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Messenger Single — out now! 

New single Messenger available NOW — released October 7, 2021 

Click HERE or on the image to hear it now.  

"You are the messenger, carrying this flickering lamp with all the light that's left of me..." 

Cosmic Spin's original song "Messenger" is a deep Alternative Folk ballad featuring male-female harmonies and layers of acoustic and electric guitars.

Gilding Lilies EP - Coming August 2019 

2019 finds Cosmic Spin out of the limelight and in the recording studio, documenting sonic journeys that Bara and Robert hope will reach audiences far beyond the Bay Area.

The Gilding Lilies EP finds the indie folk-rock duo putting their soulful harmonies, deep grooves and shiny sonic flourishes onto six cover songs that were beautiful to begin with.


Available on all the major music sites and streaming services - August 2019.

A hump-day lunch hour to remember! 

Thanks to booking agent Natasha Miller and her staff at Entire Productions, Soulfolk performed a free outdoor concert at Oakland's City Center this Wednesday.  Hundreds of people enjoyed this magical, musical "lunch-hour enhancement"!

Soulfolk regulars Robert Cassard, Bara Waters and Eli Cassard got the audience moving. Paul Manfrini made the trek from Laguna Beach to sing the high harmonies and add tasty guitar to the mix.  Soulfolk's harmony-heavy sounds were also graced with the supreme bass skills and…Read more

Soulfolk Summer News 

Soulfolk's summer is shaping up with some exciting developments, both in NorCal and SoCal.

Let's start with the "discovery" of Soulfolk by a wonderful San Francisco booking agency, Entire Productions.  This agency, run by Natasha Miller, represents some of the most talented and eclectic live performers in the Bay Area and beyond.  We are proud to be the newest addition to their talent roster.  We can thank Entire Productions for adding us to the lineup of the Oakland City Center Fall Concert Series, and we…Read more

Soulfolk groove it up with Paul Manfrini & Eli Cassard at Karousel gig 

The energy was really crackling as the full Soulfolk lineup launched into 3+ hours of favorite tunes on a beautiful Thursday night last week.



The Karousel Boutique is one of Alameda's newest art gallery-gatherings places—in the heart of historic Webster Street.  Guitarist/Vocalist Paul Manfrini traveled over 400 miles from Laguna Beach to share the stage with us, while Eli Cassard layed down a deep steady groove on drums.  Bara and I reveled in the fun and excitement of playing for a wonderfully…Read more