I struggled picking a favorite – his Solo (Ancient Road) or the Band’s performance (Fallen Heart) – so here’s a 2-pack. Jeremy Enigk, 42, a singer-songwriter from Seattle. Find him on Facebook and iTunes.
Tag: Guitar
Just Breathe
Weathered
Jack Garratt, 25, is from the UK. About his childhood he has stated that: “I just really enjoyed making noises and really enjoyed the reaction that I got from making those noises. So they [parents] put me on music lessons to encourage me to hone in on that talent rather than show off.” He wrote his first song when he was 12 and learned to play a variety of instruments from the guitar, drums and piano to the harmonica, mandolin, trombone and ukulele.
5:00 Bell! Long week. For the ride home…
Fenne Lily, 18, lives and studies in Bristol, England. She was born in Dorset and crafts elegant, folksy songs performed with a fragility that belies the lyrical strength of her music is accompanied by a simple acoustic guitar. Being discouraged from watching TV as a child was integral to the development of Fenne Lily’s musicality, as instead much of her time was spent writing songs and honing both instrumental and lyrical skill. Her folk-tinged music is woven with integrity and sincerity; grit and soft understatement in equal measures.
Liked this? Check out Fenne Lily’s Hit: Top to Toe
Find her on Facebook here: Fenne Lily
Kaki King
Katherine Elizabeth King, 36, known as Kaki King, was born in Atlanta and is a composer and guitarist. She was hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself. ” In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of “The New Guitar Gods” on which King was the sole woman and the youngest artist. The Brooklyn-based artist has released six extraordinarily diverse and distinctive albums, performed with such icons as Foo Fighters, Timbaland, and The Mountain Goats, and contributed to a variety of film and TV soundtracks including Golden Globe-nominated work on Sean Penn’s Into The Wild.
And if you liked this, don’t miss Kaki King in this video: The Surface Changes. Wow!