Supporting Firefly Garden By Emily J Ramey Written for Merry Ellen Kirk Merry Ellen Kirk is a poet. Perhaps “songwriter” is a more commonly used term, but it’s also too commonplace for Merry Ellen’s glittering narratives, songs that spring up wildly from her subconscious and bloom into vibrant, lilting melodies. Her sparkling piano refrains sweep and spill into [...]
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Merry Ellen Kirk Bio
Posted in Local Nashville, Publicity Pieces, tagged aaron krause, bio, blinding light, candy, clair de lune, emily j ramey, firefly garden, folk, invisible war, merry ellen kirk, nashville, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, the shakespeares on 10 November 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Katie Costello’s “Lamplight” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, ashes ashes, emily j ramey, folk, greg holden, kaleidoscope machine, katie costello, lamplight, no shelter, old owl, out of our minds, pop, singer-songwriter, stranger, tiny tiny records on 23 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Katie Costello “Lamplight” February 2011; Tiny Tiny Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Katie Costello is an outrageously cute blonde girl, who just happens to also be a wellspring of blithe melodies and incredibly profound motifs. At the young age of fifteen Katie began to [...]
Amos Lee’s “Mission Bell” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, amos lee, blue note records, blues, cup of sorrow, emily j ramey, folk, gospel, jesus, last days at the lodge, lucinda williams, mission bell, out of the cold, sam beam, singer-songwriter, soul, violin, willie nelson, windows are rolled down on 30 January 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Amos Lee “Mission Bell” January 2011; Blue Note Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Amos Lee, despite being a musician, a singer, a songwriter, and a performer, is one of those strong, silent types. With his thoroughly unpretentious attitude and totally recognizable voice, Lee floats [...]
Abigail Washburn’s “City of Refuge” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged abigail washburn, album review, ballad of treason, banjo, bela fleck, bluegrass, bright morning stars, city of refuge, clawhammer, emily j ramey, folk, Local Nashville, rounder records, songs of a traveling daughter, the sparrow quartet on 17 January 2011 | 1 Comment »
Abigail Washburn “City of Refuge” January 2011; Rounder Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Clawhammer banjo wonder Abigail Washburn has returned to her solo venture with stories to tell. After debuting with the sparse and haunting Songs of a Traveling Daughter in 2005 and sidetracking [...]
Landon Pigg’s “The Boy Who Never” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged acoustic, album review, emily j ramey, falling in love at a coffee shop, folk, landon pigg, Local Nashville, piano, pop, rca records, rock, singer-songwriter, speak to the keys, take a chance, the boy who never on 12 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Landon Pigg “The Boy Who Never” September 2009; RCA Records By Emily J Ramey Landon Pigg is the archetype of good singer/songwriter, folksy and eloquent, sentimental and warm. And his second full-length album, The Boy Who Never, is the perfect soundtrack for a cool, wind-whipped, burnt orange autumn, which to me, always seems an ideal [...]
The Apache Relay’s “1988″ Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged album review, americana, apache relay, blue eyes, bluegrass, emily j ramey, folk, Local Nashville, magnolia street heartbreaker, michael ford jr, michael ford jr and the apache relay, the hollywood ten on 28 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Ford, Jr. & The Apache Relay “1988” September 2009; Independent By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Sometimes it’s difficult to begin listening to a new artist, especially if that artist is new on the scene as opposed to just new to you, and sometimes side [...]
Colbie Caillat’s “Breakthrough” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged begin again, breakthrough, bubbly, coco, colbie caillat, droplets, emily j ramey, fallin for you, folk, pop, universal republic records on 7 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Colbie Caillat “Breakthrough” August 2009; Universal Republic Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel In 2007, Colbie Caillat won us over with “Bubbly.” Her natural ease and beauty, her subtle confidence and smooth, sprightly tunes placed her at the top of the music charts and in [...]
