 years old. She’s active on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, where an appreciative and growing audience can’t get enough of her covers, original songs and music videos. Once heard, Ellie’s voice is impossible to forget.
Stoney Creek announces A Miner’s Life album, drops new single and video for “I Wish I Had A Lifeline”MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (June 18, 2021) – “This is going to put Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band on the map,” Annette Grady said on Aug. 28, 2020, when premiering the single “A Miner’s Life” on the Bluegrass Jamboree. “The song is wonderful. I am expecting it to do really great things for Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band.”Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band has announced the June 25 release of a new studio album, A Miner’s Life. The album builds on the momentum of its title track. The latest single from the full-length album is “I Wish I Had A Lifeline,” written by Mike Henderson. The song blends a Southern Gospel feel and vocal arrangement with Stoney Creek’s traditional bluegrass sound. Stoney Creek’s rendition includes lead vocals by Brett Smeltzer. A music video for the song is now available to accompany the radio single.During the fall of 2020, Stoney Creek’s recording of “A Miner’s Life” spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Bluegrass chart. The song spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Bluegrass Jamboree’s Top 15 chart. “A Miner’s Life” was featured on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Inside Appalachia program and was among the top played songs for 2020 on numerous bluegrass radio stations. By April 2021, “A Miner’s Life” reached No. 1 on the Fan Voted Chart, a rigorous process that includes passing through ten levels of voting.
Sydän Laulaa is Finnish and means “the heart sings”. A shaman told me once, that the only real way to sing is to sing from the heart. This is the idea on which Sydän Laulaa is built on. Some of my music is instrumental and it’s played from the heart. I started this as a solo project in 2020. Now there are also other people along. My intention from the beginning has been to create music that gives people relaxation, meditative state and spiritual wellbeing.The music comes from the heart. It has energy of the north, but elements also from different corners of the world. The song “the heart is dreaming” was born in a flow. I composed the theme one day and produced it the next day and that was it. It is one of my personal favourites of my own music and my most streamed song in SoundCloud.
