Herohill delivers another fantastic compilation, with 'The Bard of Montreal,' their tribute to Leonard Cohen.

As a musician, it's hard to define Klarka Weinwurm. She's one of the staples of the East Coast scene, routinely supporting Jon Mckiel and Shotgun Jimmie, but you'd be forgiven if you hadn't heard her songs. The soft spoken Weinwurm doesn't have a Web site and unless you cornered her in a dark alley, I'm not sure you could even buy her latest EP. Thankfully, that will all change soon. Klarka is set to release her debut LP, Continental Drift on Saved By Vinyl this Spring and the songs show a huge, but [...]
There are approximately 37 posts about great bands/music you might not have heard about waiting in the queue here at Folk Hive but it seems disingenuous to throw it all out. Why? We're still hooked on the Magic Man album! But regular posting will resume soon, TRUST. In the meantime, we present this weekend's edition of the Bandcamp Five: 5 pretty swell bands making pretty swell sounds. ** {From the Three Birds EP } {From This Frontier Needs Heroes } {From Klarka Weinwurm } [...]

myspace It's always a good sign when an artist you like randomly suggests you to listen to someone else's music. Such was the case last week when Jon McKiel suggested we take a listen to Halifax-based song writer Klarka Weinwurm . Obviously since he's been known to share the stage with Klarka he might be biased, but for me it goes back to simple idea that talent attracts talent ideal, not misguided musical nepotism. Klarka's debut EP – labeled with the creative title EP – [...]