Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), libertarian socialist, dad, lover of life.  I also write songs as part of Ai Tsuno, which you can look up on all the streaming platforms.

 As of fall 2014, Rat Trap is done for the forseeable future. Thank you all for your support over the years, it has meant the world to us. All of our music can now be downloaded for free off our Bandcamp.

Rat Trap is an Indie Folk Rock band from Santa Cruz, CA formed in 2010. They have released three albums, most recently "Halfway To Infinity" in June 2014. All of our albums are available for free on Bandcamp.

Folk/rock songs in singer/songwriter style and diy/punk spirit. 
Personas and parodies, rants and ramblings, fables and fantasy, sleaze and silliness.

I've been playing/writing music as a hobby for years, and sometime ago I arranged my songs into 4 thematic (semi-finished) albums. After persistent nagging and unreasonable flattery from biased friends, I've been coaxed into spending some free time working on selected songs (from those 4 albums) and making them public. Hope you like them.

About me, I'm in my 30s, of mixed background, and I live (mostly) in England and Scotland. Jon Deferdyn is an alteration of my name and the Vortex is a small, loose group of friends with whom I've played music.

Some of the compliments I've got so far are on the lyrics, so I've included them (on each song page here).

Many of my favorite artists are (for lack of a better description) in the literary singer-songwriter/chansonnier/bard tradition:
Georges Brassens, Jake Thackray, Fabrizio De Andre, Nick Cave, Vladimir Vysotsky, Shane McGowan, Ewan MacColl, Dubliners, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Wolf Biermann, Jacek Kaczmarski, John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Linton Kwesi Johnson; in bands, Clash, Mano Negra, Cramps, and others.

Public domain music for games, effects and other things.
(for reference and discussion with co-workers. We're a small international team making a video game)

Hello. I am Francesca (Frankie), I am a singer songwriter. 
I sing, play the guitar and have written over 100 songs in the last years, which I slowly plan to upload here. Be gentle! I'm not a professional! :)

Hi there! I'm a musician and performer, I play the guitar and sing in a band with a few of my friends. I love discovering different kinds of music, my recent obsession is Klezmer, I'm constantly looking for something new.

My name is Rachel. I'll be sharing some great music with some of my friends here. Hope you like it!

ProtFran is following