Are you looking for a free way to listen to Southern Gospel? Look no further, here's a list of sites where you can find some great music!
Spotify - I haven't used this option very much, but it looks sort of promising. They have some harder-to-find new albums. But unfortunately you have to download a program, you can't simply access the music from your browser. Also, some albums are missing. You get 20 hours/month of free music (I think), unless you upgrade to a paying account.
Napster - Napster has a lot of music. They also have a lot of groups that aren't as well-known in the Southern Gospel world. But recently they haven't been adding new projects (e.g. Tribute Quartet, Collingsworth Family, ect.) and some projects just have 30-second clips (e.g. Greater Vision) If you're interested in listening to new CD's, don't choose Napster.
Grooveshark* - The music on Grooveshark is mainly from more popular artists (Gaither Vocal Band, EH&SS, Greater Vision, ect.) And while they do have lesser-known artists (Kingdom Heirs, Inspirations, Collingsworth Family) they don't have the new CDs, and may just have a couple of songs from the particular performer you're looking for. I don't use Grooveshark very much unless I want to upload music.
Pandora - Much the same as a lot of the other options. Not a lot of new music, and not a great selection of artists either. Also, you can't pick each song you want to listen to. Pandora creates a playlist based on similar artists to the one you picked.
Last.FM - This is like Pandora, with perhaps, a little more music and (sometimes) more obnoxious ads.
YouTube** - Probably the world's biggest video uploading site, YouTube is a goldmine for music. There's a lot of music that people have recorded off DVDs, so you can find some really good stuff. Then you can get programs to convert the videos to MP3s.
Artist Websites - Sometimes a group will put some of their music on their websites. Check out the websites for the following artists (Google their name): Collingsworth Family, Skyline Boys, Cross4Crowns, Liberty Quartet, Stowtown Records, Greg Howlett, Crimson Gold, Dove Brothers Quartet, Gold City, Heaven Bound Quartet, Whisnants, Mike Lefevre Quartet, Old Paths, Palmetto State Quartet, Providence Quartet, Resurrection Quartet, Paul's Journey, Sons of Liberty, Soul'd Out Quartet
Do you have anything to add to this list? Please leave a comment and let us know!
*Grooveshark has dubious legality. Anyone with an account can upload music. The site does pay the record labels for the music, however the labels have to sign up with Grooveshark to get paid.
**While YouTube is legal, some videos that are posted are not supposed to be there. The creators of the content (artists, producers, ect.) can have their content removed by contacting YouTube.
Spotify - I haven't used this option very much, but it looks sort of promising. They have some harder-to-find new albums. But unfortunately you have to download a program, you can't simply access the music from your browser. Also, some albums are missing. You get 20 hours/month of free music (I think), unless you upgrade to a paying account.
Napster - Napster has a lot of music. They also have a lot of groups that aren't as well-known in the Southern Gospel world. But recently they haven't been adding new projects (e.g. Tribute Quartet, Collingsworth Family, ect.) and some projects just have 30-second clips (e.g. Greater Vision) If you're interested in listening to new CD's, don't choose Napster.
Grooveshark* - The music on Grooveshark is mainly from more popular artists (Gaither Vocal Band, EH&SS, Greater Vision, ect.) And while they do have lesser-known artists (Kingdom Heirs, Inspirations, Collingsworth Family) they don't have the new CDs, and may just have a couple of songs from the particular performer you're looking for. I don't use Grooveshark very much unless I want to upload music.
Pandora - Much the same as a lot of the other options. Not a lot of new music, and not a great selection of artists either. Also, you can't pick each song you want to listen to. Pandora creates a playlist based on similar artists to the one you picked.
Last.FM - This is like Pandora, with perhaps, a little more music and (sometimes) more obnoxious ads.
YouTube** - Probably the world's biggest video uploading site, YouTube is a goldmine for music. There's a lot of music that people have recorded off DVDs, so you can find some really good stuff. Then you can get programs to convert the videos to MP3s.
Artist Websites - Sometimes a group will put some of their music on their websites. Check out the websites for the following artists (Google their name): Collingsworth Family, Skyline Boys, Cross4Crowns, Liberty Quartet, Stowtown Records, Greg Howlett, Crimson Gold, Dove Brothers Quartet, Gold City, Heaven Bound Quartet, Whisnants, Mike Lefevre Quartet, Old Paths, Palmetto State Quartet, Providence Quartet, Resurrection Quartet, Paul's Journey, Sons of Liberty, Soul'd Out Quartet
Do you have anything to add to this list? Please leave a comment and let us know!
*Grooveshark has dubious legality. Anyone with an account can upload music. The site does pay the record labels for the music, however the labels have to sign up with Grooveshark to get paid.
**While YouTube is legal, some videos that are posted are not supposed to be there. The creators of the content (artists, producers, ect.) can have their content removed by contacting YouTube.
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