Tag: Folk music
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Gaelynn Lea
Many people came across Gaelynn Lea via her NPR Tiny Desk submission and concert (below) but I stumbled across her looking up Alan Sparhawk side projects and then found A Murder of Crows. They’ve never released ‘A Moment of Bliss’ I think, one extended EP/album called Imperfecta after the condition that Gaelynn has. Her own…
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Nicolas Jaar
No connection between image and music, except they probably go well together. Recently got into Nicolas Jaar via his excellent Fight (Nymphs IV) which is now out on R&S via JoolsMF, but then found out his other music is similarly a mix of Four Tet, Holly Herndon, Jon Hopkins and even maybe some Cristobal Tapia…
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Another one gone: John Renbourne
So that’s the last of the Pentangle guitarists gone then – John Renbourne has died aged 70. Can’t say I’m totally into their jazz exploits – but when they branched out into folk or even funk (check out the drumming/groove on Light Flight) they were really good.
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RC 256: I Have No Name For This (Fix It In The Edit)
[image: John, Hackney 2013] The same rappers say they’re trooping the frontlines, and casually use the word ‘Faggot’ as a punchline. That’s not a man, that’s not a tough guy. That is a sucker and a fraud to the culture! Hip Hop is folk music grown from the struggle and half these fools could put…
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Wicker Man Day – 40th anniversary on Radio Clash Live
Wicker Man is 40! (well in December it is) and they’ve found a copy of the 99 minute cut, and this Friday 27th is showing in cinemas across the country (and I suspect the world). I’m seeing it with John at Curzon also with Memory Tapes performing the soundtrack. So to celebrate this, Radio Clash…
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Happy Birthday Woody
Oh I missed the date but Woody Guthrie would have been 100 on the 14th. Just been listening to the Woody at 100 documentary and it brings in stark relief how little has changed (especially with bankers and poverty) since Woody’s day. Check out this amazing version by Sharon King & The Dap Kings of…