For those unaware, John Gorka is one of the most well-loved singer/songwriters in the folk community. With a career spanning 40 years and a discography of 17 solo releases, he embodies the best of folk music with his eclectic blend of folk, blues, and bluegrass influences, with insightful lyrics and engaging delivery.

On his new album, Unentitled, Gorka reasserts his voice as a guiding light in the folk scene. The album opens with “Favorite Place,” an upbeat reflection on the songwriter’s life and the creative process. “A Light Exists in the Spring” is a setting of an Emily Dickinson poem brought to life by Gorka’s sparkling acoustic guitar and warm, rich baritone vocal, which segues into “Particle & Wave (Goodness in the World),” an anthem to the power of kindness and the better angels of human nature.

Gorka delivers a stunning rendition of the well-loved Stan Rogers song “Harris and The Mare” (the sole cover on the album) before closing with a reprise of “Particle & Wave.” Joining Gorka on the project are Lucy Kaplansky and Eliza Gilkyson, fellow folk icons that share the Red House legacy with him.

1. Favorite Place
2. A Light Exists In Spiring
3. Particle & Wave (Goodness In The World)
4. First Snow On The Mountain
5. No Time To Cry
6. Welcome Home
7. Hold On
8. Give Us Back Our Water
9. Hope Doesn’t Fall
10. Richard III
11. Harris And The Mare
12. Particle & Wave (Solo Acoustic)

With an eclectic blend of folk music, blues, and bluegrass influences, Gorka opens his smooth sailing of an album on the joyful summer breeze of Favorite Place and the effortlessly soulful beauty of A Light Exists In Spiring and then we get his resounding cover of Particle & Wave (Goodness In The World), a dutifully harmonic First Snow On The Mountain, the windows down, elbow leaning No Time To Cry, the quietly resounding Welcome Home up next.

Then we are brought forth the subtly effective ballad Hold On and the melodic Give Us Back Our Water and they are in turn backed seamlessly by the gentle, veritably shimmering Hope Doesn’t Fall, the jaunty Richard III, the set rounding out on the mesmerizing Harris And The Mare, closing on a solo acoustic version of article & Wave.

John Gorka’s career was launched in the mid-80’s when he won the prestigious New Folk award at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 1984. Several years later, he signed to Red House Records for the release of his debut album, I Know. He migrated to Windham Hill/High Street for his subsequent three releases, earning extensive critical acclaim from a variety of publications including Rolling Stone which dubbed him the preeminent male singer‑songwriter of the New Folk Movement.

Following his return to Red House in 1998, he has released a string of albums that all achieved folk chart-topping success. unentitled marks Gorka’s 10th album for the Red House Records imprint.

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