Eleanore and the Lost - North Star

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘North Star’ - Eleanore and the Lost

We have been big fans of Elle Duggan’s music for a while now. Her latest single ‘North Star’ is taken from her second album. ‘The Gift’. The song is written about her mother and the great guiding influence she has had in Elle’s life.

Based in and around Guildford, Surrey, Eleanore & the Lost are a symphonic folk rock band with gothic influences. The song lyrics are beautifully crafted, while the music has catchy, memorable tunes resonating influences from Jeff Buckley, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Evanescence and Bjork.

Eleanore herself boasts a vocal range of a phenomenal 4 octaves and her live performances are mesmerising.

Photo credit: Lydia Bennett (180 Photography)

http://www.eleanoreandthelost.com

Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar - Lock Keeper

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Lock Keeper’ - Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar

We really like this great cover of Stan Rogers' 'Lock Keeper' by the multi-award winning folk duo Greg and Ciaran. The song is taken from their latest album 'Utopia and Wasteland', which was released last April. The video is clever as well, but I think they missed a trick here. The real question is ‘Can they cover any Coldplay?

Photo Credit: Rob Bridge (Redwood Photography)

http://www.russellalgar.co.uk

Dermot Kennedy - For Island Fires And Family

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘For Island Fires And Family’ - Dermot Kennedy

Our LCM featured artist today is the very fast rising Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy. With a self title debut album just released on the 4th January, Dermot is still able to sell out venues across Europe, Australia and America. This has come with a little help from Taylor Swift, who included one of Dermot’s songs ‘Boston’ on her personal hand-picked playlist, Dermot has attracted a large number of plays on Spotify for his songs with currently over four million monthly listeners. The wonderful ‘For Island Fires and Family’ is Dermot’s latest single from the new album . The video was filmed on the island of Inis Mór.

If you would like to see Dermot live, he is currently on tour with his London date at the O2 Brixton on May 8th.

Dermot is one of our LCM ‘Ones To Watch in 2019’

Photo credit: Lucy Foster Photography

http://www.dermotkennedy.com

Jamie Lin Wilson - The Being Gone

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘The Being Gone’ - Jamie Lin Wilson

We are in Southern Texas today is meet our next featured artist singer-songwriter Jamie Lin Wilson. The reflective ‘The Being Gone’ is taken from her wonderful recent album ‘Jumping Over Rocks’ released in late October last year. With its gently rolling melody the song questions the cost and payoff of decisions made.

When describing Jamie Wilson's voice, two aspects come to mind: that honeyed tenor twang that's become known as one of the sweetest instruments in modern folk music, and that poignant, poetic, down-to-earth point of view she brings to her songwriting.

https://jamielinwilson.com

Allen Stone - Brown Eyed Lover

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Brown Eyed Lover’ - Allen Stone

With a powerhouse soulful R&B vocal which is showcased perfectly in this live session, our featured artist today is Washington State singer-songwriter Allen Stone. The song is themed about love and experiencing a successful, enduring relationship. Excellent songwriting, excellent vocal performance and full of heart and soul.

https://www.allenstone.com

Reuben Bidez ft Molly Parden - What You Really Wanted

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘What You Really Wanted’ - Reuben Bidez ft Molly Parden

We are heading to Nashville today to meet Georgia native folk rock singer-songwriter Reuben Bidez. Reuben is joined on this wonderful live version of ‘What You Really Wanted’ by the very talented Molly Parden, who many might remember joined Sam Outlaw recently on his UK tour. The song is taken from Reuben's latest EP "Something to Say" released in June last year, which is worth checking out. The video was filmed at a great LR Baggs session at Robby Klein’s new studio.

Reuben Bidez grew up in Fayetteville, GA, a small town near Atlanta. He’s been singing and performing for as long as he can remember. “In grammar school, I was always the class clown,” he says. “I’d do anything for a laugh, but I didn’t really hit my stride until I joined the chorus.”

Reuben taught himself to play guitar after landing a job in a small mom and pop music store. “They gave me a job, despite the fact that I didn’t know how to play guitar. I learned on the job and discovered I had a natural musical ability. I started playing for my church youth group’s Wednesday night services. Not everyone would show up each week, so I taught myself bass and drums, to fill in for whoever was missing.”

During his years at Georgia Tech, Bidez started a rock band. They toured the Southeast and put out two EPs and an album before disbanding. Bidez had been writing upbeat pop tunes during his church years, but the songs he wrote for the band had a more personal, introspective tone. After graduation, he stayed in Atlanta, performing at open mics; the songs he put up on ReverbNation won him thousands of followers, but he was struggling to find his place in the Atlanta music scene. After some soul searching, he felt his best career move was to relocate to Nashville. “It was a leap of faith, but I had to do it. The fact that thousands of others are here trying their hardest, makes me want to try harder.”

The move to Nashville gave his career the expected boost. He put out ‘Colors in My Eyes’, a self-produced acoustic EP, released a single called “Learning to Love You,” and landed a video of “Can We Survive” on the American Songwriter website. The magazine praised the music’s “rich, soulful sound.”

http://www.reubenbidez.com

Roseanne Reid - I Love Her So

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘I Love Her So’ - Roseanne Reid

This beautiful new single come from Roseanne Reid, a Scottish troubadour and eldest daughter of The Proclaimers Craig Reid. It’s taken from her crowdfunded and forthcoming debut album ‘Trails’. The video was filmed in Tentsmuir Forest by Kris Kesiak and features illustrations by Iona Lee.

Roseanne will be headlining in London at the historic St. Pancras Old Church on the 20th March and if you would like to see her earlier, she will be supporting Kathy Mattea at Kings Place on the 30th January.

‘Trails’ announces the official arrival of a singular new voice in folk-roots music. It was recorded in Brooklyn with an A-team of players expertly corralled by the album's producer and an artist from fine musical stock of his own, Teddy Thompson. Roseanne’s songs exude a quiet confidence and sparse authenticity that recalls some of the genre's leading lights such as Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams, but with a tone that belongs to Roseanne and no one else. No wonder, then, that Americana legend Steve Earle has not only adopted Reid as a personal cause, but makes a guest appearance on the album.

Photo Credit: Omar Salam

Thunder and Rain - Sweet Child O' Mine

LCM Song of the Day: ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ - Thunder and Rain

We head to Golden, Colorado today to meet the multi ward winning Bluegrass, Country and Roots band Thunder and Rain. We really like this live Bluegrass cover of ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ originally released by Guns ‘N Roses.

Thunder & Rain are a Colorado based band specializing in Mountain Made Colorado Country.

If you would like to see the band live they will be on a UK tour in early March with their London date at the Green Note, Camden on the 10th March.

Erinn Lukes was raised on the sunny shores of Southern California, where she started playing open mics at 16. She then attended to her lingual talents, receiving a BA in Italian. As a powerful and expressive vocalist, she has performed her original songs at venues from Rome to New York City to Seattle. When she isn't showcasing her talent, she is busy fostering the growth of pre-school children.

Ian Haegele hails from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, where he began playing upright bass in high school, studying both orchestral and jazz music. He moved out to Boulder, CO in 2010 to get his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance on the bass at the CU College of Music, graduating in 2014. After moving, Ian fell in love with the Front Range acoustic music scene and the beauty of the Colorado mountains. He joined Thunder & Rain in the spring of 2014.

Chris Herbst grew up in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. His love of music started at a young age, when he became interested in 80's rock n roll. He then went on to get a BA in Jazz Guitar. He discovered bluegrass a little later in life and picked up the dobro. He then went on the perform with many Canadian bluegrass bands before a chance meeting with the folks of Thunder and Rain at the Coombs bluegrass festival in the summer od 2016 changed his course. He now resides in Golden, CO and loves to ski the high country and attend gypsy jazz jams.

Erinn and Pete met in Seattle as street performers at Pike Place Market. A chance meeting at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in September 2013 brought the full band together for the first time. They played their first show as Thunder & Rain at the Mountain Toad Brewery in Golden, CO.

In their brief tenure together as Thunder & Rain, the band has captured a sound that accentuates their talents and is accessible to fans both young and old. Thunder & Rain's depth and unforgettable melodies are putting meaning back into modern country music.

Photo credit: Kyle Ussery (Flat Nine)

https://thunderandrainmusic.com

Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Feathered Indians’ - Tyler Childers

This great live version of ‘Feathered Indians’ is taken from a session filmed at the LR Baggs Soundcheck Office in Nashville, TN during the 2017 Americana Festival. The song is taken from Tyler’s second album ‘Purgatory’ released in January last year in the UK. Tyler is one of the fast rising stars of Americana in the US, please check him out if you haven’t already. The album was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson and was recorded at The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville.

Photo credit: David McClister

https://tylerchildersmusic.com

Claire Hastings - Fair Weather Beggar

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Fair Weather Beggar’ - Claire Hastings

Our featured track today is the latest single from the the award winning Scottish Folk singer-songwriter Claire Hastings. It’s taken from Claire’s new album ‘Those Who Roam’ which is due to be launched at a special gig at Celtic Connections on the 18th January. We are big fans of Claire’s music here at LCM HQ and are really looking forward to listening to the album in full on its release.

‘Those Who Roam’ is the much-awaited second album from former BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings. It is a blend of original and traditional songs under the theme of journeys, and follows the success of Claire's debut album 'Between River and Railway' released in 2016. The album features accomplished musicians Jenn Butterworth (guitar), Laura Wilkie (fiddle), Thomas Gibbs (piano) and Andrew Waite (accordion). It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Castlesound Studios by engineer Stuart Hamilton alongside producer Inge Thomson. The album showcases the versatility of Claire's style and repertoire, with some interesting stories along the way.

https://www.clairehastings.com

Manchester Orchestra - The Silence

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘The Silence’ - Manchester Orchestra

Our feature track today is a live version of the latest single ‘The Silence’ from a great US band from Atlanta, Georgia. It’s taken from their ‘A Black Mile To The Surface’ album release in July 2017, which is well worth exploring further.

Manchester Orchestra are an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2004. The group is composed of rhythm guitarist-singer-songwriter Andy Hull, lead guitarist Robert McDowell, bassist Andy Prince and drummer Tim Very. Former drummer Jeremiah Edmond parted ways with the band in January 2010 to focus on his family and on running the band's record label, Favorite Gentlemen.

They have released several extended plays and five studio albums: I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child (2006), Mean Everything to Nothing (2009), Simple Math (2011), Cope (2014) (as well as its accompanying acoustic version, Hope) and A Black Mile to the Surface (2017).

http://themanchesterorchestra.com

Foy Vance - Burden

LCM Song Of The Day: Burden - Foy Vance

We love this acoustic version of ‘Burden’ by the excellent Foy Vance. The song is taken from Foy’s ‘The Wild Swan’ album. Enjoy!

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Van William ft First Aid Kit - Revolution

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Revolution’ - Van William ft First Aid Kit

Californian native Van William Pierszalowski better known by his stage name Van William, is an US singer-songwriter and musician. He formed the band ‘Waters’ serving as a vocalist and guitarist, and was the frontman of the band ‘Port O'Brien’. He is pursuing a solo career. Our featured song today is the title track from Van’s solo debut EP released 2017. Van’s first full-length solo album ‘Countries’ was released in January 2018. Following the release of ‘Countries’ Van opened for First Aid Kit on their 2018 ‘Ruins’ tour.

Van William was born in November 1984 in Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California, USA. Van is a California native but has lived in Norway, Alaska and New York.] While living in Alaska every summer growing up, Van worked on his father's commercial salmon fishing boat, the Shawnee, on Kodiak Island. Van has cited Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, and Lily Allen as his musical heroes.

https://vanwilliammusic.com

The Luck - Holding On

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Holding On’ - The Luck

‘The Luck’ are London based brother and sister indie Americana duo Max and Esmay Luck. They have both been very busy in December releasing four wonderful singles, all of which are well worth checking out.

If you would like to see them live Max and Esmay will be showcasing at The AMA UK conference in London on the 29th January and then at Thousand Islands on the 12th April.

Their music is influenced by childhood heroes Fleetwood Mac, The Cranberries, Tom Petty and The Eagles. The band began touring the U.K. and Europe before setting off for the US to develop their sound in California, playing iconic venues such as ‘The Troubadour’ in LA. Paul Broucek, President of Music at Warner Brothers Pictures, was in the audience at one of their shows and shortly after approached to work with them to produce their debut album. Together in LA the album was recorded, collaborating with three-time Grammy Award-winning engineer/mixer Ed Cherney (The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt) and three-time Grammy Award winning musician/engineer/mixer Paul Hicks to mix the tracks.

The Luck’s songs have been featured on U.K. television shows such as ‘Country File’ and ‘Hollyoaks’ as well as gaining radio play in the US and Europe. Their song ‘Muscles and Bones’, also won a first place prize in the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition.

The band are now back in London, hosting the California-inspired monthly Americana club night ‘Ventura Nights’ in Soho.

https://www.theluckmusic.com

Jenny Tolman - Rock and Roll To My Country Soul

LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Rock & Roll To My Country Soul’ - Jenny Tolman

A very happy New Year! We start 2019 with a trip to Nashville to meet the very talented and multi-award winning Jenny Tolman. Her new single, "Rock & Roll to My Country Soul," captures the classic country vibe with a side of modern life that makes Jenny somebody you should listen to.

Jenny also worked with Grammy-nominated producer Dave Brainard on the song. Listen out for new music from Jenny this year.

LCM ‘One To Watch’ in 2019.

Jenny Tolman emerged onto the country music scene in Nashville at the age of 18, bringing an attention-grabbing classic sound and style, and poignant, honest and straight talking lyrics that aren't afraid to explore difficult and thought provoking subjects..

Jenny premiered her song "Something to Complain About" on The Boot in 2017, and since then, she's been busy honing her honky-tonk sound for the follow-up to her first album, ‘There Goes the Neighborhood’.

https://www.jennytolman.com