Trespass Music is pleased to release to radio Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt's new single "My Flag Too" on April 30, 2021. "My Flag Too" follows up the releases of the duo's first three critically acclaimed albums "…
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Trespass Music provides proven expertise in facilitating performing songwriters seeking to take the next step in sharing their work. Trespass Music is committed to and proudly partners with motivated musicians, that we are passionate about and that is evident and reflected in all aspects of our agency.
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New Releases & Coming Soon ~ May 1 & June 1, 2021
AaronNathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Pennsylvania | Ohio | Folk
Releasing April 30, 2021
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APRIL 30 PREMIER ON NEW FOLK INITIATIVE
"a commentary on patriotism called “My Flag Too.” They have produced a video of the latter which the New Folk Initiative is honored to present exclusively today.
Directed by Nathans, the video has scenes of Independence Square in Philadelphia, a Gettysburg battlefield and cemetery, and an African-American veterans monument in Delaware. There are shots of families of color with flags and a few familiar folk faces. With memories of his father and grandfather, Nathans seeks to restore the flag from partisan purposes, singing “this flag is not a weapon.” John Platt - New Folk Intiative
Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys
Windsor On | Single | Alt Folk | Soulful roots | Americana
Releasing June 1, 2021
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With driving rhythms, soaring vocals and waling blues harp, Easy comes bouncing in evoking memories of a perfect summer road trip. Using the Detroit River as her muse, singer-songwriter, Karen Morand explores the arc of life, overcoming, letting go and leaving worry behind. The road ahead is unknown, but open and hopeful with the stereo turned up loud.
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APRIL 1, 2021
Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys
Windsor On | Single | Alt Folk | Soulful roots | Americana
Releasing April 1, 2021 ~ Industry links available March 25
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One more scroll, one more mouthful, one more guilty pleasure - there are things we do to deal with the hard parts of life. It becomes a problem when “just one more” isn't enough. Never Enough is a love song. It reaches into the heart of addictions and calls out the true soul of a person.
“a standout in the crowded field of solo singer-songwriters” Danny Sullivan (Blue Skies Music Festival)
”I believe she is on her way to becoming an artist who will be a force on the Canadian music scene.” platinum award winning musician Linda McRae
Loretta Hagen
New Jersey USA | Folk | Americana | Adult Contemporary
Releasing April 1, 2021 - Industry links available March 25
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"Not Now" is a song about hope and the will to survive. Award-winning singer-songwriter Loretta Hagen wrote the song during COVID-19 after hearing the heartbreaking stories of people fighting for their lives, alone in hospitals.
"Each day I would hear news stations report the heartbreaking stories of people alone in hospitals around the world fighting for their lives without a loved one at their side. I can only imagine the terror for them. So many stories of loss: loss of life, loss of jobs, homes, loneliness. Normal life simply gone. But in all of that overwhelming despair and loss, there were also stories of survival." L.H.
In Rotation
Partington & Sweeney
Rhode Island | Folk
Releasing November 1, 2020
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Commonplaces is inspired by the centuries-old practise of commonplacing or recording wisdom and ideas for later recollection in notebooks that bear the name "commonplace."
Mary Lee Partington & Ed Sweeney tell stories of immigrants, farmers and factory workers during 19th & 20th century America, where self-educated mill girls earn their own keep, an orphan endures to tell her tale, where old ballads have taken root and where migrants go farther west.
Bruce T. Carroll
Connecticut | Americana | Folk | Singer Songwriter
SINGLE "Lift Your Head Up" | Release Date September 25, 2020
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After releasing two critically acclaimed albums in the last three years, “Ruckus and Romance” (2017, "devilishly brilliant", "intensely beautiful"/No Depression), and “Finding You” (2018, a "fine, intense commentary on America's past"/No Depression), Bruce T. Carroll has just released his new single, the timely and powerful anthem "Lift Your Head Up" to radio.
Ed Sweeney & Yang Wei
Rhode Island | FOLK | Instrumental | Traditional Folk
Releasing Feb 1, 2021
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Our introduction to one another was short and to the point: “Yang Wei, this is Ed. He plays banjo. Ed, this is Yang Wei. He plays pipa. You two should talk.”
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Pennsylvania | Ohio | Folk
Releasing October 1, 2020
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“We think Aaron’s journalistic storytelling skills paired with Michael’s unique instrumental (and songwriting) chops will continue to spin gold for as long as they choose to work together — a lengthy time, we hope!"
Richard Cuccaro -Acoustic Live in NYC
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Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Pennsylvania/Ohio | Folk | Americana | Singer-Songwriter
Come on Sun (Shadow of the Cyclone) | Release Date SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
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**Shadow of the Cyclone" Album Release October 1
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Tia McGraff
Port Rowan ON | Americana | Adult Contemporary
Releasing Feb 1, 2021
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Tia's McGraff's new single, "What If" asks the bold universal questions. What if it's you? What if it's me? What if it's us? Who is going to lead us out of the desert and into the green of peace, harmony and agape? Edgy, inspiring, and powerful.
Jim Stanard
COLORADO | Folk | Country
Releasing October 1, 2020
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Singer-songwriter Jim Standard will release his sophomore album Color Outside The Lines, on October 16th. Teaming up again with Grammy-nominated hitmaker and producer Kip Winger and Afghn Whigs guitarist Jon Skibic, this effort also features the legendaary Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) and his daughter Bethany Yarrow on two songs.
From social justice to history to humor, the common thread among Standard's songs is their resonance--emotional, musical, and melodic. Throughout the 11-song album, such indelible Standard originals as "Same River", "Witness Protection", "One Time In A Row" and "The Opium Wards" convey wisdom and curiosity, showcasing the artist's uncanny ability to pinpoint fundamental emotional truths.
Philip Scott Poli
Windsor Ont Canada | Folk
Releasing October 1, 2020
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"Chops! Philip Scott Poli has both real deal songwriting and musicianship chops. Audiences love him and embrace the emotion he lays into the lyrics and his stage presence. "One Sky" should be on your list of CDs to purchase and listen to on the radio this year!"
John Moran - Chair Programming - The Bank Theatre, Leamington ON
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Loretta Hagen Releases New Single "Not Now" to Radio April 1, 2021 
Trespass Music is pleased to release Loretta Hagen's new single "Not Now" to worldwide radio on April 1, 2021. The new single is in advance of Loretta's upcoming album to be released late 2021 and is the…
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Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys Release New Single "Never Enough" To Radio April 1, 2021
Trespass Music is pleased to release Karen Morand & The Bosco Boys new single "Never Enough" to worldwide radio on April 1, 2021. The new single is the first of 4 singles released in advance of the upcoming…
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Surprise from "A Little Bit O'Blarney ~ Eat, Drink, & Be Irish ~ The Bank Theatre
As a special treat for The Bank Theatre in partnership with Crave Family Grill & pub event "A Little Bit O'Blarney ~ Eat, Drink, & Be Irish, Trespass Music reached out to Ireland's Ciarán Mac Gowan.
(pronunciation: 'Key-A-Ran', just in…
Ed Sweeney Re-releases "What Lies Ahead" to Radio Feb 1, 2021
Trespass Music is pleased to re-release ED SWEENEY & YANG WEI (with members of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble) CD "What Lies Ahead" to radio on February 1, 2021. "What Lies Ahead" represents a musical collaboration where Eastern and…
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Ed Sweeney
Rhode island | holiday | Instrumental
Releasing November 24, 2020
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“When I was growing up, my dad was in radio. We lived in the suburbs, and the holiday music I grew up with was the popular music of radio, television and the movies.
Today we still know and sing those “pop” songs because they were the best songs of their time and now are part of our holiday celebrations.”
Trespass Music Holiday Songs on Airplay Direct
Our clients from Canada & United States
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We invite you to enjoy these holiday songs from our clients.
From our Musical Family to Yours -
Happy Holidays!!
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Pennsylvania | Ohio | Chanukah | Folk
Releasing November 20, 2020
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"Rebuild," is a ballad, a metaphor song that compares the biblical story of Chanukah to our current world in which we need to rebuild after a period of fighting. It is not outwardly political. It does, however, reflect the current exhaustion we all feel.
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IN ROTATION
Gordon Thomas Ward
Maine | New Jersey | Folk Rock
Releasing May 1, 2020
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"When you think of the phenomenal story-tellers of yesteryear like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon or James Taylor, Gordon Thomas Ward would be in that same vein for Today. This multi-dimensional artist takes listeners on a lyrical journey on his new 2 Volume set called ‘Eiderdown’. Gordon Thomas Ward is setting the gold standard for singer/songwriters for generations to come." - Jimmy Rae - Skope Magazine
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Gordon Thomas Ward
Single - Four Angels | New Jersey/Maine | Folk Rock Release Feb 21 | "EIDERDOWN" ALBUM RELEASE MAY 1
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“Few make as immediate and impassioned an impact as Gordon Thomas Ward manages to do... Evoking a heartfelt sound reminiscent of Dan Fogelberg in particular.” — Lee Zimmerman, Goldmine Magazine
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Joanne Lurgio
RHODE ISLAND, USA | FOLK | SPIRITUAL | CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN - RELEASE SEPTEMBER 1
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“Lurgio has outdone herself. Her two originals and ten arrangements show her at her highest level of achievement. That she accomplished that while tackling more gospel and spiritual material shows she’s an artist on a high level of ability, a true musician who can utilize instruments, support players, multiple vocal techniques to put her message across.” Bill Copeland, Copeland Music News
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Ken Dunn
HAMILTON ON CANADA | FOLK
Releasing May 1, 2020
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“Tempered by experience and fuelled by passion, Ken Dunn’s music "sneaks into your feet, heart, and soul."
— John Apice, No Depression
"Highly evocative and intriguing" - fRoots, UK
"Music filled with the human spirit" - JIM MARINO FREE WHEELIN FOLK SHOW -CFMU Radio, Canada
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Gordon Thomas Ward
NEW JERSEY/MAINE | FOLK ROCK
SINGLE - STILL CALLING | NEW JERSEY/MAINE | FOLK | Release MARCH 13 | "EIDERDOWN" ALBUM RELEASE MAY 1
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"Long on stories and personal observations, Ward approaches things almost cinematically making these into song/movies that hold your attention in a different sort of way."
- Chris Spectre - Midwest Record
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Linda McRae
Nashville Tennessee USA & British Columbia Canada Folk | Americana | Country | Release Date OCT 1
Top Albums 2019 -
- #5 Ark of Music Top Albums
- #6 Fervour Courlee Favorite Roots
- #10 Top Albums 2019 Roots Music Report
- #15 Americana Highways Going to the Well- #17 Americana Highways Rough Edges & Ragged Hearts
- #7 Oct #15 Nov #37 Dec2019 #33 Jan 2020 #53 FEB 2020 Folk DJ Top Albums
23 weeks Top 10 RMR
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"Pure substance. Unbridled and fully realized talent. Sincere and stirring. WHOSE LOVECHILD…? The yin iteration of Orbison meets Dylan…" The ARK OF MUSIC
It's a WINNER!!" FOLK ROOTS RADIO with Jan Hall
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Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Pennsylvania | Ohio | FOLK
Carry A Tune (Single Release Sept 15)
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Pete Bernhard
Vermont | Folk
Releasing May 1, 2020
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THE DEVIL MAKES THREE’S Frontman/Guitarist Pete Bernhard is best known of his unbridled, barn-burning performances and driving roots, rock and bluegrass sound. However, with the release of his third studio album Harmony Ascension Division (Kahn)
May 1, 2020 to radio he is now showing a whole other side to the story.
Gordon Thomas Ward
Single - “Désirée” | MAINE/NJ | Folk | Single Release Jan 31 | "Eiderdown" Album Release May 1
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“Désirée” is a brand new single releasing January 31, 2020 from Gordon’s upcoming double album “Eiderdown.”
If one were to take bits of Neil Young, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell, and Jackson Brown and blend them together, you would have a good idea what Gordon’s sound is like.
"One of the best singer-songwriters working in the Americana/Indie scene today." ~ No Depression
Kathleen Healy
Massachusetts | Folk | Release Date Feb 1, 2020 - FOLK DJ CHarts February #4 Top Song, #15 Top Album, #19 Top Artist
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“Kathleen Healy writes songs that come right from the heart, and when she sings them for you, they'll go right into your heart.”
— Bob Weiser, host of the Old Songs' Home Radio Show on WOMR, Provincetown, MA
"The 12-track, 42-minute LP is of a personal nature. Her melodies are often memorable with touches of classic melodies from other sources (“Gift From My Mother”) the most obvious. Nonetheless, the tune is a beauty, with excellent sound. A playful tone to Ms. Healy’s voice — ala Nanci Griffith. (True, as well of “Slip Away”). Most effecting.
Kathleen is a valued folk singer. She steps into big shoes. Has sincerity, poignancy & warmth to her repertoire. She isn’t yet political – yet. She seems to prefer the importance of family, friends, unions & reminding all of us — life is worth living."
--John Apice - Americana Highways
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Lynne Taylor
Newburyport, MA | Folk | Release date November 1
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"Lynne Taylor is like a voice in the wilderness, howling for truth and justice, whether it be about empire building, media lies or street kids."- Diane Crowe, Music of thePeople, WMCB, Greenfield, MA
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SCOTLAND, ON - BETTER BY NOW
RELEASED APRIL 5 - FOLK | ROOTS
FOLK DJ - TOP ALBUM #24 TOP ARTIST #31
RMR - #5 TOP 50 CONTEMPORARY FOLK, #4 TOP 50 CANADA #7 TOP 50 FOLK
AIRPLAY DIRECT - #20 TOP 50 BLUEGRASS FOLK ALBUMS
!EARSHOT - #6 NATIONAL FOLK/ROOTS/BLUES CHART
NACC - #25 TOP 30 FOLK ALBUMS
Benjamin Dakota Rogers is a distinctive, emotive and gritty singer-songwriter whose sound challenges the definition of the folk genre, reaching far beyond to include influences of roots, blues and country music.
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"We cover a lot of acoustic singer-songwriters around here, so when we do feature one it has to be good. Rogers is talented." Ears To The Ground Music
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KITCHENER, ON - LUCKY LUCKY DELUXE - RADIO ADD APRIL 25 FOLK POP | FOLK ROCK -
FOLK DJ - #62 TOP ALBUM
AIRPLAY DIRECT - # 26 DEBUT #47 APRIL TOP 50 BLUEGRASS/FOLK ALBUMS
RADIO GUITAR ONE - #11 TOP 20 FOLK
On the heels of their most recent release, Safe As Houses inspires a new generation of listeners with their fresh, energetic take on the genre, while dabbling in whimsy and nostalgia to satisfy even the most seasoned of folk enthusiasts.
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"Their music follows in the footsteps of Mumford & Sons with orchestral arrangements and big builds... will leave you with goosebumps" - BAM Productions.
Website HERE MORE HERE
MONTREAL, QC - TEMPERED TANTRUM - MAY 1 - FOLK -
NACC #28 TOP 30 FOLK ALBUMS
AIRPLAY DIRECT #32 TOP 50 FOLK
Lucas Choi Zimbel and his trusty sound engineer, Pi Sailin-Cutler, borrowed microphones they could never afford from the former owner of Montreal’s famed Studio Victor, North-America’s original RCA studio built in 1942, and headed up to Va-Nu-Pieds for three days. Lucas did not wear headphones to hear playback. As it was played, so it is heard.
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