Lyrical sensitivity is set to melodic piano-based arrangements by Margo Hennebach A longtime presence on New Yorks folk and acoustic music scene Hennebach has been attracting a loyal following as a soloist and a member of the folk-pop trio Madwoman i…

The Nields are one of the most exciting of the new breed of contemporary folk-rockers A review of a Nields concert described their music as equal parts Beatles Cranberries and Joni Mitchell Although they began as an acoustic trio in 1991 the Nields h…

This folk-rock quartet from the Washington DCsuburban Virginia area was only formed in 1991 but theyve quickly become favorites on the folk festival circuit with their jazzy rootsy blend of folk-rock The groups popularity grew with the growth of Trip…

In some ways Voices on the Verge is Four Bitchin Babes the Next Generation Erin McKeown Jess Klein Beth Amsel and Rose Polenzani have all achieved some level of solo success but this folk-pop collective in which the four singersongwriters interpret e…

Carbon Leafs brand of rootsy Celtic-influenced rock originated in the same Richmond VA scene that nurtured Dave Matthews Band Agents of Good Roots and Pat McGee Band Guitarist Terry Clark vocalist Barry Privett bassist Jordan Medas guitarist Carter G…

Urban art-folkster Peter Mulvey has lived an artists life since adolescence -- he was a college theater major spent time busking in Dublin Ireland and founded the Milwaukee band Big Sky all before his early twenties But his professional music career …

The pop-folk trio the Mammals came together in early 2001 after fiddler Ruth Ungar and guitarist Michael Merenda met in a local bar in New York City Ungar whos the daughter of famed fiddler Jay Ungar and folksinger Lyn Hardy briefly flirted with a ca…