Hemifrån is an independent A&R, promotion and marketing company, based in the heart of Sweden, specializing in, what they call, “gut music” – The kind of music that you can feel in your gut, no matter what. Hemifran is promoting a lot of singer-songwriter, westcoast-pop, country, AOR and more. Here are featured some of their latest news – it is not all west coast, but dig into it!

Eileen Rose – Insanitia

Eileen Rose is a legacy artist who has been honing her craft for a long time. Her career path began in London with several acclaimed releases on the legendary Rough Trade label, then continued through her hometown of Boston, leading to a decade of success in Music City, Nashville TN. There, her classic, folk rock, songwriting picked up colors of country and soul, pure elements that are the essence of what we today call americana. More information at Hemifran.

Wendy Gregson – Mother Tree

Wendy and Renee are a mother/daughter duo who describe their music as ‘Soul-folk in harmony’. They hypnotize audiences with blood vocals and lyrics of hope and lessons learned. Woven into this potent sound are
unique guitar and guitalele style, violin and cello
. More information at Hemifran.

Su Andersson – Zanzibar Stone Town

Su Andersson’s new double a-side single will be released digitally, as well as on a 7″ vinyl single. More information at Hemifran.

Bobbo Byrnes – Too Many Miles

Bobbo Byrnes spent the end of 2025 editing his book ‘Too Many Miles : On The Road With An Unofficial Rock & Roll Goodwill Ambassador’ as well as fine tuning the companion CD, “Too Many Miles”. More information at Hemifran.

David Massey – Early Cuts

David Massey has released 7 CDs over his 22 year recording career. A recent bout of writer’s block (or possibly just laziness) led him to look back at his 1st 2 records, neither of which had the benefit of professional promotional support. The result is “Early Cuts”. More information at Hemifran.

Maria Skanselid – “Vill”

Maria the singer from the west who writes ingenious songs about everyday life. The upcoming album is also Maria’s debut. Together with pianist David Törnebäck, bassist Johan Bengtsson, percussionist Tapha Ndiongue, and guests, a spontaneous co-creation arises in the borderland between songs and jazz. More information at Hemifran.

By Published On: juni 20, 2026Categories: Artist News, In Focus, Miscellaneous

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About the Author: Kbremer

Good music enriches your life. At BLUE DESERT we are passionate about this particular yet wide-ranging style of music we call West Coast Music. This site is a modest tribute to the music and the performing artists, who through the (many) years have given us - and continue to give us - endless hours of musical enjoyment. As long-time fans we want to share our enthusiasm, experiences and views with fellow connoisseurs as well as curious newcomers. If we can do our bit to help promote this great music and all the gifted artist – well, then we have succeeded.