Fresh Friday: Singer/Songwriter Obesssion

The Fresh Friday portion of the CrossCurrent blog covers stunning musical acts that continue to make headlines and tour the world.

From Michael Jackson to Smashing Pumpkins, The Civil Wars have you covered. This folk and country influenced singer/songwriter duo made up of John Paul White and Joy Williams is making waves in the music industry with their debut album, Barton Hollow. The album features fourteen songs with the two singers harmonizing beautifully together over mostly just guitar and piano. Even for people who are new to folk music or not a particular fan of country music, The Civil Wars have managed to make the music......well, cool. I would best describe it as easy listening.

Check out The Civil Wars covering Michael Jackson's hit, Billie Jean below:

Voices sound familiar yet? Maybe you recognize them from this years Grammys? Together the two performed a snipet of their song "Barton Hollow" before introducing country music star Taylor Swift. They were also featured with Swift on the soundtrack for the movie The Hunger Games earlier this year. The song, "Safe and Sound" was written by Swift, Williams, White and T-Bone. It was one of the more memorable tracks to the movie. The Civil Wars also won two Grammy awards this year for Best Country Duo/Group Performance of Barton Hollow, and Best Folk Album.

The Civil Wars perform an original song, Poison and Wine: 

Don't miss your opportunity to see The Civil Wars live - they will be performing on Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Austin, TX at Austin City Limits Festival in Zilker Park.