GFM Fam wanted to give you all a quick taste of what will prove to be a must have for your collection. Dionne Get Your Gunn is the latest project from Dionne Farris and The Russell Gunn Quartet. In listening to a few of the cuts for review I can say in no uncertain terms that this is what this site and music in general should be about.

Far too often we safely place artists and their compositions into these neat little categories where they should play nice and just stay. But music and life (which should always inspire the music) is not that simple or safe. Below is a re-working of Dionne’s classic “I Know” and it just goes to show that when the notes and the time are arranged by someone who is well acquainted with style, the familiar can become the new familiar.

Recorded over two nights, Oct 12th and 13th, 2012, with pianist Louis Herevoux, drummer Henry Conerway III and bassist Kevin Smith, live at Churchill Grounds in Atlanta, by award winning engineer Alvin Speights. Dionne Get Your Gunn marks Dionne’s 3rd full-length release on her independent label Free and Clear Records. This will also be her 4th commercial release which has been funded through pledgemusic.com.

DJ Polished Solid is back with another great mix of a certified GFM Fave Van Hunt. For those who know Van’s body of work or have ever seen him perform live know firsthand the caliber of artist that he is… it’s great to see someone like DJ Polished Solid producing such a fitting tribute to a true writer of music. GFM had the privilege to interview Van last August, if you haven’t had a chance to check out that interview you can find it here. Make sure to checkout DJ Polished each and every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm on her show No Turn Unstoned right here.

Checkout the playlist after the jump. (more…)

New goodness from a GFM fave! You can pick up a copy of the set right here.

Photo Credit: Shalon Goss

Recently we had the opportunity to chat with Multi-Instrumentalist/Vocalist/Songwriter/Producer Van Hunt about his new album What Were You Hoping For? (Due out September 27th) his origins in Ohio, what it takes to put together a solid backing band and much, much more.

Van Hunt Interview by GrownFolksMusic

Van will be hitting the road in support of What Were You Hoping For? Beginning September 19th, check the tour schedule here after the jump. (more…)

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