Bit of street teaming for some for some artists that have got in touch through email or I've stumbled upon at MySpace and eMusic, or just plain forgot to mention before............ Kicking it of with news of Swedish singer-songwriter Old Lost John is over in the UK and the end of May, info at his MySpace page. Old Lost John @ MySpace Old Lost John Homepage Love this track from his Faceless album released last year. More at SwedesPlease [...]
T. Nile is pleased to offer up a sneak preview of songs from her upcoming album by offering her Live in Paris album for sale on her website. "Live in Paris" was recorded on Oct. 24th of 2009 at the Cinema Jean Viggo in front of a packed and attentive theater audience. The final performance of a month long European tour, Live In Paris features a combination of songs from At My Table, The Cabin Song EP and brand new songs that will be recorded this winter for T. Nile's newest studio album. To hear songs from "Live [...]

As you can see by the title of this blog post that I am jumping on board with the whole "theme" playlist due to the time of year. Well as corny as it sounds (and it does sound corny) without at some point embracing this time of year you can't really sit and judge those that are actually in the spirit. I am not necessarily saying that I am IN the spirit now, but what I am saying is without being "into the season" how can you assume that it is all a load of malarkey and start quoting [...]
"Cabin Song" - T. Nile With its yawning steel guitar and soft snare beat, "Cabin Song" on the one hand says "country" from the get go. And yet the Vancouver-based Tamara Nile, who prefers using just her initial, does not affect a country-music accent, which is something, I'm suddenly realizing as I've been listening to this, that appeals to me. The conjunction of country music sounds with non-country singing has the effect of liberating country from its typically parochial musical constraints. I'm sure there's a place for twangy, cowboy-hatted music but if that [...]
T. Nile - Reverie Any folk artist that opens on a Kraftwerk-like bass riff is worth giving a chance to. Tamara Nile is a multi-instrumentalist who grew up in a cabin on Galiano, an island of British Columbia, with a one-man band for a father who took her on tour around the world. Now on her second release (after 2006's At My Table ), The Cabin Song EP has been picking up momentum in North America and she's due to hit Europe this autumn. MySpace [...]

Regardless of where one grows up, the role of music is prevalent enough to embed sentiments of nostalgia into one's memory of their childhood. Whether it is predominantly exposed as cultural tradition or commercialized exploitation are the variables that depend on one's location, but music's cognitive effect is something that is definitive for all. Growing up in an urban, rural, or even isolated location certainly affects one's lifestyle, but music tends to be universally relatable in that its effects have no bearing on one's specific location. This is especially true for artists, as we have seen success stories originate from [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Chris Vela : "Oldest Trick" [mp3] from Solidago (out July 14th) other Chris Vela posts at Largehearted Boy Corbin Murdoch : "Dessous Les Paves, La Plage" [mp3] from Wartime Lovesong (out June 16th) other Corbin Murdoch posts at Largehearted Boy Correatown : [...]

So I haven't done a "New on the 'Nets" post in a while, but I did post some recommendations on Thursday already...so, this may be a condensed version. So in order to fill out the post, a Saturday Playlist is in order!! Couple of items that I need to recommend: Daytrotter posted their J. Tillman session from SXSW . Very Nice - go sign up and pick up the 4 tracks! Laundromatinee has their Great Lake Swimmers session posted as well. Hit them up for some of the video [...]

I first blogged about T. Nile here . Now that she has a new EP coming out in June (Cabin Song), plus a full length sophomore album slated for later this year, I expect there will be others who sing the praises of this tremendous banjo player. Plus, Bruce from Some Velvet Blog has already caught the T. Nile Flu. Why not you? Listen: T. Nile ∞ Cabin Song More: Underexposed Canadians Use some of you 50 FREE Downloads from [...]
Canadian singer-songwriter Tamara Nile goes by the name of T Nile and is releasing the Cabin Song EP on June 9th. It follows her 2006 debut, the acclaimed At My Table. Tamara's acoustic heart is warm and welcoming, and her songs are just beautiful, often intimate and soulful. With good reason she won Best New/Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. If she was from the States, I guess

Canadian singer-songwriter Tamara Nile goes by the name of T Nile and is releasing the Cabin Song EP on June 9th. It follows her 2006 debut, the acclaimed At My Table . Tamara's acoustic heart is warm and welcoming, and her songs are just beautiful, often intimate and soulful. With good reason she won Best New/Emerging Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. If she was from the States, I guess one would refer to the genre as Americana. But being she's from Canada, one could call this [...]

T. Nile rocks the banjo like it's nobody's business. She released an album back in 2006 – At My Table. She has a new one slated for a late spring/early summer release. More proof that 2008 Is The Year For Canadian Music. Enjoy these nearly two-year old banjo jumpers. Listen: T. Nile ∞ Trees T. Nile ∞ Get Together (nothing reggae banjo!) Further study: Website myspace YouTube [...]