Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
02-06-2014, 02:20 AM
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For about five years, I listened to nothing but...
For about five years, I listened to nothing but pre-World War II, American folk & blues. At the time I was a bit of a purist... but if the music was recorded after 1940, I wasn't interested in it.
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
01-04-2014, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Maria's ex-husband, Geoff Muldaur is playing...
Maria's ex-husband, Geoff Muldaur is playing bottleneck guitar and singing the male vocal part on Chevrolet.
They divorced in 1972. Geoff went on to play with Paul Butterfield's band, Better...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-29-2013, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
I first heard Leo Kottke perform the...
I first heard Leo Kottke perform the appropriately titled Vaseline Machine Gun at a folk festival in St. Louis in 1971. It blew my mind... nobody was playing acoustic guitar with the amount of...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-29-2013, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Maria Muldaur's self titled 1974 album was the...
Maria Muldaur's self titled 1974 album was the peak of her commercial success. It reached number 3 on the Billboard chart and the single release Midnight at the Oasis reached number 6 on the singles...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-26-2013, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Paul Simon played a big role in bringing Soweto...
Paul Simon played a big role in bringing Soweto township music to the ears of America, but my first encounter with Hugh Masekela's song Grazing In the Grass in 1967 got me interested in South African...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-25-2013, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-12-2013, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-09-2013, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Thanks for posting Beeswing, it's a truly...
Thanks for posting Beeswing, it's a truly gorgeous song that I haven't heard for ages. 1952 Vincent Black Lighting is another Celtic tear jerker by Thompson. I'm told he plays the song at every live...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
12-02-2013, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
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Hold On, It's Coming, a folk...
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Hold On, It's Coming, a folk rock classic written and performed by Country Joe McDonald.
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The Incredible String Band perform The Half-Remarkable Question in a 1968 BBC...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
11-26-2013, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Dub FX has several self produced albums and is...
Dub FX has several self produced albums and is very popular in Europe and draws huge crowds. He performs almost exclusively as a busker. He is also the subject of a documentary film. He sells a lot...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
11-25-2013, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
Don't knock busking. If you're a talented...
Don't knock busking. If you're a talented musician in a good location you can make pretty good tax-free money for a couple hours work. I used to see Tracy Chapman busking in the Harvard Square subway...
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
11-23-2013, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music
07-31-2013, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 391,175
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Lyrics: Living In...
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Lyrics: Living In America by Black 47
Oh, it's 6 o'clock and it's time to rock
And me head is beatin' like a drum
In the cold gray light, ah I feel like sh*te
And I...
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