Husband and wife folk duo Oakes & Smith creates an ethereal sound not often heard in today’s popular music. Katherine and Robert evoke a soulful sense of wonder, expressing themes of love, creativity, mystery, and an appreciation of natural beauty. Said Kylee Colvin of The Levity Ball, “Oakes & Smith…bring a sense of calm an ease to the air…with songs so full of wisdom and true emotions.” Their 2016 release, Between the Earth and the Sky, was mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Oz Fritz and features a performance by celebrated Yes vocalist Jon Anderson. The EP was on high rotation on Soul Traveler Radio, and critics have given it warm praise. Said Cody Conard of The Big Takeover magazine, “The duo’s chemistry is well and clearly still in place, arguably more than ever before, because (this) is one of their best releases yet.”
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Maria Sangiolo’s voice, described by The Boston Globe is ‘angelic and pure…a born singer.’ Her “stage presence is like a veteran,” says Livingston Taylor. Her music show-cases her range of writing styles from heartfelt, melancholic ballads to rich narratives in the traditional folk form, to fun, contemporary folk.
