I need to get some good folk.

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Excellent topic. Moar banjo! Some alt counrty overlapping vids here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ6W_cq-zQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoY9qtHm6vs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=malJUMz2A9Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCCGmD-dSq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHs8j5P5tPg

Gonna listen to the new ukulele album by E Vedder now.

  On 5/30/2011 at 5:37 AM, tht tne said:

how about pentangle?

or silly wizard

these guys are fucking massive in ireland... they mix trad irish with talking drums and various other world instruments. i've seen live them twice; they have a reputation for turning a dancefloor into a heaving, sweaty mass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvwI308hhAk

timesig changes in this that would put rush to shame :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAOmx2fRyck

For the next show I'd recommend just playing this album from start to finish:

Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus (Full album YT playlist)

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When the Watersons, exhausted from touring, decided to take an "undefined" break in 1968, siblings Lal and Mike went into the studio with some of British folk's most revered players and cut Bright Phoebus. Not content to stay true to their penchant for reinterpretations of traditional tunes, the pair unleashed what would become their only collection of original material, and one of the most sought-after recordings in the history of the genre. Beginning with the "Beatlesque" "Rubber Band," which features such oddball contemporary lyrics as "Just like margarine our fame is spreading," Bright Phoebus declares its intentions as the folk equivalent of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. However, it's not all "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite," as evidenced by Lal's devastating -- and oft-covered -- tale of loneliness, drink, and regret, "Red Wine Promises," featuring a beautiful guest vocal by Norma Waterson. All of the players, Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Ashley Hutchings, and even producer Bill Leader, work as a single organism to bring these unique and beautiful songs to life, and the ever-present dual acoustic guitar assault of Richard Thompson and Martin Carthy gives the recording a downright biblical base from which to expound on. There are psychedelic deviations ("Magical Man"), country-tinged romps ("Danny Rose"), and achingly haunting ballads ("The Scarecrow"), but it's the singularly perfect title track that provides the most goose bumps. It's a pagan campfire singalong that manages to both intrigue and inspire while simultaneously ripping your heart out for no apparent reason. That sentiment describes much of Bright Phoebus, and while its dark charms have been quelled for years due to licensing agreements and general mismanagement, the songs themselves have only grown in strength, waiting patiently for their inevitable day in the sun, and the well-deserved accolades of the masses.

For something contemporary/hybrid, I'd certainly recommend Benoit Pioulard, especially the album Lasted. To my mind it flattens anything Bibio has done since he signed to Warp Records.

Awesome english acoustic duo, proper good songs and voices

http://www.showofhands.co.uk/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_UprvTJwU0

I love this thread, some random goodness...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZetQ8iS1qc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FklgJ0mzcUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uNn2TDDru0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-0HgSHYu2Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFQrCsXYNg

Trembling Bells are quite highly rated at the mo, Times album of the week ect...

my mate had them playing in our local venue and they were quite good even tho i'm not really into that shit

A bit watered down perhaps, but still some of my favourite "folkish" songs from the last couple of years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDL9bXlwbM4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K7RokHjYd4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn8xjONVOUg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=latLSCl7ZvU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjecYugTbIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLilpPtY2JU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXP3y1eH-M0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oFf6Rg7ICM

Early My Morning Jacket (prior to 2004) is amazing. Fleet Foxes owes them a big thanks, if you ask me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVemSxDMU40

Arlo Guthrie is always one of my faves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yomALUHERYw

Judee Sill is a fucking genius...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1p5pYU_Td0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9mErQ9usM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRdPjf3vweQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0feFedDW_iQ

Also, Donovan totally counts as Folk...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0VUNuT39U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3TUt5mCiwA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gdW2JzHwkw&feature=related

Also get hold of some Roving Crows, west country (england) based Irish folky fiddly group. The lass has legs all the way up. really entertaining live act, and you can buy their albums on itunes etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovz7ivSJT0c

a very modern folk song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkseGFQLh4&feature=player_embedded

as a dad, this song makes absolute *shit* out of me. i can't listen to it without getting a little misty-eyed.

  On 5/30/2011 at 10:51 PM, thanks robert moses said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJSdbDdnujc

YES

this, fahey, and jack rose.

I'm glad this thread is around. I've been trying to find new folk music for ages.

I quite like this. Pretty well forgotten, but it was actually John Scofield's first recorded performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Oty46nqoo

Angus and Julia Stone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUpPzVLBEbg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEZXt5faVMI

This is Ganus's lady-- I made an account and then it told me I wasn't allowed to view anything, otherwise I'd be posting from there.

Thank you everyone for all your recommendations! I'm working on listening through all of them. My first show was on Monday the 30th and it went quite well-- I used two songs I found on the first page of this thread: the fleet foxes' song and bowerbirds' song. I'll be coming back here as I work on my next set for Monday the 6th.

  On 5/30/2011 at 9:59 AM, chenGOD said:

If she's already versed, she probably knows all about Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Iron & Wine, but I'll just throw em out as a reminder :)

Yes. :> I decided against Iron and Wine last week, however, because I thought it was too obvious... I still like them all the same, though!

Here's the playlist I ended up with on Monday:

1. Bottle Rockettes - Peter and the Wolf

2. Golden - My Morning Jacket

3. Seba - Leafcutter John

4. Morning Glory Cloud - DM Stith

5. Three Questions - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

6. There Will Come Soft Rains - Dead Heart Bloom

7. Escape Artist Blues - Eef Barzelay

8. Decatur, or, Round of Applause For Your Stepmother! - Sufjan Stevens

9. I Love How You Love Me - Jeff Mangum

10. Pretty Girl From San Diego - The Avett Brothers

11. Closing the Doors - Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps

12. William - Sibylle Baier

13. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

14. In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

15. Stampede Me - Daedalus

16. The Earthquake of '73 - Fruit Bats

17. Moon Shake - Leafcutter John

and http://www.mediafire.com/?gatexaa0l28ftoa there are the songs if you want them.

If you're interested in listening, we stream live at www.wiux.org out of Bloomington, IN. I'm on Mondays 4 pm EST (9pm GMT) to 5p.

Thanks again for all of your suggestions!! I promise to check them all out.

Ever Isles

http://everisles.bandcamp.com/

I picked up an excellent compilation called Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word on a whim a few years ago... very much recommend it to everyone. It's a bit psych at times. And on that tip, if anyone is looking for a more folk/psych blend, I recommend the truly amazing compilation by Amorphous Androgynous, A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble.

i second grizzly bear, bon iver and fleet foxes

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oh and be sure to check conor oberst from bright eyes

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  On 6/2/2011 at 9:56 AM, ganus said:

This is Ganus's lady-- I made an account and then it told me I wasn't allowed to view anything, otherwise I'd be posting from there.

 

Thank you everyone for all your recommendations! I'm working on listening through all of them. My first show was on Monday the 30th and it went quite well-- I used two songs I found on the first page of this thread: the fleet foxes' song and bowerbirds' song. I'll be coming back here as I work on my next set for Monday the 6th.

 

  On 5/30/2011 at 9:59 AM, chenGOD said:

If she's already versed, she probably knows all about Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Iron & Wine, but I'll just throw em out as a reminder :)

Yes. :> I decided against Iron and Wine last week, however, because I thought it was too obvious... I still like them all the same, though!

 

Here's the playlist I ended up with on Monday:

1. Bottle Rockettes - Peter and the Wolf

2. Golden - My Morning Jacket

3. Seba - Leafcutter John

4. Morning Glory Cloud - DM Stith

5. Three Questions - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

6. There Will Come Soft Rains - Dead Heart Bloom

7. Escape Artist Blues - Eef Barzelay

8. Decatur, or, Round of Applause For Your Stepmother! - Sufjan Stevens

9. I Love How You Love Me - Jeff Mangum

10. Pretty Girl From San Diego - The Avett Brothers

11. Closing the Doors - Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps

12. William - Sibylle Baier

13. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

14. In Our Talons - Bowerbirds

15. Stampede Me - Daedalus

16. The Earthquake of '73 - Fruit Bats

17. Moon Shake - Leafcutter John

and http://www.mediafire.com/?gatexaa0l28ftoa there are the songs if you want them.

 

If you're interested in listening, we stream live at www.wiux.org out of Bloomington, IN. I'm on Mondays 4 pm EST (9pm GMT) to 5p.

 

Thanks again for all of your suggestions!! I promise to check them all out.

Awesome

I don't know if these guys are technically folk or not, but I think that they might fit in a folk-heavy line-up...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0cxrA3dTv4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyY7Yvx2PYA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u05Yc5zurI

I fucking love this group. They are perfect music for road trips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maHbR_OZUq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1indGfwbUfI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8N3zOpMi4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37jpGqM8dRk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_4N05coN2g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0dXx7Q1mHE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fANjZldYTo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tuQo0ooO30

Judee Sill is my 60's folkie crush at the moment. Check out "Jesus Was a Crossmaker"

This is by the group Ov (not the beer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_A3FAVBCKY