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My Brother the Bear Looking Forward to the Beardos

Musicians go to great lengths in order to tell a story but most not as far as Cincinnati’s own Daniel Bayer, or as he’s known – My Brother The Bear. More so than probably any other genre, folk music is based on storytelling, and Bayer understands that. His songs feel authentic and real...

Ryan Spearman Enjoys the Experience

Traditional folk music is a cornerstone of the American story.  Perhaps no one is going more to make sure that it is not forgotten than St. Louis’s Ryan Spearman.  Between winning awards for exploring the connections between sustainability and music, touring around the world, working with Muddy...

MPMF Preview: Saintseneca Will Make it's Way onto Your Playlist

I don’t really remember where or how I heard of Saintseneca.  I have a playlist on Spotify that I fill with suggested bands and albums that I want to eventually check out.  That playlist is often my soundtrack as I drive around the city.  At some point Saintseneca’s latest album Dark Arc...

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An Interview With Caspian

I always love asking this question of bands that I find hard to categorize… With all of the segmentation of genres into subgenres, sub-subgeneres, et al., how would you describe your music?I would describe our music as classical music written for a rock band. It has ambient influences and many...