The Country, Folk & World Recommendation Thread

[Ayn Marx]

Gregory Alan Isakov - Live at The Caverns in Tennessee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iwass2h98I

To my ears something is wrong here. Performers at times out of sync with each other for instance, a first with this group.

[Ayn Marx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BJ7MDOmLPE

[Exo]

[Ayn Marx]

Originally Posted by Exo

After I recovered from my Tom cats in a fight reaction it was fun. But what is she telling us about two red peonies ?

[Exo]

Originally Posted by Ayn Marx

After I recovered from my Tom cats in a fight reaction it was fun. But what is she telling us about two red peonies ?

That'd be the hurdy gurdy.

[Ayn Marx]

Originally Posted by Exo

That'd be the hurdy gurdy.

No petal, I’m on about her lyrics, not that silly instrument being played by that ever so attractive gentleman

[Lisnaholic]

One thing I like about this thread is how it throws together music of such variety. It's like a monument to the musical inventiveness of the human race. Recent highlights, to me:-

Originally Posted by Stephen

Not folky in the least on this one but Raja Kirik have reinterpreted traditional Javanese aesthetics on this research project turned electronic duo.

= weirdest music I have heard in a long long time! Thanks, Stephen.

Originally Posted by Ayn Marx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BJ7MDOmLPE

This is really nice song, Ayn! It put me in mind of Corb Lund, another cowboy often caught in a mellow mood. There's even an overlap of video images with his poignant song, The Truth Comes Out:-



I just love the sound of the hurdy-gurdy, although in it's hardcore form perhaps a little is better than a lot. Nice balance of voice and instrument on that Red Peonies song, Exo.



According to a youtube comment, Andrey Vinogradov is playing a regional variation called a wheel fiddle. What intrigues me about the sound here is the way we hear a clicking as he presses the keys, which thus becomes an integral part of the music. That's unusual isn't it? On a piano, for example, you just hear the note from the string, not the creaking of the rods and hammers - unless of course you ever watched this music-quiz prog they used to have on tv:-

[Ayn Marx]

A bit of foot stomping from a group who normally perform classical baroque music.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_uo_3armwE

[Ayn Marx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gWtaMAQVSU

[Ayn Marx]

These boys do get excited - - - -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc