GFM recently chatted with indie-pop singer/spokenword artist Ingrid Chavez about her most recent project A Flutter & Some Words as well as what’s up next, her history and the music business and the art of music and words.

Ingrid Chavez Interview by GrownFolksMusic

Check out this great interview from Jodine of Jodine’s Corner with Yahzarah before her recent performance at The Loft in Atlanta.

I’m so glad that this video has been making the rounds… it really addresses something that really is a problem. I am not even going to try and predict what the future of the music industry will be, I don’t think anyone knows but one thing I do know is that along with the over-saturation of music there is an equal amount of over-saturation of music “services” designed to help artists connect with fans blah, blah, blah. Isn’t that the purpose of the music? (more…)

Over a month ago we began our “Grow the Hell Up!” campaign. Now it’s time for part two of our three part series.

How the series works is first a manifesto of sorts is posted for each focus area, followed by a commentary on each point of the manifesto with not only rhetoric but some workable solutions. We would love for this process to be as interactive as possible so after the initial posting of each manifesto we would love to hear your feedback and incorporate your ideas into the commentary portion of the series.

Remember this is all in love! (more…)