Today we’re turning the spotlight onto East Yorkshire-based filk-duo Woodsmoke. Woodsmoke recently released a digital reissue of their EP “Back To Nature” through IO Music Group and we penned some questions over to the guys about the record, the decision to reissue it and where you can catch them performing live. Where are you from?Hessle, just outside of Hull, East Yorkshire – England. “If I’d … Continue reading Spotlight On: Woodsmoke
I’m super stoked to officially release the acoustic version of “Happy” today which is all the very first official Neither Could Dylan release. I spoke about this briefly in previous posts, but if you’re not caught up, before I ever embarked on the strange windy dirt roads of Crooked Forest, I was unofficially putting all my new songwriting into a folder I called “Neither Could … Continue reading Neither Could Dylan Release: Happy
Surprise! Over the weekend I shot a music video. Watch the official music video for Quiksand now on my YouTube Channel! About the Video On Saturday April 30th I went over to the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre to fulfil a goal I’d never attempted before. I grabbed my acoustic guitar and set out to perform a full acoustic set for anyone who happened to be heading … Continue reading Jaimee Jakobczak Release: Quiksand Official Music Video
I’m back with another cover, this time an acoustic rendition of “You Were Good” from the Damage record. Listen to the bands original recording here: Now, take a listen to mine: I’m a big fan of the original record, I really like the overall vibe of it, but I often find myself thinking that it would’ve been nicer to hear it even more stripped down, … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: You Were Good (Acoustic)
Coming in spot #10 of our reissued discography, here’s our first track poached from Chase This Light – I went with “Always Be”. Listen to the original recording here: Side note: I totally forgot “Always Be” was a single and had a video made for it, funny that! Chase This Light didn’t get a ton of love over here in Canadaland after the initial single. … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Always Be (Live)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I have a special release which is a brand new recording of If Not Now. This song will be on my upcoming full-length record The Clearing but enjoy this alternate version in the meantime. I’ve mentioned before this is the closest thing to a love song I think I’ve ever written and I maintain that thought now as I listen back … Continue reading Crooked Forest Release: If Not Now (Acoustic)
Today I’m pretty stoked to share with you all the first release exclusive to crookedforest.ca – Blister. Press play to list to it now! (This track was previously released under the Crooked Forest band name but now lives on as an early Neither Could Dylan cut 😉 Lyrics I open my mouth and my teeth turn on my tongueand now I’m bleeding straight from my … Continue reading New Music Release: Blister
Now that we’ve come to an end on the acoustic cover song series for 2021, I thought it might be fun to revisit all the songs that I fumbled my way through for ya through the year. If you haven’t read it yet, I explain a bit about why I started doing the acoustic cover songs in this blog post titled “The History of: Wayback … Continue reading Acoustic Cover Song Series 2021 Round-Up
To celebrate the release of Jestem Krzywym Lasem, I ran a very limited run of CD’s. Like, very limited. Get a copy now before they’re all gone because I’m 100% not running them this way ever again; that’s not a marketing ploy, I’m just literally not doing that. Buy the Record on the Crooked Forest Virtual Merch Store via BigCartel Now! If you buy a …
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Today brings us to track 3 on Jestem Krzywym Lasem, here’s our breakdown of “Without You”. I’ve spoken a bit about “Without You” before, even sharing a snap from when and where it was written back in December 2020. I had actually woken up one morning and some of the lyrics started swirling around my head as I worked up the strength to get out … Continue reading Jestem Krzywym Lasem Track by Track: Without You
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