Music as good and as free as nature intended

I realized that it's been a whole fortnight since I last posted to this blog. Yes, I just used the word "fortnight" and I don't care if it's pretentious. One rarely gets the opportunity to use such words, and I could not forgo the rare and adventitious occasion to utilize such a choice word. (I'll admit that now I'm just being obnoxious.)

Still, I haven't posted because I've been busy and, frankly, not all that inspired by life. With the election behind us and the Winter X Games and Season 5 of LOST still two months away, I don't have much to share. So, I thought I would use this space to point you to some other sites currently giving away some great, free and legal music.

First off, Randall Goodgame is giving away a single from his new EP, Bluebird. It's called "All the Years." If you've never heard of Randall Goodgame, you may know his songs. He wrote "Hands of the Potter," "Share the Well" and "There's Only One" for Caedmon's Call and he recorded a childrens' CD, Slugs, Bugs & Lullabies, with Andrew Peterson a couple years back.

Randall Goodgame - "All the Years"
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Andrew Osenga, also affiliated with Caedmon's Call for the last several years, has released another free EP, Letters to the Editor, Vol. II. Just like the first EP, the ideas for these songs came from fans and friends and the whole thing's acoustic.

Andrew Osenga - Letters to the Editor, Vol. II
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Though they've been up on his site for a while, if you're not familiar with Jason Harrod, he's giving away a few great songs that will be new to you. When I was at Gordon College, Jason and Brian Funck were performing together as Harrod & Funck. They were the 1990's answer to Simon & Garfunkel, that is if Simon & Garfunkel had gone to Wheaton College and had remained virtually unknown for their entire career together.

Jason Harrod - "Siren Song"
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Jason Harrod - "Roll On, Buddy"
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Jason Harrod - "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
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There are a few other MP3s floating around Jason's site, so if you liked the above, check out http://www.blogger.com/www.jasonharrod.com.

Finally, Noisetrade.com has some good stuff posted from a bunch of great folks. My personal favorite at the moment is Waterdeep's Heart Attack Time Machine, but there are dozens of other great albums posted right now as well.

All of the MP3 links in the post come right from their original hosting site, so when something's gone, it's gone. I hope you find something you enjoy. Let me know what you think.