Free music for New Year’s

Free music from indie artist Katie Shorey and “The Voice” star Erick Macek

Katie Shorey

The season of giving just keeps on going as two more tuneful talents are giving away more free music.  Specifically, singerâ€"songwriter Katie Shorey and multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Erick Macek have joined forces for a special online New Year’s Eve giveaway : ‘Silent Night’ with Katie Shorey & Erick Macek on December 31, 2013.  The performing pair is dedicating the event “to Newtown, Connecticut”.

Shorey and Macek also add that their music is “made from scratch with love to our friends and fans”.  They encourage everyone to “ download, share, join our mailing lists, check out our music pages, and sing along; thank you all;” they conclude, “Have a wonderful New Year!”

The free music downloads begin with the couple’s cover of the seasonal song “Silent Night” by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr.  Also available for your free downloading pleasure five tracks by Shorey including her demos of “Goodbye” and Anywhere But Here and three covers including her version of Chip Taylor’s “Angel of the Morning”, Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” and Colbie Caillat’s “Bubbly”.

Erick Macek

Music fans can also get free downloads by “The Voice” star Macek.   Macek, who has appeared with such other artists as Jason Mraz, David Gray and G Love, adds the songs “Who Am I to Be”, “Home”, “Be My Answer”, “I Wanna Believe”, “Just Right”, a noteworthy live cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Cecilia”, as well as both a live and studio version of  “Miss Everybody’s Business”.

Macek is presently prepping for the release of his first live album complete with his signature scats and improvisational grooves.   Shorey, previously signed to Interscope Records, is currently “writing and recording music for film and TV.”

American Live Wire readers can even download this free music early.  So go get yourselves some great “freebies” to serve as the soundtrack to your next celebration.  Have a good one!

(Images courtesy of Katie Shorey, Pamela Corey and Erick Macek)