About Us - Freethemusic.net

At FREE THE MUSIC,
we do things our own way.
We believe that it's the music that matters.

We know
that there are a lot of people
like us who are passionate
about real music and aren't interested
in the force-fed flavor
of the month from a corporate record
conglomerate star-making machine.

We believe that the people
who pour their souls into making music
and the people who really listen
to music and care about music
are what it's all about.

THE GROOVE
is an old school rock band
from the south that believes
in the recipe of
guitar driven, drum pounding,
organ drenched rock and roll,
deeply rooted, steeped in tradition,
with simple melodies, big harmonies,
and mysterious, poignant lyrics.

The Groove have a vision
for making current vibrant rock music
that sounds the way rock and roll
used to sound.

Here is a live audience recording of The Groove
from a bar gig in 2003 Greensboro NC
doing a song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

RICH LERNER
driving force behind The Groove and
founder of Free The Music,
Rich released 4 albums for the Rockduster label
(3 CDs of original songs and 1 of traditional
folk music) before moving
to a more band oriented direction.

"Soul Sistah" is an unreleased original song by Rich.
This demo version from the summer of 2002
features his wife Mandy helping with the vocals and
Rich on all instruments.

MINISTER X
is Free The Music friend, brother, and associate
Sam Iambient
who records original instrumental ambient electronica
and uses our web site to share his creations.

Minister X added his touch to The Groove's "Aqua Marine"

In 1997, three friends who played string instruments and shared a common interest in learning traditional Jewish folk music began getting together on Sunday mornings. From this seed, a band has grown and the Sinai Mountain Ramblers are proud to call themselves "The only Klezmer band in Guilford County."
Clarinet was added to the original string trio in 1999. This really filled out the sound and allowed the band to dramatically expand its repertoire.
Performances by the Sinai Mountain Ramblers includes lots of traditional Klezmer tunes from Eastern Europe as well as original compositions and contemporary Jewish folk songs. The group has performed for dances and concerts at restaurant/coffee houses, private parties, music festival street scenes, and religious services as well as nursing homes and various fund raisers and benefit concerts.

In 2001, the band traveled together to study music at Klez-Kanada north of Montreal with some of the world's best Klezmer instructors. The group has also performed in concert with nationally known touring artists Michael Alpert of New York, Sam Glaser of Los Angeles, Jack Gabriel of Denver, and Jukie Silver.
The unique sound of the band can be traced to their diverse musical roots and influences which include dixieland jazz, folk, blues, swing, classical, bluegrass, old-time and rock. Whether playing an instrumental piece or singing in Hebrew, English, or Yiddish, the group has a way of playing real authentic Jewish music in a style that is very accessible to the average listener. Live performances by the Sinai Mountain Ramblers include a cross section of material that is, at various times humorous, spiritual, danceable and just plain fun.