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President of Everything is the alias of singer/songwriter Devin O’Toole, a native of Syracuse, NY. With little more than a guitar and his voice he creates an audioscape that can only come from a blend of musicianship and pure melody.
Lyrics:
If I wander out too far,
Reel me back in with the rope
And if the rope begins [...]
Not Without Grace consists of Christoffer Franzén, Alexander and Linnéa Herlogsson, and was founded in 2007. The young trio mainly focuses on acoustic songwriting and performances, having influences like Joshua Radin, Damien Rice and City & Colour.
Band Members: Alexander Herlogsson (rhythm guitar), Christoffer Franzén (lead guitar), and Linnéa Herlogsson (vocals).
Lyrics
Never thought it would be [...]
Ben is a first year student at the University of Sussex in Brighton (England), but lives in France. He’s been writing songs and playing guitar for a year or two.
The recording is weak, but Ben’s original song shows some potential.
Here’s a 16 year old rising start from New Mexico. Elle is a both a singer and songwriter. We’ll be hearing more from her.
LYRICS
VERSE 1
Listen to me now
Dont go any further than
Saying this out loud
You dont have to pretend
it only took a couple minutes just to figure this out
we can do anything if we live [...]
Hannah is a 17 year old singer-songwriter from the UK. She is completely self-taught.
Lovely voice and great potential.
Lyrics
Air is heavy at my feet
As I watch you cross the street
Right in front of me
I’m shadowed by this tree
So maybe you didn’t see my face
But it’s such a small place
And in this small place
There’s a big [...]
Sungha Jung is a young Korean guitarist.
His dream is to become a professional acoustic fingerstyle guitarist. He had been watching his dad play the guitar for awhile before finally jumping in himself two years ago. He turned eleven in September, 2007.
Currently, he is taking weekly classical guitar lessons and teaching himself fingerstyle guitar.
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Lui immigrated to California in 1990 and obtained a Music degree from San Diego State University.
Lui officially launched her solo career in 2004, and has since become an awarded Performer/Songwriter, touring West/East Coast, Sydney, Europe, & Canada.
“I’m not all that funny, am painfully shy, and have learned that i am most earnest and well understood [...]
Ok, maybe Jonathan doesn’t quite fit the “unknown” moniker, but we really like this song. Jonathan quit his job as a software programmer to write and perform music fulltime.
This was recorded live at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA on October 9, 2006.
Please be sure to visit Jonathan’s website.
We ran across this video of Jess and thought you might like it.
Jess is an interesting blend of acoustic folk from Australia.
She writes well and has a clear, clean voice which is light and on pitch when she lets it go. Jess ends the video with an introduction to MaryAnn, her guitar.
Lyrics
“You and me,”
Said the [...]
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