Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Mike Meehan and the Lucky Ones — Better Angels

There is a lot of innovation and stuff in folk music these days but there is always, always, always a need for some straight-from-the-heart and straight-to-the-gut songwriting. Mike Meehan and the Lucky Ones know the way to gain an audience…

Rust Dust — Diviners and Shivs

Rust Dust is a one-man folk mystery. His twangy blues guitars give his songs a veneer of vintage with some modern mystery. Armed with his his century-old National Resonator guitars, Rust Dust feels a bit timeless. His gentle picking of…

Morning Music!

So few of the songs I wanted to share today were available on Spotify, I decided to embed all ten of ’em as Soundcloud files. 1. Henry Black — “Weeping Willow” is a strident tune that turns one of life’s…

Lee N. Sage — Lee N. Sage

The Michigan Woods, where Lee N. Sage (nee Bobby LeSage) wrote his EP makes its presence felt in these four songs. Sage infuses all four songs with a lush guitar stream that fills his sonic spaces. Like sunlight through a…

Morning Music

1. Henry Jamison — “Sunlit Juice” is a good song to close out the weekend (or, depending on when you’re reading, begin it.) A quietly reflective moment, “Sunlit Juice” is a gentle reminder to pause and reminisce once in a…