Folkstar – folk rock band

Hello from the studio!

When we decided to take on the arduous task of recording a 16 track full band album, we knew we’d have our work cut out for us. We were initially going to cut a few songs and save them for the next record, but we just couldn’t. It’s like asking someone which kid doesn’t get to go on family vacation. Everybody gets to go! We love all of our songs so much and think they all have a unique place on this album. And so we’ve spent many days and nights at Karmic Fury Records recording, and we can almost see the finish line! We’re sleep deprived and a little bit foggy and we’re not really sure what day it is, but we are so grateful for this entire crazy process and those people who have helped us through it.

On that note, we’ve had some really talented friends stop by the studio to lend us their skills. Last week Leslie Wiegle did some great backing vocals and Dylan Linehan laid down some unbelievable piano tracks. This week we’re welcoming Preston Luce for a cello track. Thank you friends, we couldn’t have done it without you.

We are looking at June 2013 for the album release – we’ll have a specific date for you in a few weeks once we’re in the mixing phase and have an estimate on how long the whole production process is going to take. We’re taking our time to make everything absolutely perfect and we know you’re going to love it!

The most exciting part of the release is that, in addition to CD, we’re going to be doing vinyl! And not just vinyl, but double vinyl! That’s right, we’re putting together a double vinyl LP of our songs with Gabriel Lehman’s awesome artwork on the cover! There are not enough exclamation points in the world to capture our excitement!

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Now that we’re done exclaiming, we’d like to assure our friends and family that we are still alive and well and we’ll be back among the world of the living soon. We’ll even invite all of you to our CD release shindig to celebrate with us!

The new album is coming!

We’ve spent the winter traveling and writing and are thrilled that, with the spring thaw, we will have a new album to share! Without giving too much away (spoiler alert: we’re terrible at keeping secrets), here are some things you can look forward to on the next record:

1) More lyrics from Sue! The first record consisted of a few songs we wrote together, but mostly featured Kim’s lyrics. This album will be at least 50/50, with the possibility of there being more lyrics from Sue. Kim was busy sipping cocktails with her feet up…er, writing melodies… and could not be reached for comment.

2) More of pretty much everything else! We’ve been busy this winter working on various musical instruments and we’re taking it to the next level of musical complexity. You can expect more harmonies, more guitar parts, and various other instruments that were not featured on the first album. There will also probably be more songs on this album since we can’t seem to stop writing songs that absolutely belong on this record.

3) We are going to tell you how we really feel. About pretty much everything. If the past album was Emotional Bootcamp (and that was, after all, what we named it), then this one will be all out combat. Now, don’t go thinking this is an angry album because it’s not. We’re just expressing a whole new range of thoughts, both positive and negative. We’re tackling all sorts of subject matters like life and death, dreams, injustice, frivolity, politics, culture, and, of course, we’ll never leave out heartbreak.

We are so excited about this album because we feel like it expresses who we really are both musically and as people, and we can’t wait to share it with you!!! We’re on target to release the album in April, and it will be available both in physical form (with amazing art work) and also as a digital download. We’ll give you an exact release date as we get closer.

For now, stay warm and bask in the glow of anticipation!

Folkstar Receiving Air Play on 150 Radio Stations Nationwide

Folkstar is receiving air play on 150 radio stations nationwide including:

Aggie Radio – Logan, UT
CFCR – Saskatoon, SK
CFRE – Mississauga, ON
CHMR – St. Johns, NF
CHUO – Ottawa, ON
CILU – Thunder Bay, ON
CSCR – Scarborough, ON
KAFM – Grand Junction, CO
KAMP – Tucson, AZ
KANM – College Station, TX
KBBI – Homer, AK
KCSS – Turlock, CA
KCSU – Fort Collins, CO
KDWG – Dillon, MT
KEOL – La Grande, OR
KEUL – Girdwood, AK
KFAI – Minneapolis, MN
KGAR – Lemoore, CA
KGRG – Auburn, WA
KHSU – Arcata, CA
KIDE – Hoopa, CA
KJHK – Lawrence, KS
KKCR – Hanalei, HI
KKSM – San Marcos, CA
KLCZ – Lewiston , ID
KLPI – Ruston, LA
KMNR – Rolla, MO
KMSU – Mankato, MN
KMUD – Redway, CA
KNDS – Fargo, ND
KNSU – Thibodaux, LA
KPUR – Forest Grove, OR
KQAL – Winona , MN
KRNU – Lincoln, NE
KRSC – Claremore, OK
KRVS – Lafayette, LA
KSJS – San Jose, CA
KSLU – Hammond, LA
KSSU – Sacramento, CA
KSYM – San Antonio, TX
KTCV – Kennewick, WA
KTSW – San Marcos, TX
KTUH – Honolulu, HI
KUMD – Duluth, MN
KUNI – Cedar Falls , IA
KURE – Ames, IA
KUT – Austin, TX
KUWS – Superior, WI
KVMR – Nevada City, CA
KVRX – Austin , TX
KVSC – St. Cloud , MN
KWCR – Ogden, UT
KWCW – Walla Walla, WA
KWLC – Decorah , IA
KWVA – Eugene, OR
KXZY – Stillwater, OK
KZMU – Moab, UT
KZUU – Pullman, WA
NVWR – Reno, NV
RLC – Piscataway, NJ
WAKE – Winston-Salem, NC
WARC – Meadville, PA
WARY – Valhalla, NY
WASU – Boone, NC
WBJB – Adelphia, NJ
WBNY – Buffalo, NY
WBWC – Berea, OH
WCBE – Columbus , OH
WCFM – Williamstown, MA
WCNI – New London, CT
WCUR – West Chester, PA
WCVM – Morrisville , NY
WCWM – Williamsburg, VA
WDWN – Auburn, NY
WECI – Richmond, IN
WEFT – Champaign, IL
WERU – East Orland, ME
WFDU – Teaneck, NJ
WGFR – Queensburg, NY
WGLS – Glassboro, NJ
WGSU – Geneseo, NY
WHFR – Dearborn, MI
WHPC – Garden City, NY
WHRW – Binghamton, NY
WHUS – Storrs, CT
WICB – Ithaca, NY
WIDB – Carbondale, IL
WIDR – Kalamazoo, MI
WIIT – Chicago, IL
WITR – Rochester, NY
WJCU – University Heights , OH
WKKL – West Barnstable, MA
WLFR – Galloway, NJ
WLTL – La Grange, IL
WLUR – Lexington, VA
WLVR – Bethlehem, PA
WMCO – New Concord, OH
WMCX – West Long Branch, NJ
WMEB – Orono, ME
WMHB – Waterville, ME
WMPG – Portland, ME
WMSC – Upper Montclair, NJ
WMUC – College Park, MD
WMVL – Purchase, NY
WNHU – West Haven, CT
WNIA – Rocky Mount, NC
WNMC – Traverse City, MI
WNSU – Fort Lauderdale, FL
WODU – Norfolk, VA
WOJB – Hayward , WI
WOUB – Athens, OH
WOZQ – Northampton, MA
WPNR – Utica, NY
WPPJ – Pittsburgh, PA
WPSC – Wayne, NJ
WQAQ – Hamden, CT
WRCT – Pittsburgh, PA
WRDP – Chicago, IL
WRHU – Hempstead, NY
WRKC – Wilkes-Barre, PA
WRNC – Ashland, WI
WRPI – Troy, NY
WRSE – Elmhurst, IL
WRST – Oshkosh, WI
WRSU – New Brunswick, NJ
WRUR – Rochester, NY
WSBF – Clemson, SC
WSBU – St.Bonaventure, NY
WSHL – North Easton, MA
WSIA – Staten Island, NY
WSIN – New Haven, CT
WSUM – Madison, WI
WSWI – Evansville, IN
WTCC – Springfield, MA
WUDR – Dayton, OH
WUPX – Marquette, MI
WUSC – Columbia, SC
WVAU – Washington , DC
WVCW – Richmond, VA
WVMW – Scranton, PA
WVUD – Newark, DE
WVYC – York, PA
WWSP – Stevens Point, WI
WWSU – Dayton, OH
WWUH – West Hartford, CT
WXIN – Providence, RI
WXLV – Schneckville, PA
WXOU – Rochester, MI
WZBT – Gettysburg, PA
XTSR – Towson, MD

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