“Apocalypse Never” is short and a cappella, putting the spotlight exclusively on Shoulders’ vocals, which soar over sharp flutters of intentional voice-cracking.
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Fayetteville folk label Gar Hole Records rapidly expands roster
2024 additions to the Gar Hole family include singer-songwriters Desiree Cannon, Creekbed Carter Hogan and Maddy Kirgo as well as duo Two Runner.
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Paste Magazine includes four Arkansas artists in roundup of 2023’s best folk albums
All four albums were released by Fayetteville-based label Gar Hole Records, making this a thoroughly homegrown accomplishment.
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Gar Hole-idays Winter Showcase to feature Nick Shoulders, Dylan Earl, Bonnie Montgomery and more
The lineup for the second annual Gar Hole-idays Winter Showcase features two consecutive nights of music by four members of the Gar Hole roster — Nick Shoulders, Dylan Earl, Bonnie Montgomery and Chris Acker — as well as a handful of other acts billed as part of the label’s extended family.
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New live EP from Fayetteville folk wonder Jude Brothers
Fayetteville folk wonder Jude Brothers has dropped a new EP, “looking for water / finding home!,” which bundles four live songs all performed with the harp as accompaniment.
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Yodel, but make it hardcore: A Q&A with Nick Shoulders
Though Nick Shoulders has been firmly based in Fayetteville since 2020, we spoke with him over the phone in Casper, Wyo., where he was “wandering the alleys in the shade” on day 45 of a 57-stop tour. From there, he reflected on his traditional origins, his new album and how the ancient mouth bow can be used as a resistance tool.
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Bonnie Montgomery is back with new single, album to come in November
So many songs have been written about the hardships and complications of a life spent on the road that one forgets that being a nomad can actually be unadulterated fun. Montgomery’s new song reminds us of that fact.
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Nick Shoulders models joyful defiance in his new single
“Won’t Fence Us In” is Nick Shoulders at his most explicitly political.
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Fayetteville’s Austin Cash releases a cheerful fingerstyle ditty
Unlike the ambient hue of his previous work, the tune is a simple, John Fahey-esque acoustic composition recorded in a modest fashion, spotlighting Cash’s guitar playing in all its brittle, syncopated glory.
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Jude Brothers has no secrets on their new, searingly intimate breakup album
Every song on the sophomore release from Fayetteville solo artist Jude Brothers concerns the excruciating ending of a long-term, life-altering romantic and creative partnership, but it’s no typical breakup album. The grieving process is rendered with such allegiance to even the most ephemeral moments of emotional honesty that no discrete chapters can be found.