Three More Terrific YouTube Music Channels

I don't have much time to write a blog post today (because today has been crazily busy), so I thought I would do a Part 2 to my post from two weeks ago:Three Terrific Music Channels On YouTube.   So, without further ado, here are three more of my favorite music channels on YouTube!

Home Free

Home Free is an a capella group that sings country music.  The very first time I was introduced to this group, I was totally blown away by their incredible voices.  They're always right on the correct pitch and right in time with each other.  One of the members of the group, Adam Rupp, makes every drum sound imaginable (and many other sound effects) with only his mouth! Home Free specializes in covers of other people's country songs (like this cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire"), but they have many original songs as well.

Owl City

One might assume that Owl City was the name of a band made up of several people, but in fact all its music is done by one man: Adam Young. He does the lead vocals, the backup vocals, and all the instrumental tracks.  His music is God-centered, fun, and kind of weird (in a good way).  Fun fact: Owl City has done credits music for a number of movies, including "Wreck-it Ralph."  Another fun fact: Adam Young's Twitter account is hilarious!  (And no, I don't have Twitter.  I've seen his tweets on Pinterest.)

The Hound + The Fox

This young married couple is just adorable...and their singing is lovely too! They do covers of folk songs and songs from musicals and movies. Listening to their voices is just so relaxing! They play their own accompaniments, especially on harmonica and ukelele (I haven't been paying enough attention to the instruments to remember exactly which ones they play, but it always sounds great)!

 Well, that wraps it up!  I'd love to hear about your favorite YouTube music channels in the comments!

Three Terrific Music Channels on YouTube

I listen to a lot of music on YouTube, and today it occurred to me to write a blog post sharing music from some of the terrific musicians that can be found there!  And yes, I'll admit that my taste in music is eclectic. (And apparently I only listen to male singers???) 

Peter Hollens

Peter Hollens uses modern technology to his advantage.  He records himself singing multiple voice parts and combines the parts to make videos that sound like whole choirs.  He also does sound effects that I can hardly believe aren't done with musical instruments.  Peter specializes in doing song covers; he's done all the songs from Lord of the Rings, a lot of songs from Disney movies, and a lot of traditional songs like "Shenandoah."  He does duets with his wife, Evynne (who has her own YouTube channel), too!

Il Volo

Il Volo is a trio of men from Italy that my sister, some friends, and I were privileged to see in concert last March during their "Notte Magica" tour (a tribute to the Three Tenors, They started out doing a cross between opera and pop music, then transitioned to doing more pure opera and Italian folk songs.  Although Gianluca, Ignazio, and Piero are only in their early twenties, their vocal control is a classical singer's dream!  And that's Plácido Domingo conducting them in this video.  

Simon Khorolskiy

My mom introduced me to this artist.  (To be fair, she dragged me kicking and screaming to listen to this artist.)  Simon is a Russian man living in Washington State who does videos of assorted songs (almost entirely in Russian) with his six sisters.  There's an old-world feel about the music that I really like, even though I can't understand any Russian!  Simon is Christian, and the intent in his music is to give glory to God.
 

For some reason this post won't let me embed more than three videos.  When I try to add a fourth, one of the ones I've already posted disappears.  I'm not sure what's going on with that...maybe the files are too big?  I have several favorite music channels left, so I'm thinking of doing a "Part 2" to this post sometime soon. Meanwhile, I would love to hear about your favorite YouTube music channels in the comments!