bondolah
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Post by bondolah on Nov 14, 2007 21:11:24 GMT
Got excited by some new discoveries in the last couple of days. Andy put me on to The Be Good Tanyas (at least I think that was the band he mentioned), plus I stumbled across Crooked Still and Indigo Moss the other day. Top tunes in my book. Seek them out.
Always interested in something new. ;D
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Post by Fingers n thumbs on Nov 15, 2007 17:39:51 GMT
Aw man - yeah the be good tanyas are great!! THye have some vids on u toob
Anyone else heard of Old Crow Medecine Show? I love em to bits - saw em live last month in London - really really good night out. At one point they had 4 banjos playin!!!
Rogf
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Post by stevievee on Nov 15, 2007 18:49:53 GMT
hey rog, just checked out the Old Crow Medicine Show on youtube......great band! love the sound. here is a link to one of their vids if anyone else is interested www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vJUadjdmo |
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Post by andrew on Nov 15, 2007 19:35:38 GMT
Oh boy - bands! Let's see... Firstly, as we're banjo players you MUST check out Bela Fleck, probably the best banjo player there is. You can get loads of his sets for free from the Internet Archive (along with hundreds of othere bands). It's all legit. The've also got clips on YouTube. Others? Although there's no banjo on it, check out I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson. It's a classic I know, but non-folkies have never heard of it along with a few who are. It's good old English folk. Now, you may know this one, but... Sufjan Stephens is AMAZING! I saw his Festival Hall gig last year. Even took my daughter who was a few months old at the time. You must check him out (and buy (Come On Feel the) Illinoise). Here's a link for his wonderful Casmir Pulaski Day. Also search for John Wayne Gacey Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=17SqVt1GCa8There are other versions on YouTube, but in this clip he plays the banjo! All his stuff is superb. For effortless folk/Americana it has to be Bonnie Prince Billy (aka Will Oldham) and Lambchop (aka Kurt Wagner with various friends). Finally, as this list could go on forever, there's the Willard Grant Conspiracy. Then there's Jim White, Charlie Parr, Alison Krauss... I'm spoiling you now, and I coming over all emotional! Listen, and then tell me I'm wrong... *ENJOY* |
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Post by Danny on Nov 15, 2007 19:54:41 GMT
Hayseed Dixie are brilliant, especially if you like Rock music as well as country / folk / bluegrass
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Post by andrew on Nov 15, 2007 21:33:43 GMT
I agree - seen them many times. Also the late father of two of the band is none other than Donald Wesley Reno!
Yes - 'the' Don Reno.
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Post by andrew on Nov 15, 2007 21:42:40 GMT
Oh my goodness - how could I forget to mention Seth Lakeman! You MUST purchase Kitty Jay and The Freedom Fields.
The White Hare is amazing and Blood Upon Copper. They should be two immediate listens.
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Post by andrew on Nov 15, 2007 21:53:03 GMT
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Post by stevievee on Nov 16, 2007 11:50:40 GMT
hey andrew, some great material there.
whilst browsing some of this on youtube i saw a video of seth lakeman at cambridge folk festival, fantastic stuff.....didnt even know this festival existed!
BUT the really funny thing about an hour later i had a look on tvguide.co.uk to see what time the footie kicks off and i saw that on BBC4 at 8.30 they have coverage of the Cambrige Folk Festival ! ricky skaggs, alison moorer, nanci griggith, amongst others.
now thats a coincidence!
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Post by stevievee on Nov 16, 2007 11:53:26 GMT
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Post by andrew on Nov 18, 2007 19:16:17 GMT
Cambridge has been going for years and years - it's the biggest folk festival in the country. However, you should really get to the Trowbridge Pump Festival. Here's just a few of the 2007 performers:
LEVELLERS (Thurs) • JOE BROWN (Sun) • SETH LAKEMAN (Thurs) • KATE RUSBY (Sun) • THE BE GOOD TANYAS (Sat) • HOTHOUSE FLOWERS (Sat) • THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG (Sun) • ERIC BIBB (Sat) • BELLOWHEAD (Sun) • MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK (Thurs) • SHARON SHANNON (Fri) •
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bondolah
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Post by bondolah on Nov 24, 2007 10:01:32 GMT
I'm spoiling you now, and I coming over all emotional! *ENJOY* Is that on the inside, Andy? I'm bowng to your superior music knowledge and am about to go on an iTunes spree... ;D |
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Post by andrew on Nov 24, 2007 17:25:51 GMT
I'm not advocating copying material here, but...
if there are any albums you want (and that I've got) let me know and I'll stick a copy in the post. If you like them and you feel guilty then purchase a shop copy (and buy the artist another swimming pool)! Or if you would prefer I could put together a mix CD. Either way just let me know.
By the way, I think we should be posting our own sound files soon to see whey we've got to. I'm seeing a big improvement but always make to many mistakes when it comes to laying down anything on the 4 track!
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Post by andrew on Nov 24, 2007 17:28:56 GMT
Oh.. as a teacher to another teacher...
I do realise 'to' should be 'too'. Hate to see a spelling error in a work book - particularly mine!
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Post by Danny on Nov 24, 2007 17:43:35 GMT
Oh.. as a teacher to another teacher... I do realise 'to' should be 'too'. Hate to see a spelling error in a work book - particularly mine! Can't you edit your own posts? I'm really gonna have to sign up as a regular user, just to see what you guys can do (I've got all sorts of options as the administrator, it's quite scary actually) |
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