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Winston's Zen: SINGLE REVIEW: FRANK TURNER – PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Posted by:winstonroache 1846 days ago • Discuss • http://winstonszen.blogspot.com
The first single from Frank Turners new album, Love Song & Ire. Watch the video and read the full review READ MORE ...
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photosynthesis
love song & ire
folk
rock
indie
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Jason Molina: Panning for Gold
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1659 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
From hearing the man’s songs, Jason Molina should be stoical and or perhaps, perpetually kinetic – unable to remain sedentary for more than a moment. Only the second is true. READ MORE ...
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magnolia electric
songs: ohia
cleveland
london
skyscraper
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country
rock
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Peter Walker - Echo of My Soul (Tompkins Square, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1652 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
The mythical status afforded Rainy Day Raga might be a little bit much. Granted, when released in ’66, Peter Walker’s first album pre-dated much of the Eastern music obsession that sprung from San... READ MORE ...
acoustic
beachland ballroom
eastern music
echo of my soul
flamenco
folk
free times
fusion
harry taussig
jack ro
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Harry Taussig - Fate is Only Once (Tompkins Square, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1643 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Comparing this, the lone, 1965 release of Harry Taussig, to another instrumental Tompkins Square Records re-release – that of Richard Crandell – reveal some striking differences. Even with obvious... READ MORE ...
blues
fate
fate is only once
finger style
folk
gary davis
guitar
harry taussig
john fahey
leo kottke
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Nobody & Mystic Chords of Memory - Tree Colored See… (Mush Records, 2006)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1642 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
A former member of Beachwood Sparks, Jen Cohen previously of the Aislers Set and a producer that, in the past, has worked with Project Blowed come together to create an album that should defy... READ MORE ...
aislers set
beachwood sparks
bomp
chris gunst
country
dntel
folk
idm
jen cohen
jimmy tamborello
mush records
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Brad Barr - The Fall Apartment (Tompkins Square, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1641 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Unfortunately or not, The Fall Apartment really has nothing to do with the Slip. That band’s metamorphosis over the years has encompassed a great deal of stylistic variety, but doesn’t... READ MORE ...
acoustic
brad barr
folk
harry taussig
heart shaped box
in utero
music
review
john fahey
leo kottke
nirvana
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Screaming Out the Ju-Ju for Jim-Jim
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1641 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
bill gaither, blind arvella gray, blind boy fuller, blues, bukka white, charlie parr, charlie patton, folk, joseph spence, missippi john hurt, mix, rag time, rev. gary davis, skip james, podcast READ MORE ...
bill gaither
blind arvella gray
blind boy fuller
blues
bukka white
charlie parr
charlie patton
folk
podcast
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails (Capitol Records, 1969)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1638 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Some afternoon, not all that long ago, I strolled into My Mind’s Eye. That’s Lakewood, Ohio for you foreigners. Anyway, after looking at the nicely kept records and watching my girlfriend... READ MORE ...
blues
bo diddley
california
country
folk
grateful dead
music
psychedelic
quicksilver messenger service
san fran
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Kevin Kinsella - Firestick (I-Town, 2003)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1638 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Before playing this I didn’t know whether to expect some fine reggae rhythms from the leader of John Brown’s Body or simply a superfluous amount of talent. The slab draws a bit from two disparate roo READ MORE ...
blues
dub
folk
john brown's body
new york
reggae
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Ramblin’ Jack Elliot - I Stand Alone (Anti, 2006)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1638 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
The story is this: While roaming the country playing folk tunes with the venerable Odetta, she and Jack Elliot made a stop one day to see Odetta’s family. Rather taken aback... READ MORE ...
anti-
bob dylan
epitaph
flea
folk
jack elliot
leadybelly
lucinda williams
woody guthrie
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy - The Letting Go (Drag City Records, 2006)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1638 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
I don’t recall exactly when being folky got to be cool again, but I’m alright with it for the most part, save for Devandra Banhart. Charlie Parr, Iron and Wine and this gentleman, BPB, have been... READ MORE ...
acoustic
blues
bonnie ‘prince’ billy
drag city
folk
music
review
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Mike Fellows - Limited Storyline Guest (Vertical Form, 2004)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1638 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Mike Fellows did some time in a band of note, The Silver Jews (Velvet Underground doing country without an expressive lead guitar). So that little history lesson delving into this mans’ career... READ MORE ...
beefheart
dada
folk
mike fellows
music
psychedelic
rock
silver jews
velvet underground
music
review
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James Blackshaw - Litany of Echoes (Tompkins Square, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1637 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Litany of Echoes contains a great deal of stunning musicianship. And James Blackshaw, who has released more full lengths in five years than anyone could expect, continues to exhibit his... READ MORE ...
acoustic
architects of harmonic rooms
bert jansch
blues
brad barr
drone
england
folk
fusion
guitar
jack rose
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Nick Drake - Family Tree (Island Records, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1636 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Given Nick Drake’s restrained record catalogue and due to his posthumous success, a call for unreleased material has continued to grow over time. Spurred by his family’s willingness to tape Drake’s.. READ MORE ...
bert jansch
blind boy fuller
bob dylan
bryter layer
england
family tree
folk
nick drake
pink moon
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Lewis & Clarke - Blasts of Holy Birth (La Societe Expeditionnaire, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1636 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
A swell of strings brings this offering from rural Pennsylvania to a start. Calm and seemingly refined the album begins with “Secret of Golden Flower†whose instrumental composition seems a bit... READ MORE ...
bert jansch
blasts of holy birth
folk
la societe expeditionnaire
lewis & clarke
lou rogai
music
new weird america
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Greg Ashley - Painted Garden (Birdman, 2007)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1636 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
Let us begin this with the understanding that live, The Gris-Gris are one of the most dynamic and captivating bands roaming the country’s shitty little bars. Their front man, Greg Ashley... READ MORE ...
birdman
folk
greg ashley
gris gris
medicine fuck dream
mirrors
music
painted garden
psychedelic
review
rock
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Sighque (A Podcast)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1630 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
acoustic, Beachwood Sparks, Bert Jansch, black merda, folk, franklin delano, greg ashley, gris gris, holy modal rounders, john renbourn, kaleidoscope, mike fellows, mix, nick drake, otha turner, psyc READ MORE ...
acoustic
beachwood sparks
bert jansch
black merda
folk
franklin delano
greg ashley
gris gris
holy modal rounders
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The Dutchess & The Duke - She’s the Dutchess, He’s the Duke (Hardly Art, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1622 days ago • Discuss • http://cobwebsandstrange.wordpress.com
This debut pretty much has it all. Simple melodies and percussion, ample guitar work and vocals that are friendly enough that one might be able to hear them emanating from your friends’ kitchen. READ MORE ...
boom boom castle
fallouts
fe fi fo fums
flying dutchmen
folk
garage
jesse lortz
kimberly morrison
leonard cohen
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The Welcome Wagon – Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (Asthamtic Kitty, 2008)
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1616 days ago • Discuss • http://www.chewingpine.com
Made up primarily of Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique amongst various collaborators like Sufjan Stevens, The Welcome Wagon differs greatly from what might be expected from a short glan READ MORE ...
2008
albums
music
review
asthmatic kitty
folk
jesus
sufjan stevens
velvet underground
welcome wagon
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A History of Stealin’
Posted by:cobwebsundstrange 1611 days ago • Discuss • http://www.chewingpine.com
There are probably more beautiful songs. There are songs that more people can probably sing along to. But the way in which “Stealin’†was written and has subsequently been performed makes it an Ame READ MORE ...
music
aquarium drunkard
ben ramey
bluegrass
bonnie 'prince' billy
david grisman
folk
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