Local folk music
I’m consistently surprised by the local folk scene, whether its experimental artists like Shelly Blake or pop folk like Page France. Who are some of your favorite folk and acoustic artists in the area?
Country/folk rockers Caleb Stine and the Brakemen are featured in tomorrow's Meet the Band section of LIVE. They have a new two-song disc titled Come Back Home, and the title track is one of the most poignant new indie folk songs to come out of Baltimore.
Stine and Monarch singer Jenn Wasner trade lead vocals in the tune, which is about a man who did wrong, and a woman who forgives him.
Stine explains: "It could be any relationship. It could be God singing to a person. It could be a parent singing to a child. The one character feels like hes just failing at what hes done. Then Jenn, who is the lover but in a way is the lover or God or the other person, is saying 'come back home, my love is unconditional.'"
It's worth a listen just to hear Wasner’s voice. Here’s a clip.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
