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Hear It First

Hear It First: Charlie Parr, 'Dog'
- August 30, 2017
- Kelly McCartney
Most folks live their lives within their own personal comfort zones, rarely even peeking out to see what life's like on the outside.

Hear It First: Chris Kasper, 'O, the Fool'
- May 22, 2017
- Kelly McCartney
Life, just as with nature, is comprised of seasons.

Hear It First: The Mastersons, 'Transient Lullaby'
- May 12, 2017
- Elena See
If you're lucky, it'll be one or two songs on an album that instantly grab you and draw you in.

Hear It First: Jon Stickley Trio, 'Maybe Believe'
- May 08, 2017
- Linda Fahey
Since the release of our last full-length album, Lost at Last, we have traveled thousands of miles and played hundreds of shows to a wide range of audiences.

Hear It First: Amilia K Spicer, 'Wow and Flutter'
- April 21, 2017
- Elena See
Some musicians churn out music as fast as possible - they're in the studio almost the day after they've released a new album, working on their next greatest hit.

Hear It First: Blair Crimmins & the Hookers, 'You Gotta Sell Something'
- February 14, 2017
- Cindy Howes
Ten years ago, the music of Blair Crimmins was extremely different than his cheery modern take on 1920's Dixieland Jazz.

Hear It First: Rayna Gellert, 'Workin's Too Hard'
- January 17, 2017
- Elena See
They say the devil's in the details and when it comes to storytelling, those devilish details are especially important.

Hear It First - 'Christmas On the Lam and Other Songs from the Season'
- November 14, 2016
- Elena See
What does winter mean to you?

Hear It First: Tom Brosseau, 'North Dakota Impressions'
- September 13, 2016
- Kelly McCartney
Singer/songwriter Tom Brosseau moves through the world and comes to his art at a pace and a pitch unlike most others.

Hear It First: Dietrich Strause, 'How Cruel That Hunger Binds'
- August 22, 2016
- Kelly McCartney
When Dietrich Strause decided he wanted to make a new record, he recruited a bunch of the most talented folks in the New England indie-folk scene, including Alec Spiegelman, Lyle Brewer, Amy Correia, and Mark Erelli, then got Zachariah Hickman and Sam Kassirer to helm the whole thing at Great North Sound Society in Parsonsfield, Maine.

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