How many is “many”? In this case, ELEVEN great tunes free for the taking!

First up is Colin McGrath, a Brooklyn-based artist who graduated from Ohio’s Oberlin College and who NPR described as an “intinerant folk orchestrator”. Appealing melodies. Tasteful arrangements. We’re pleased to be able to share two tracks from his sophomore album, Yellow Brick Man: Surprise Me and Walls

The Robbie Boyd Band, based in the UK, offers up a fresh take on Russia’s “next-door neighbor” with the very catchy Oh Alaska, from their album What Are You Waiting For?

Arkansas-based Rod Clemmons may have been born blind, but he’s had no trouble locating his musical groove…and he’s more than willing to share it with you. We dare you…just TRY to keep your toe from tapping as you indulge in I Love My Music…from his album What’s Up? It’s Me

Justin Levinson hails from Burlington, Vermont and honed his craft at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. He’s offering up a delightful duet with Liz Longley called I Was So Wrong (check out the cute video on YouTube, by the way!) from the Justin Levinson & The Valcours album This Side of Me, This Side of You.

NYC-based Lauren Edman‘s voice is the first thing that catches you. Beautiful tone, range and control. But let the words and melodies work their magic on you as well. From her album It’s Always the Quiet One, we think you’ll enjoy This Is It.

Darryl Gregory is a producer as well as an artist, with his own Sandy Hook, CT-based facility (Blue Cave Studios). We’re pleased to share his tastefully-arranged duet (with Francine Wheeler) called What About Love, from his album Big Texas Sky.

Nashville-based songstress Alona Raevska may speak four languages (Russian, Ukrainian, English, and French) and be the proud possesor of a Masters degree in Information Analysis, but somehow she’s also found a way to craft a burgeoning career as a pop singer with her album Conversations With My Soul. Check out the pop ballad Part Of Me.

Chicago-based Vintage Blue is an energetic pop-rock band featuring hooky melodies and slick vocal harmonies. About the song Just Breathe, from their album Strike The Mics, says the band’s Ben Bassett: “Instead of focusing on a specific relationship, or idea about love, this song was truly about letting things fall into place,” he says. “Most of the time in today’s society we all want to force the issue, and this song is about stepping back and taking a breath, and trusting that things will work.”

Markeisha Ensley hails originally from Colorado…but has relocated to The Big Apple to pursue her musical dream. She’s off to a great start…having won the 2011 Abe Olman Scholarship Award for Excellence in Songwriting from the Songwriters Hall of Fame/Songwriters Guild of America. She’s been described as a cross between Alicia Keys and Anita Baker. From her EP Talk To Me, we’re glad to be able to present her song Maybe.

And finally, meet Ed Hale. Or re-meet him. He was originally introduced to the world at age 17 as Eddie Darling. In the intervening years, he has crafted a career as both a solo artist and as frontman for Ed Hale and The Transcendence. From his album Ballad On Third Avenue, check out I Walk Alone.

All these great songs are available for free, legal download right now at GreatSongsFree.com

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This time around, we lean a little more toward music crafted on eclectic, jazzy stuff with three great instrumentals.

Colin McGrath is a NYC-based singer/songwriter…so his songs usually include lyrics…but we’re pleased to present an instrumental piece here called South 2nd St. Serenade, from his album Yellow Brick Man. It’s been described as “ambient and emotional with a classical sense of order and melody and a Wilco-esque, post-modern sense of adventurous textures, treatments, and sounds”. Gotta hear that, right?

The Wee Trio is also based in New York City, featuring vibes, bass and drums. Check out their cool rendition of 1984, from their album Ashes To Ashes – A David Bowie Intraspective.

The Frank Herzberg Trio hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil…and features bass, drums and piano. Dive deep into Too Much, Charlie…from their album Handmade.

Where do you go to find these great tunes? Right here: GreatInstrumentalDownloads.com

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If you’re a fan of singer-songwriter music, you’ll want to take special note of this update:

Liz Queler & Seth Farber have released an album called The Edna Project…original music set to the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay, and began with a book given to Liz by Seth’s mother a few years ago. We’re pleased to be able to share the song: The Return From Town

Ethan Hanson is a gifted singer-songwriter who hails from Fayetteville, North Carolina. You will most definitely enjoy the two songs he’s sharing: Mary Go Round and Your Way Home (Above The Weather)

Charity Chapman has been writing songs for many years, and has experienced great success with having her songs placed on shows such as X Factor and Ugly Betty. After suffering a near-death experience related to pregnancies with her two children, her life was saved by discovery of an experimental drug. After a 5-year break, she’s back to making music and appreciating her life. She’s sharing two songs here: In My Room and One Plus One.

Matt Andersen is from a small blue-collar village called called Perth-Andover in New Brunswick. Surrounded by music his whole life, he too up tuba, then trumpet, then guitar…playing classic rock and Top 40 in pub bands. But then…he discovered the blues. His latest album, Coal Mining Blues, deals with the hardships of the working man. And we’re pleased to present the title track from the album.

Ryan Michaels’ family ran a musical instrument store in the San Francisco Bay Area when he was growing up, but he moved to Nashville and The Ryan Michaels Band was recently nominated for both “Best Pop/Rock Band” and “Best Live Rock Performers” in the Nashville Independent Music Association (NIMA) Awards. From their album Life Is For The Living, check out: A Side Of Me

These terrific songs (and we know you’ll agree once you’ve heard them) are available for free and legal download right now at GreatSongsFree.com

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Fans of instrumental music (especially guitar) will be glad to hear we’ve *finally* updated our instrumental music site!

Eric Garcia has written an album of songs for his mother called Songs For Shifra: ““My mom had a profound effect on me, teaching me about art, introducing me to many artists, taking me to galleries and analyzing paintings. When she developed dementia, she reached a point where we couldn’t talk anymore, so I would go and play guitar for her and kiss her forehead. She liked that – still does. She played these songs for me when I was young, and now I do it for her.” You’ll enjoy the sweet groove of Johnny’s Blues.

Kelly Carpenter has an interesting story. He wrote his first song at the age of 5, but grew up to pursue a more traditional career in computer programming. However, he never stopped working with on his passion. In the Nineties, he wrote a popular worship song called Draw Me Closer that, to this day, is sung by vast numbers of people around the world each week and was recorded by Michael W. Smith and John Tesh, among others. A repetitive-motion injury finally forced him to stop his full-time programming gig. And since then, he has pursued music full-time. From his latest album, Passages, check out Summer Rain.

Alex Chudnovsky was born in Russia, but his family fled in 1978 with the intention of moving to America. They got as far as Austria only to change plans and decided on Israel as their new home. But tensions there led them to move again, and after illegally crossing the Mediterranean, they ended up in Australia. At the age of 17, his brother bought a guitar and, drawn by his love of heavy metal music, he began to learn to play. Over time, his interest shifted to classical guitar, and eventually to composing his own music. His second album is called Renaissance Of Life, and we’re pleased to be able to share the title track, as well as A Touch Of Serenity.

Bill Furner is a professional tile contractor who loves to play, record, arrange and perform fingerstyle on both classical and steel-string guitar. He’s had one song posted with us previously, and is returning with another called Joy Of Rings.

You’ll find these great instrumental tracks available right now for free and legal download at GreatInstrumentalDownloads.com

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How about a couple of terrific new songs for kids this weekend?

Kira Willey is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania based teacher of yoga for kids as well as a fresh sound in creating music for kids. We’re pleased to be able to present two songs from her latest album: Mr. Cricket Hop and Roller Coaster.

You can find these great tunes right now at FreeKidsMusic.com

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On this weekend-before-Christmas day, we’ve added another great tune to our Christmas offerings:

Bill Ward got together with The Doerfels (one of the Northeast’s brightest young bluegrass ensembles) to record an album of his original Christmas tunes called The Christmas Sessions. Featuring bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo along with the vocals…you’ll enjoy the song Angels Said It True.

It’s available right now for free download at FeelsLikeChristmas.com

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We can’t let the day end without getting some more music online for you. This time, in the New Age piano genre:

Miika Warsell (aka Aural Night) hails from Finland, and has studied music theory, music history, orchestration, classical composition and MIDI composition for several years. He’s brought us two songs to share: A Very Kind Fairy and Jubilant.

Stan O’Daffer is a composer working in multiple genres…classical, jazz, film scores, prog rock and more. He’s sharing one of his solo piano songs with us. It’s called Shadows.

Gabriele Tosi is an Italian pianist with a degree in classical piano from the Conservatory of Pesaro. He’s shared the title song from his album Andromeda.

These great tunes are available right now at FreeSoloPiano.com

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Rather than The Night Before Christmas, we’re rolling into The Weekend before Christmas with some great new tunes to share with you:

• California rockers The Yule Logs have released a new album called You Ruined Christmas, and are sharing their version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Double bonus points for replacing “bring us some figgy pudding” with “play us some Ziggy Stardust”!
• Aussie children’s music entertainer Brett Campbell has brought us 3 holiday gifts: Arthur The Christmas Cat, Santa On A Surfboard and What If Santa Lost His Laugh?

You’ll find these songs available right now for free download at FeelsLikeChristmas.com

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If you enjoy kids music, or have folks in your life who do…click on over to FreeKidsMusic.com, where a nearly innumerable number of new kids songs were posted today for free, legal download.

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Starting off this week the right way…with 4 new songs for the holiday!

• Joe Bongiorno is a Seattle-based solo pianist, and he’s brought us his lovely arrangement of Away In A Manger, from his album A Candlelight Christmas.
• King Teddy is a swing/jumpblues/rockabilly band hailing from Silver Spring, Maryland. They’ve got a collection called A Very Teddy Christmas, and they’re sharing two songs with us: Christmas Eve Tonight and Could It Be Christmas?
• The Jellybeans is a group of eleven girls from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey who began singing together in the third grade. They’ve recorded and self-released two albums, and they’re sharing with us their Christmas single Celebrate God’s Love.

These new tunes (and many, many others!) are available for free and legal download right now at FeelsLikeChristmas.com

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