i love the stripped down elemental sound of the guitar and vocal. it's a nice reminder that it doesn't take alot of equipment and people to make some great music. also, when you take all the extra stuff away, the messages of the artist is less obscured. i also love to parse through the lyrics. its a nice change from most pop music.

i wanted some okayplayer insights


I'd really recommend "deb talan", particularly her earlier stuff from "sincerely", "something burning", and "a bird flies out"

http://www.debtalan.com/sound.html


and nickel creek
nickel creek - beauty and the mess

i've also enjoyed one or two songs from:
martin sexton - my angel told me so
josh ritter - beautiful night
jonatha brooke - love song
lucy kaplansky
vanessa carlton - twilight(live)
ani difranco
kris delmhorst - hummingbird


pax out


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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"many angels, fell to the dust, leavin me to trust, only in oooo"
-common

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"you can't write without using 'like'...what are you? some type of valley girl?"
-wordsworth

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

Gillian Welch is exactly what you're looking for. Any album will do.

There's others out there still playing real folk and more traditional country music. Not necessarily with just a lone guitar though, sometimes with a full band.

Other good ones are:

Greg Brown
Laura Cantrell ( http://www.lauracantrell.com )
Richard Buckner
Iris Dement

also check out Loretta Lynn's new album "Van Lear Rose".

Gillian and her partner David Rawlings are making beautiful folk music. They are great live, one of the best shows I've seen in a while. I would start with "Time (the Revelator)", or "Revival", if you are going to pick up an album (which you should).

also, co-sign on Greg Brown. A hell of a song writer, A Live One is an absolute essential. The song Canned Goods is worth the price of the album alone.

I would also add anything by Tony Furtado, the early years of Tom Waits, and Bela Fleck's Bluegrass Sessions as my personal favorites of the genre.

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". . .it had long been her theory that human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another"
Tom Robbins from Another Roadside Attraction

"Afric

ha, i wonder, is nelly furtado related to tony furtado

i like bela fleck , but i don't play guitar so i can't fully appreciate all the technique(flatpicking etc.).

so far i've like "in your eyes", "up and running", and "flight of the cosmic hippo"





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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

>ha, i wonder, is nelly furtado related to tony furtado

Absolutely not, but it shows you our cultural references points when one of the best current banjo, slide guitar players gets confused with a . . . .(i'll stop here)


>i like bela fleck , but i don't play guitar so i can't fully
>appreciate all the technique(flatpicking etc.).
>
>so far i've like "in your eyes", "up and running", and
>"flight of the cosmic hippo"

I don't really like the Flecktones. I just don't like their kind of jazz. Bluegrass Sessions, Tales from the Acoustic Planet, however, is one of the best albums of the genre, period. No bad future man singing, no spaced out improv, just amazing picking. There is a song on the album where Bela changes the notes on the banjo by adjusting the tension on his strings with the pegs, it is a total trip.

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". . .it had long been her theory that human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another"
Tom Robbins from Another Roadside Attraction

"Afric

>also, co-sign on Greg Brown. A hell of a song writer, A
>Live One is an absolute essential. The song Canned Goods is
>worth the price of the album alone.

Love this guy live. Had the pleasure of seeing him perform with Bill Morrissey (one of my favorites from the 80s/90s period) after they released their album together. Great chemistry, good show.

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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Greg has got some serious soul to him.

When I first played him for my girlfriend she thought he was black for the longest time. When we saw him live, she was like, "I can't believe that he is white, his voice has so much soul."

It might be small town Iowa farmboy soul, but he is most definetly the real deal.

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". . .it had long been her theory that human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another"
Tom Robbins from Another Roadside Attraction

"Afric

it is very very very good.

you and lonesome_d will turn me into a full blown hick before long.
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...it's sad and it's cold at the bottom of the sea
but at least i got my blueberries with me.

>you and lonesome_d will turn me into a full blown hick
>before long.

lol. That's the plan.

Gillian's latest album "Soul Journey" is really great too by the way.

She's the real deal.

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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>it is very very very good.
>
>you and lonesome_d will turn me into a full blown hick
>before long.

I really do enjoy the look on peoples faces when I change the music in the car from say, Liquid Swords to Greg Brown.

Maybe you could get a throwback jersey for a Nebraska offensive lineman
>____________
>
>...it's sad and it's cold at the bottom of the sea
>but at least i got my blueberries with me.

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". . .it had long been her theory that human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another"
Tom Robbins from Another Roadside Attraction

"Afric

Devendra Banhart
Damien Rice
Most of Elliott Smith's stuff
Gary Jules
Beth Gibbons' solo album
A nice chunk of Badly Drawn Boy's stuff


You can go outside
Where the sun and the people blind you
Or
You can go outside
Where the love of the people finds you

Illgaluminati/Midnight Marauders/Ofayplayers/DROkayplayers


www.loosie.com

www.homestarrunner.com

www.partyatjoels.com

Ya'll ain't Dunnt.

aim: cflartey

http://charlesonlymusic.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/charlesonlymusic
http://theyesyesyalls.com
http://twitter.com/shamelessplug
http://instagram.com/charlesonly

his best album is Real Estate

there's other instruments too but the accoustic guitar is always there and prominent

i'd say this guy is actually one of the best songwriters of the 20th century (and 21st)

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Why do you choose to mimic these wack MCs?
Why do you choose to listen to R&B?

"There are obviously many things which we do not understand, and may never be able to." Leela

*puts emceeing in a box*

...was just thinking about getting some recommendations for this

Che Che Cole!

the all acoustic one...shows his amzing ability on th guitar and the strength and emotion of his voice in a strip down way. Case in point, the Little Wing'esque intro to "Man On The Side".

to those about to rock...we salute you.

is that the one with "quiet"...that song is so sad it's scary

i think i remember disliking some of the tracks off that albums so i was wary.

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"many angels, fell to the dust, leavin me to trust, only in oooo"
-common

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"you can't write without using 'like'...what are you? some type of valley girl?"
-wordsworth

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

Starting off with CSNY, the Byrds, and all that stuff, then digging backward to find the folk scene and back from there to traditional music.

One of the best ways to learn about this kind of music is to go to festivals, concert series, etc.

The whole thing is interesting though b/c as you can see from the above responses, 'folk' means many different things. My working definition is rather expansive. To Friday, it's more or less music played in a traditional style and manner. To al, it's acoustic rock. The lines between all of these can get very hazy... I suspect, from your list, that you're talking more about the so-called 'singer-songwriter' movement, which is to say, more stripped down than acoustic rock, but not traditional music at all. The lineage of people who trace their genre back to early Joni Mitchell, further back to the personal elements of the writing of Dylan and Woody.
A lot of rock stars started out playing the folk festivals - Joni, Bonnie Raiit, Dylan of course, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Vega and Chapman, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, etc. Give or take a few instruments, and the lines become hazier.



>and nickel creek
>nickel creek - beauty and the mess

These guys are BEASTS - Chris Thiele is the sharpest instrumentalist I've seen come up in the past 10 years, any genre. I'm very curious about their new album, under the group name Mutual Admiration Society, where they're the backing band for the dude from Toad the Wet Sprocket. Got good reviews.

>i've also enjoyed one or two songs from:
>martin sexton - my angel told me so
>jonatha brooke - love song
>lucy kaplansky
>ani difranco

Well, you're starting well. Ani is really the queen of the movement, though a lot of the traditionalists regard her with a wary eye. Then again, the affection with which she talks about folkies completely different from her is surprising - I certainly wouldn't have expected to hear her reference John Gorka as 'one of her favorite people in the world.' Jonatha Brooke's early acoustic shows with Jennifer Kimball as the Story were GREAT; I saw them 4-5 times before they broke up. Lucy Kaplansky has been flirting with folk stardom forever but can't seem to get the combination quite right despite her wonderful voice.

A few other contemporaries you might want to check out:

-Erin McKeown - when I'd lost all interest in singer-songwriters, she came along and knocked my socks off. While firmly in the folk/AAA camp, she's heavily influenced by jazz standards. Her last two albums have been excellent. www.erinmckeown.com.

-Chris Whitley - well, I just love this dude. His albums have been very eclectic, from solo to roots rock to grunge to a collaboration with DJ Logic. But certainly _Living With the Law_, _Live at Martyrs_, _Hotel Vast Horizon_, and specially _Dirt Floor_ fir the bill of what you're looking for.

-Dave Carter (RIP) and Tracy Grammer - they recorded three albums, blew the heck up, and Dave died of a heart attack just like that. Albums are worth it. Definitely more of a traditional element there, but still 'contemporary' for what it's worth.

-I suppose I should mention Dar Williams due to her popularity, but, meh. I won't.

Going back a little further, the genre really exploded in the late 80s after Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega hit it big. Some of my favorites from the period:

-David Wilcox - especially the _How Did You Find Me Here_ album. uses cars as metaphors for life a lot, but manages to write songs without being too hokey. Amazing guitarist in concert - uses all kinds of screwy tunings, double capos and whatnot. Very gentle music for the most part.

-John Gorka... my freshman year roommate's favorite singer was Sebastian Bach (this was 1990, after all). Now his favoite singer is John Gorka. Songs to check for... 'Gypsy Life' and his take on Eric Anderon's 'Thirsty Boots.'

-Patty Larkin - great guitarist again, engaging performer. Albums never quite clicked with me entirely except for the live _In the Square_. Songs to check for include 'If I Were Made of Metal' and 'I'm Fine.'

-Paul Ubana Jones - Actually this guy was a no-hit wonder, New Zealand sing-songwriter who recorded one US album in 1993 and went home, but the album if you can dig it up is great. _I Need A Storm_ on Flying Fish records (now part of Rounder).

-An album to hear music from these & others was actually issued y Windham Hill. _Legacy: The Next Generation of Folk Music_ or something like that. Has Gorka, Pierce Pettis, Kirk Kelly, etc. Very nice.

There are also a lot of older folkies still making good music. Loudon Wainwright III. I jut saw David Bromberg, and he's still excellent though not releasing as much. Steve Forbert has a new one out. John Prine's still chugging along. Richard Thompson remains one of my favorites.

Enjoy - let me know if you find any of these guys worth your while...

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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Check these out. Great artists, in my opinion.

Feist: http://www.okayplayer.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=118703&forum=lesson

Emma: http://www.okayplayer.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=118702&forum=lesson

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Unfortunately my priority list right now has a few items superceding music.

I'll keep my eyes peeled, though...

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

>A lot of rock stars started out playing the folk festivals

nice...to me that parallels hip-hop's brightest talents...gotta start out "underground", i.e., lyricist lounge...

>These guys are BEASTS - Chris Thiele is the
>sharpest instrumentalist I've seen come up
>in the past 10 years, any genre

wow.

i like the female of the group too...they are all child prodigies.
i wish i could truely appreciate their skills...i saw them live and all of that technique and chord changing just looked like a blurr of fingers. i knew I was witnessing some flyness tho.

>Well, you're starting well.
>Ani is really the queen of the movement,
>though a lot of the traditionalists regard
>her with a wary eye.

i had a friend put me up on alot of these artists...but i've since been disconnected.

i've only liked a couple of ani difranco songs so far(both hands)...its hard for me to acclamate myself to her steez...much respect regardless.

>Erin McKeown - when I'd lost all interest in
>singer-songwriters, she came along and
>knocked my socks off.

YES. thanks, i had forgot her name. she got lost in my random websearches. I remember loving "blackbirds" and then disliking her newer material...


>-I suppose I should mention Dar Williams due to her popularity,

i onced crossed paths with a huge dar williams fan...she foisted alot of fanaticism/feminism on me and it was a turn off...


>Enjoy - let me know if you find any of these guys worth your while...

most certainly...much appreciated


pax out

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

Try here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/best/

Iron & Wine is a decent band/guy.
Nickel Creek is good for the more bluegrass/unclassified side.
There's a guy named Sufjan Stevens on the list linked above who sounds like he'd be very interesting.

edit: I just read your post in full and saw that you'd already heard of Nickel Creek. That aside, I'm at a similar point in this genre, I need to find something beyond Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell and Ani, and I've decided to use Pitchfork as a starting point.

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was your inquiry into this genre. Late 2001/Early 2002, maybe?

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so I'm in a band now:
album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

avy by buckshot_defunct

Yeah, that sounds pretty familiar. I've just been trying to stay open and find new things in the genre.

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Iron & Wine


You can go outside
Where the sun and the people blind you
Or
You can go outside
Where the love of the people finds you

Illgaluminati/Midnight Marauders/Ofayplayers/DROkayplayers


www.loosie.com

www.homestarrunner.com

www.partyatjoels.com

Ya'll ain't Dunnt.

aim: cflartey

http://charlesonlymusic.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/charlesonlymusic
http://theyesyesyalls.com
http://twitter.com/shamelessplug
http://instagram.com/charlesonly

its not just him and an acoustic, but its unbelievably good.

____________

...it's sad and it's cold at the bottom of the sea
but at least i got my blueberries with me.

any more?


del amitri(?)
sarah harmer(?)

what does rufus wainright(sp?) do

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"many angels, fell to the dust, leavin me to trust, only in oooo"
-common

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"you can't write without using 'like'...what are you? some type of valley girl?"
-wordsworth

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

Most of his stuff is kinda showtuney...but check him out anyway...great music.


You can go outside
Where the sun and the people blind you
Or
You can go outside
Where the love of the people finds you

Illgaluminati/Midnight Marauders/Ofayplayers/DROkayplayers


www.loosie.com

www.homestarrunner.com

www.partyatjoels.com

Ya'll ain't Dunnt.

aim: cflartey

http://charlesonlymusic.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/charlesonlymusic
http://theyesyesyalls.com
http://twitter.com/shamelessplug
http://instagram.com/charlesonly

This isn't folk but check this girl out, you might like her.

http://www.iamemma.com

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Give this record a shot, it's quite solid.

HEM - Rabbit Songs

http://www.rabbitsongs.com/

edit: It's got a bluegrass/Americana feel to it. Don't let that deter you, the site has an album preview.

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HEM:

I just got this album and I really like it.


>edit: It's got a bluegrass/Americana feel to it. Don't let
>that deter you, the site has an album preview.

Yes, but all of the good parts of bluegrass/Americana without too much twangy and or sloppy playing/songwriting.

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". . .it had long been her theory that human beings were invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one place to another"
Tom Robbins from Another Roadside Attraction

"Afric

it shines best in the autumn too.

fill up your mind with all it can know
don't forget that your body will let it all go


aim: okplayer greg

fill up your mind with all it can know
don't forget that your body will let it all go



aim: okplayer greg

Her collab with Steve Tannen, a group called The Weepies.

http://www.theweepies.com/

Solid record.

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i didn't cop the weepies, but i suspect it's quality. their duet on "safe as houses" really grew on me...i think her website has an mp3 download for it.

i hope she puts out another live album. some of her live recordings are beautiful.

i have a live version of "somebody loved" on my comp...if you really wanna hear it i can post a link through yousendit.com...

pax out

EDIT: i also have this live show that featured steve tannen. deb talan is on background vocals on a couple songs. these are big files and they are in "shn" format...you need the plugins for it.

i think there are 16 parts to it. the last 2 digits in the link change accordingly.

http://www.archive.org/download/stannen2003-09-12.shnf/stannen2003-09-12d1t01.shn

http://www.archive.org/download/stannen2003-09-12.shnf/stannen2003-09-12d1t02.shn

http://www.archive.org/download/stannen2003-09-12.shnf/stannen2003-09-12d1t03.shn

this trend continues all the way up to

http://www.archive.org/download/stannen2003-09-12.shnf/stannen2003-09-12d1t16.shn

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"many angels, fell to the dust, leavin me to trust, only in oooo"
-common

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"you can't write without using 'like'...what are you? some type of valley girl?"
-wordsworth

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

i'd download:
part 16 that's "rocks and water"
part 07 "jolene"

you might also dig part's 13 and 8


pax
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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

Thank you much!

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She was on The Postal Service album but most of her solo stuff is just her and her guitar.

Kristin Hersh rules as well. She's little more arty than Jen Wood though. Start with "Your Ghost" with Michael Stipe and go from there.

~Austin

os·ti·na·to
/ˌästəˈnädō/
noun
a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm

http://austinato.bandcamp.com

https://www.discogs.com/lists/Favorites-of-2017/332378

Patty Griffin..singer/songwriter with country and folk leanings...has put out three of the best cds of this generation by far and in my opinion is the most important musician now making music... well, besides bjork but thats not folk

I would cop these three albums: Living with Ghosts, 1000 Kisses and Impossible Dreams, they are all five star albums.

Bonnie Prince Billy aka Will Oldham is a staple on the indie singer/songwriter scene. He has a very large (and confusing) catalog but he is definitely folkish, low key, etc. I would get the album I see a Darkness, and see if you like it.

Lucinda Williams is making quality country singer/songwriter music, my favorite of hers is Essence but most people would tell you to go for Car Wheels on Gravel

Gillian Welch somebody mentioned, that is a good one.

Get Emmylou Harris' three later cds Red Dirt Girl, Wrecking Ball and her newest Stumble Upon Grace. She works with Patty Griffin and is also one of the most important country musicians but these days moreso singer/songwriter types still making music. BTW if you only check out one, Wrecking Ball is the classic

There are more singer/songwriter, folkish kind of low fi types you might enjoy, including

Josh Ritter...Hello Starling
Damien Jurado....Ghost of David
Dar Williams


If I can think of more while you're still interested, I'll get back...but I think patty griffin (and Wrecking Ball) is the most important

Lord: it is time. The summer was immense.
Lay your shadow on the sundials
and let loose the wind in the fields.

Bid the last fruits to be full;
give them another two more southerly days,
press them to ripeness, and chase
the last sweetness into th

oh thats much appreciated, these seem like some really good suggestions...how could i leave out patty griffin!? i didnt get her albums but i've heard enough for me to know. she had some free downloads on her website a while ago..

thanks for the recommendations..
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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

im tryin to find more too, but you should check out sufjan stevens. he's not completely folky, but very good. also, if you wanna check out some of jeff tweedy's solo stuff (from wilco), especially earlier stuff (being there) it's pretty folky.

fill up your mind with all it can know
don't forget that your body will let it all go


aim: okplayer greg

fill up your mind with all it can know
don't forget that your body will let it all go



aim: okplayer greg

>also,
>if you wanna check out some of jeff tweedy's solo stuff
>(from wilco), especially earlier stuff (being there) it's
>pretty folky.

UNCLE TUPELO UNCLE TUPELO UNCLE TUPELO
First two records are very electric. Last two are less so. All four are magnificent.

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>UNCLE TUPELO UNCLE TUPELO UNCLE TUPELO
>First two records are very electric. Last two are less so.
>All four are magnificent.

"March 16-20, 1992"

That's a good album.

I was waiting for the reissue, and then when it appeared I didn't get off my duff to pick it up.

One of these days.

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he knows what he's talking about.

____________

...it's sad and it's cold at the bottom of the sea
but at least i got my blueberries with me.

I do think that Will Oldham would excite some of the people... I've never really known the names of his albums for whatver reason, but my favorite is the one with 'Work Hard Play Hard' and 'You're Always On My Mind.' Combo between lo-fi and Americana, very right on. I've suggested this record to many uncle Tupelo fans with good success.

Guy named Alasdair Roberts out of Scotland has an excellent album of originals with one foot in Celtic tradition called _Farewell Sorrow_. He has a lovely voice and a nice guitar sound, uses a very indie approach. The band is great, stays out of the way but supports him perfectly. Apparently he has another called _The Crook Of My Arm_ that is more folkish in the traditional sense, but I haven' tbeen able to find it.

Kate Rusby is another singer based in the British Isles tradition. Somehow I've never gotten to her records, but all the songs I hear on the radio are incredible.

I'm not that big a fan of Katrina and Neryssa Nields, but they get a good reception at the festivals. I liked them better when they had the band (the Nields) - the group was tight. Without them I find them slightly boring, but as far as folk fans go I'm in the minority. Same with Disappear Fear.

I really enjoyed the live set by Xavier Rudd, and Australian guy who seems to spend some time playing here... He's got one album out here but I'm not sure if it's in stores or online. He's a decent guitarist with a gift for writing catchy riffs, and he uses a dijeridu setup that allows him to play the dij while playing guitar as well, and he uses a stomp board too - sort of a one-man band effect. The live album (_Live at the Grid_) is very good, but his lyrics get a little bit hippy-dippy for me ("ooh yeah, all you peacey people, ooh yeah, you're makin' me feel fine").

And if you've never heard Ted Hawkins, check him out. He died in 95 or so but for a few years he got the shine he deserved. Basically, he was an acoustic interpreter of classic soul stylings... My favorite is the Evidence records release _The Final Tour_.

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album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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I just heard him this past weekend for the first time. Nice guitarist - includes on his album at least two fingerpicking joints, one sort of classic melodic fingerstyle, the other more mid-period John Fahey. His vocal tracks are nice too - a nice mix of folk rock with fairly typical indie/lo-fi production.

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album ---> http://greenwoodburns.bandcamp.com/releases
Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

my own stuff -->http://soundcloud.com/lonesomedstringband

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>I just heard him this past weekend for the first time. Nice
>guitarist - includes on his album at least two fingerpicking
>joints, one sort of classic melodic fingerstyle, the other
>more mid-period John Fahey. His vocal tracks are nice too -
>a nice mix of folk rock with fairly typical indie/lo-fi
>production.

I just listened to a little of his "Transfiguration Of Vincent" album. Good stuff. I might have to pick that one up.

And co-sign on that Will Oldham recommendation. Can't believe I didn't think to mention that feller myself.

And I'm also going to recommend another more country type guy: Bobby Bare Jr.

That's right.

Jr. lol.

And Paul Burch. I like Paul Burch, so I'm recommending Paul Burch.

But those two guys are more or less straight country (or alt country I guess since they play country in today's world and it doesn't suck).

That's it.

I keep her stuff nearby...

it can be real melancholy...and her accent/voice may not sit well with you...it comes off soundin a bit like bjork and some joni mitchell...and some of that lauryn hill manish/scratchiness in the voice.

but when it hits, it is the truth...

"don't need a reason"...this is an anthem of mine
"ted waltz"
"love like laughter"
"feel to believe"

*sigh* music


pax

EDIT: it's not quite american folk...she's from across the pond...but she's got that acoustic stuff down and her voice is flows so well with the lyrics...

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

ya know, from toad the wet sprocket? he's currently doing solo acoustic versions of their songs, plus new ones he's written. i enjoy. u can get shows from him on that site in my sig.

"just like water"

"freedom time"

alot on that album


yeah, folk is broadly defined


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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

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yanamsamean?

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"A-E-I-O-U...and sometimes Y"

"i'm super nice, top-notch and it ain't no question. i should run for president in the next election"
-planet asia

"watch from the sky box and the bleachers...yo let me wave so people at the top of the arenas wit binoculars see us"
-wordsworth

"my dream is big and in it, my team is rich"
-jay-z

"for every mission that seems impossible, spit the gospel, to remind me what God can do, when it's not logical"
-common

paxout
...

"if Hip Hop died then YOU responsible for it"
-Skillz

"they say the end is near, it's important that we close...to the most, High. Regardless of what happens, on him, let's rely"
-common

"we came to treat the earpiece right"
-meth/cappadonna

getting the props she deserves. there's a reason why, like lonesome above me i think mentioned, she's considered the queen of the folk movement. i mean songwriting for days. one of the best living songwriter's in existence, & i would put anything on that. incredible gift for melody & poignancy in her lyrics...i have like 10 of yr albums, & not a single one of them are bad. even my lesser favourites like 'evolve' and 'educated guess' are far from weak. there isn't enough good that can be said about this woman, i think. really, just phenomenal. i wasn't even into anything non-hiphop at all when i discovered her, & now she owns my life...

& to be a radically political feminist figure & make a black hiphop head bow to yr stuff? you gotta be doin' smthg right...

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(c) Menphyel

"I've come to realise that I never loved Hip-Hop as a whole,
just a particular era that happened at the same time as
I was actively checking actively for new music."

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