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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
Yes, I generally prefer good robust folk music too. When CD-quality reproduction was still a novelty, the band Clannad generated a mini Brit folk revival but they mainly made popular "the soft dreamy sort" unfortunately...
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It really is frustrating. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find groups (even within the broader indie-folk genre) with powerful vocalists, too. Some of them practically sound like they're mumbling in their sleep!
Enunciate!
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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
^ So strange that we can now all listen to Molly Drake songs, after decades of complete obscurity. The one you've chosen is really charming, and shares a lot with Nick Drake's own style, doesn't it? I'm thinking of the delicate melancholy, the detailed observations of nature, and the way she links them to her own emotions. Nice.
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It does; they both share that same vulnerable, wistful quality. Molly Drake, especially somehow manages to eviscerate me emotionally for reasons I can't even articulate.
Today's rotation:
(all of the Alan Lomax field recordings are incredible)
(a delightful John Jacob Niles cover)