Young folks focuses on the best, fresh folk, acoustic, singer-songwriter indie folk & alt-country jams. Turn it up Folks!

Cara Louise

‘Empty Me’

[indie folk/doo-wop]

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Cara Louise, born Cara Louise Wegener, is a singer-songwriter from St. Louis, MO, now residing in Nashville, TN. Louise’s unique and soulful sound comes from her powerful and emotive vocal chops. Cara’s extensive range, coupled with inspired melodies and honest, sincere, relatable lyricism, set her aside as a true force of nature. Major influences include 1960’s pop, early 2000’s indie-rock and Americana music. In 2019, Cara released her debut solo EP, “Fragile Heart”, produced by David Beeman. The leading singles from the EP, Fragile Heart and Empty Promise, were pressed to vinyl and released via Soul Step Records in January of 2020.

Dan Rose

‘What They Want’

[country/acoustic/singer-songwriter]

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With his acoustic guitar, distinctive sound and passionate DIY spirit, Danish solo artist Dan Rose is an exciting songwriter and performer. Promoting minimalism, sustainability and the issue of climate crisis, while openly sharing his feelings of his own shortcomings and the way of the world, he’s a kind of modern protest singer.

Lotta Wenglén

‘Blackest Hole On Earth’ (ft. Anders Thorén)

[alt-country/americana]

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Lotta Wenglén has a long career as a well-credentialed artist, songwriter and producer with her own Record Label Margit Music. She has toured with Whiskeytown, Chip Taylor, Rosie Thomas and has played in a lot of bands such as Blind Lake and Dollykollot. She was one of the five women portraid in the documentary film “I’m my own Dolly Parton” along side Nina Persson from The Cardigans.

Joey Nowyuk

‘Inuuqatigigakkit’

[folk rock/cover/world music]

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Joey Nowyuk is an award-winning singer and songwriter from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Raised by a community that instilled in him the value of culture and language, the arctic indie rocker first picked up the guitar when a travelling music workshop came to town, and inspired him to keep playing – not an easy feat when guitar strings could not even be purchased in his remote community! Nevertheless, his beat-heavy, guitar driven songs – some in Inuktitut, some in English – tell stories of his life up North, always shining a ray of optimism and hope throughout. With the release of his debut album, Tumitit (meaning “your footprints” in Inuktitut), Joey Nowyuk aims to join the ranks of celebrated Inuit artists such as Beatrice Deer and Elisapie in strengthening his people’s language and culture. Joey Nowyuk plans to tour extensively in support of his released debut album, both across Canada and around the Arctic Circle.

Ben Hutcheson

‘Summer of Seventeen’

[alt-country/singer-songwriter]

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An emerging Country Rock artist from South West England.

Ben Hutcheson bridges the storytelling gap between Passenger, Ed Sheeran and Tim McGraw making him an act to look for in the near future.

Starting out from humble beginnings in Bristol, Ben has become a growingly aware and prominent artist to look out for.

His music career started at a young age and since then has gone on to play all around the UK. He currently resides in Bath where he is currently studying a Masters degree in Commercial Music at Bath Spa University and planning the release of his debut album in the coming year.

Ben lists many influences that span through many genres and eras but he notes a few extremely influenctial artists ranging from AC/DC, Kenny Chesney, Brother and Bones, Passenger, Guns N’ Roses, Ed Sheeran, The Script and more.

Mike Legere

‘Dawson City’

[folk/singer-songwriter]

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Mike Legere is a songwriter and producer based out of Toronto, Ontario, originally from Nova Scotia. He released his first solo record Ourselves in Public on June 8th 2018, followed by a music video for the single Love Songs (In Fear of Dying Penniless), and a second single, Billboard. His sophomore record Memory Forming Clouds, will be released in 2022. He’s also played with such acts as Century Thief, Places Erupt, and Omar Shabbar.

Alias James

‘Thousand Headlights’

[country/americana/acoustic]

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Alias James lives “out in the country”, in an unincorporated area in rural California, called West County. A songwriter with a wide range of influences – country, Americana, alternative rock, singer-songwriter, including Merle Haggard, Tom Petty, the Carter Family, Dwight Yoakam, Neil Young, Hank Williams, James Taylor, the Allman Brothers, Willie Nelson, Kings of Leon, Jon Pardi, Don Henley….”I like living in the country, being around animals, and record in a barn with old Ampex tape preamps….I believe a song has a mind of its own.”

Hannah Ascher

‘The Room’

[indie folk/singer-songwriter]

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Hannah Ascher is a 17-year-old singer-songwriter whose friends and family urged her to share a collection of songs that she originally wrote to process the pandemic and the tribulations of high school. Shawn Pander, an Austin-based musician and producer whose music formed the soundtrack of her youth, offered to help Hannah take the leap from demo to finished product alongside co-producer Gabriel Rhodes. The result is Making Space, a precocious, folk-pop exploration of promises and shortfalls, female empowerment, and the power of music.

Hannah’s songs are intended as authentic and vulnerable offerings of poetry set to music. Her influences include Billie Holliday, Brett Dennen, Fiona Apple, John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, Ben Platt, Stephen Sanchez, and The Head and the Heart.

Tony DiCorpo

‘Porch Songs’

[americana/singer-songwriter]

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Singer/songwriter, folk & Americana artist from Cleveland, Ohio.

The Goddamsels

‘Wayward Daughter’

[country/bluegrass]

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The Goddamsels write songs with strong, empowering messages, blended with elements of folk, pop and traditional country, all tied together by their stunning, instinctive harmonies.

[All Press Notes provided by the artists]

Compiled by: Christos Doukakis