How much freedom of speech should musicians have? #music

What makes music "cringe"? 💎📼

The Lowlies perform "Simple Reminder"

Two Runner play us “Strawberry Rhinestone”, live from the beautiful Oregon countryside! 💎📼

"Late Dinner" by Two Runner took us by storm when they won our contest #gemsintherough2022 💎📼

A grizzled master songwriter, John R Miller, plays "Back and Forth" with Chloe on Fiddle 🔥

Jesse Daniel is country music's next big thing, mark our words! 💎 This tune's called “SR-22 blues” 📼

"Capps" by Charlie Overman. A song that sucks you in like a great book, then hits you with the truth

Our field recording of “I’m Gonna Ride” by The Lowlies is now on Spotify! 🎉💎📼

Abby Hamilton stopped by the Gems office to play some tunes and talk shop 💎📼

Australian folk hero Brodie Buttons has a new record out! Don't mess with the old King Brown 💎🐍

A love song, as true as can be // “I Won’t Let You Down” by Josh Okeefe & Cora Okeefe 💎📼

JP Harris sings us a tune he wrote for his momma! "Barbara Dee", a good woman doing her best 💎📼

Daniel Nunnelee live from the living room 💎📼

A voice you will never forget, Colter Wall, singing Calgary Round-up" by Wilf Carter 💎📼

Did RL Burnside kill a man?

"Who Would Jesus Bomb?" by Jordan Smart is one of the best modern folk songs I've ever heard 💎📼

Sam Shackleton gets a warm USA welcome + graces us with a classic American folk tune, Lone Prairie 💎

Matt Heckler's field recording of “Swannanoa Tunnel” is out on all the music streaming platforms! 💎📼

DUG knocks it out of the park again - live from a boat in Dublin Bay, here's "Big Sundown" 💎📼

American Aquarium sings about tough realizations in "Wolves" 💎📼

DUG might just be the best folk band in Ireland! 💎📼

Nick Hans plays his stark and beautiful tune, "Lie to Me" - West Coast folks, he's headed your way!

A legend in the making, Sierra Ferrell 💎 Here's her tune "Rosemary" from a few years back 📼

Willi Carlisle writes the most evocative + extraordinary folk songs - here's "Boy Howdy, Hot Dog" 💎

Casper Allen, howling at the moon under a bridge in NOLA! "Mosquito Ditch" is as real as it gets 💎📼

Voices don't get much smoother than Max's gentle croon - here's his tune "Good Friend" 💎📼

The unofficial mayor of Taos, New Mexico plays us a song - here's Max Gomez singing "Good Friend" 💎📼

Max’s playing has a way of holding you close, like a heated blanket on a winter day. Here's "Joe" 💎📼

Tall Buildings has never sounded better than this thoughtful Max Gomez version! 💎📼

Nolan Taylor's voice is jawdropping 🤯🔥 "Hold Me" is out now @GemsOnVHS

🤯 An epic night at the most sacred of stages, The Ryman. Cole Chaney is the real deal folks.

Cole Chaney slayed this tune on the most historic stage in the country, The Ryman 💎📼

Hearing these beautiful voices gives me chills - Rufous Nightjar sound perfect together.

When was the last time you were moved by A cappella music? Rufous Nightjar sound amazing.

Who knew an old abandoned theatre in Dublin would sound so transcendent? DUG are the best new band 💎

Nick Hans wrote this one while running a fireworks stand and sleeping on wooden pallets in the rain

We love this Nick Hans tune, "Highballin' Everywhere I Go"! Clever lines and strong guitar work! 💎📼

New field recording with DUG out now💎📼

Casper Allen's "Carving Creases" is back! Updates on his life and new sobriety in the description 💎📼

Our latest field recording is out on VHS! Angela Autumn sings a few tunes at a house concert 💎📼

Angela Autumn plays an unplugged house show, singing her tunes "See Her Soon" & "Texas Blue Jeans” 💎

"Dancer" by Angela Autumn, a gorgeously subtle song where each line hints at a whole history 💎📼

Odie Leigh, our newest addition to the VHS HQ live series! Turns out she loves the movie Speed 💎📼

Odie Leigh's "Nine Lives", golden hour amongst the cypress trees on a lake by the Texas border ☀️💎📼

"The Sun Song" by Brodie Buttons, an ode to the sun - about the life she gives, the life she takes.

“Bring Back Someday" by Lost Dog Street Band - recorded half a decade ago in Kentucky, still hits 💎📼

"King Brown" by Brodie Buttons is now out on Spotify! Happy New Year! 💎📼