(Singer-songwriter, b. 1984) Ketevan Melua had a roving childhood that took in Ajaria, Georgia (where she was born) and Belfast, and her music falls somewhere between the categories of jazz, blues and radio-friendly pop. Debut single ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’ (2003) found Melua in mournful mood. 2005’s Piece By Piece, was equally sombre, while third studio album Pictures in 2007 was the last to be made in collaboration with Mike ...
Melding folk with rock, smooth harmonies with jangling guitars, The Byrds enjoyed a short period during the mid-1960s when they were not only publicly acclaimed by their two biggest influences, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, but when they themselves also influenced those icons. Acoustic Folk Pop Jim McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III, 13 July 1942), David Crosby (born 14 August 1941) and Gene Clark (1944–91) were all seasoned folk musicians when, ...
Folk pop is often looked down on by connoisseurs of the music who believe that in its purest form it should have nothing in common with the charts and the commercial world. Yet folk has punctured the mainstream more often than most would imagine, and in many ways its popularity has been reliant on those who’ve broadened the market by taking it into the pop era. Part of the cachet of ...
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