It seems perfectly fitting that Karla Adolphe would release her second music video on Mother’s Day.

The Alberta-based folk singer is a mother herself, with a three-year-old son and a baby on the way. And this new video, released May 12, is for “Mamma Wing,” a song that celebrates the unbreakable bond between a mother and a child – in life and in death – off Adolphe’s latest solo album, Honeycomb Tombs.

The video for “Mamma Wing,” which was filmed, directed and edited by Wade Yamaguchi, features video footage of mothers and their children, which were submitted by Adolphe’s fans, interspersed with images of Adolphe singing. It’s a celebration of motherhood and of love and hope. Adolphe wrote “Mamma Wing” for her friend Leith McHugh, who lost her 12-year-old daughter Hadley. Adolphe was with the family at the hospital when they said goodbye to Hadley, and this song is for them and for every other parent who has lost a child.

Karla Adolphe – Mamma Wing (Official Music Video) from Wade Yamaguchi on Vimeo.

Honeycomb Tombs is a collection of songs written for people going through the journey of grief that was inspired by witnessing Hadley’s death and by stories of grief that Adolphe’s fans sent her, and when it came time to make a video for “Mamma Wing,” Adolphe says she felt that reaching out to her fans once again would be the perfect fit.

“After being inspired by so many individual’s stories in writing the album, I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate moms and include them in a stirring visual representation of the story of the song,” she says in a press release.  “After a little nudging, I received beautiful videos of moms being their beautiful selves in everyday situations. I loved seeing their love on film and am so pleased with how Wade put it all together.”

Adolphe can’t wait to share the “Mamma Wing” video with others.

“The finished product is more than I hoped for,” she says. “This is one of the main reasons why I chose to work with Wade Yamaguchi – he has an eye for capturing the human experience and really nailed it on this song. I loved how he shot me in a very domestic, neutral space and how most of the footage reflects the everyday ‘ness’ of being a mother. This approach allowed us to appeal to the everyday mom, I hope. The song is about the inexplicable, intimate bond between mother and child, and I hope to have contributed some reflection and beauty to this eternal subject.”

“Mamma Wing” became the second video from Honeycomb Tombs after Adolphe’s fans chose this song in an online voting contest. It was very close, and only four votes separated “Mamma Wing” from the second choice.

“I think the subject matter hits so very close to home for all of us, so it seemed like a great fit,” says Adolphe. “As an artist, I’m always hoping to touch the universal nerves – that is the best art. I am pretty pleased with this piece of work!”

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“Hello. It’s been a long while. In the studio finishing up the debut album (see photographic evidence). More news and new music very soon…” From the Matthew And The Atlas Facebook page. Really, really looking forward to this album. Here are a few of his previous songs..

Matthew And The Atlas – To The North

Matthew And The Atlas – Animal Bones

Just found this great cover of the Blue Ridge Mountain Blues by the Avett Brothers. How have I not seen this before..

The Hems are an acoustic duo made up of Austin based musicians, Dusty McClellan and Jamie Zanelotti. After spending time at open mic the two found a common love for the Stanley Brothers, Gillian Welch, and The Carter Family. The love for earnest music brought the two together and inspired them to create the sound they are today. With only two guitars and their voices, Dusty and Jamie’s album ‘Those Early Years’ is packed full of beautiful harmonies and melodies.

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FB:How did we meet?
TH:We met via Craigslist. There was an ad for a roots rock band that Dusty’s step-dad posted. He was looking for a female lead singer and songwriting collaborator. I (Jamie ) became that lady and Dusty was one of the lead guitar players. When the band wasn’t rehearsing or playing gigs, we’d go to open mics. We were both new to Austin, so the open mic scene was a great way to meet people with similar interests. The band was great, but we soon realized we loved playing as an acoustic duo.
FB:What inspires you to make music?
TH:What inspires us to make music would have to be the artists that influence us like Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, and Townes Van Zandt. There’s nothing better than listening to songs that resonate with you. The kind of songs that make you reflect on your life. Welch, Williams, and Townes, in our opinion, write songs on that level. We strive to be there with every song we create.

FB:Where did you get the name “The Hems”?
TH:Well, my day job is as a seamstress and Dusty’s is a tailor…not really. We just think it’s a beautiful word – phonically and visually – with no heavy connotations. We think its neutral quality allows people to associate any meanings they’d like.

FB:What’s your favorite place or venue to play?
TH:We love playing in listening room environments. We feel our music goes over well it that type of space. We sometimes wish we were a cool rock and roll band that could kill it in bars and clubs, but that’s just not what we do.

FB:Anything weird happen when you were playing live?
TH:Not while we were playing, but driving home from a Houston gig at about 2:00 AM we rammed into a deer…or should we say it rammed into us. It was terrifying. We were on a dark highway and by the time I saw him it was too late. Luckily we were fine, but I can’t say the same for the front of Dusty’s car…or the deer. Let’s just say the incident gives a literal meaning to the phrase “deer in the headlights.”

The Hems – Those Early Years

The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, CA-based roots orchestra. Bluegrass, ethnic swing, swamp blues, jug-bop and let me tell you, when it comes to leg shaken goodness, they got ya’ covered.

Their new album ‘Carry Me Home’ is a full-speed ahead kind of an album. They start off with a beautiful cover of “Swing Low” (Yup, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot) and than all hell breaks loose soon after that. What I love most about this album is the energy that comes from a blend of old-school traditional songs with some really wonderful originals.

“Imagine Old Crow Medicine Show meeting Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven Band in New Orleans or Bob Dylan and Fats Waller jamming with Mumford & Sons on a front porch in 1938.” DBR

I love this quote “This ain’t no fake-mustached hipster revivalism here; The Dustbowl Revival is the real deal, shouting and hollering the nearly derailed, buzz-saw crazed music of the American South that first inspired them. – Hearth Music

The Dustbowl Revival’s newest album will hit April 18, 2013 so keep your eyes peeled!

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The Dustbowl Revival – New River Train

The Flannel Attractions are simply stunning. The perfect blend of roots, folk pop, and bluegrass will have you itching for more. Take one listen and you’ll feel like your at a good old hootenanny.

Here is a short biography about the band: Though they met by playing the renowned Jackson Hole Hootenanny – a decades-old Wyoming music tradition that has been graced by folk and bluegrass stalwarts like John Denver and Peter Rowan – The Flannel Attractions’ music has a far-reaching appeal that even attracts listeners with the blissful ignorance to call the mandolin a “mini guitar.”

Drawing from singer-guitarist Pat Chadwick’s experiences entering and leaving the tumult of city life, the band’s songwriting depth can be compared to modern folk revival acts, and their instrumentation lies somewhere between the loose folk pop of The Lumineers and the virtuosic and progressive bluegrass of The Punch Brothers. Meanwhile, the stunning harmonies offered by singer-violinist Emily Yarbrough are likely to evoke comparisons to The Civil Wars and The Head and The Heart.

In their first year of existence, The Flannel Attractions have honed that niche sound, walking a fine line between indie folk and bluegrass while steadily developing a fan base in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond. In the dead of winter in Jackson Hole, the band self-produced their debut self-titled EP and celebrated the disc’s February 2013 arrival with a sold-out release show at Dornan’s – the current location of the Hootenanny.

With recent airplay on Wyoming Public Radio and positive press extending to the Pacific Northwest, The Flannel Attractions are currently growing their grassroots following with tours through Colorado, Montana and Idaho, as well as the pursuit of relevant regional festivals throughout the country. (Photo & Bio from The Flannel Attractions

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