On this thread, we are not ashamed of liking folk music

[Guineveretoo]

I played at a folk club once, in Nottingham. Lmao. Beards. Bobble hats. Hey fucking nonny.

If I hear one more song about mining or trawling disasters, I'll jam that real ale guide up yer arse.

Folk is too close to hippydom for my liking. Never trust a hippy.

I like some 18th century songs which could be described as 'folk'. Ish.

**hey nonny, hey nonny etc**

Maybe that is why I like it.

Bit of wafting hippy randomness and call it folk music. Sounds about right to me

 

[lights.out.london]

that's over-generalised bollocks

You recognise that I take my cue from you, Dub?

 

[lights.out.london]

Never trust a brainless cliche-monger either

I won't. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Yup. I'm an unashamed folk and folk-rock fan. Richard Thompson, Eliza Carthy, June Tabor, Steeleye Span ... I like 'em all. A particular plug for the Oysterband, too: not only have they never done a bad album, but they're the best live band I've ever seen.

See, none of these are finger-in-the-ear, too-serious, whiney folks.

I like them all.

They are probably all hippies, though

 

[Dubversion]

Maybe that is why I like it.

Bit of wafting hippy randomness and call it folk music. Sounds about right to me

some folk is hard as fuck, political, determined, there's fuck all hippy about it.

Like Coope Boyes & Simpson for example (sp?)

 

[Guineveretoo]

some folk is hard as fuck, political, determined, there's fuck all hippy about it.

Like Coope Boyes & Simpson for example (sp?)

Why can't hippies be hard, political and determined?

 

[dash_two]

Dick Gaughan and Matt McGinn were good folk singer/songwriters.

 

[J77]

Does Seth Lakman count as folk -- I think I have one of his albums and I believe I like it

 

[dash_two]

Not that keen on Woody Guthrie. 'This machine kills facists', no it doesn't, it's a guitar.

 

[Dubversion]

Why can't hippies be hard, political and determined?

you've already referred to "wafting hippy randomness" so i think you've answered that yourself

 

[lights.out.london]

Not that keen on Woody Guthrie. 'This machine kills facists', no it doesn't, it's a guitar.

I think it was the sentiment rather than the killing machine potential of his, erm, axe.

 

[rutabowa]

Not that keen on Woody Guthrie. 'This machine kills facists', no it doesn't, it's a guitar.

that is the single most dumb thing i have read today.

 

[lights.out.london]

that is the single most dumb thing i have read today.

You've not been reading firky's posts today?

 

[Guineveretoo]

you've already referred to "wafting hippy randomness" so i think you've answered that yourself

Yeah, but I was joking!

LoL was going on about songs about mining and stuff, even, in the post to which I responded.

I honestly think that "folk music" can be many things. Sometimes it probably is wafting hippy music, although I am not sure I would categorise it that way. Other times, it is probably hard hitting political stuff. On other occasions, it's jingly, singsong, dancing music without words at all.

 

[May Kasahara]

Folk music is awesome

I'm loving Bill Caddick at the moment, need some more of his stuff though. Also have been caning the Diane Cluck album I got the other day, her harmonies are amazing.

 

[dash_two]

I think it was the sentiment rather than the killing machine potential of his, erm, axe.

yeah I know it just doesn't look right on an acoustic guitar.

 

[rewritable]

Originally Posted by no-no
Espers, Epsers,Espers!!

I've just 'discovered' them earlier today and reserved 'Espers II' at the library, some samples at http://www.myspace.com/espers

love it!

 

[lights.out.london]

yeah I know it just doesn't look right on an acoustic guitar.

I'm not sure he'd be much use toe-to-toe with B&H, to be sure.

 

[MooChild]

Current Likes:

Martin Simpson, Nic Jones, Karine Polwart, Afrocelts, Danu, Davy Graham, English Acoustic Collective, Jim Moray, Kathryn Tickell, Martyn Bennett.

Need moar reccommendations!

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Good angry and passionate folk is some of my favorite music in the world.

 

[RubyToogood]

I've lost touch with the new stuff, really, so if anyone would like to recommend owt, please feel free.

My tip of the moment would be Lisa Knapp: http://www.myspace.com/lisaknappmusic

 

[May Kasahara]

I was going to tip you as one of my tips of the moment actually Ruby, I love the stuff I've heard via your Myspace(s). Tis lovely!

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

It was the first type of music I got massively into, particularly English traditional song. Showing my age here a bit, but.... The Watersons, June Tabor, The Copper Family.

It doesn't get any better than that, really.

I've lost touch with the new stuff, really, so if anyone would like to recommend owt, please feel free.

When you said 'folk', I thought you meant something like Alison Krause. I like that kind of folk music. Also, bluegrass, zydeco etc.

 

[keicar]

I used to like it a lot back in the 80s listening to Here Be Dragons

as in "here be dragons with meself John Shaw", as he always used to say. I was a big fan of his Sunday night show on Radio Derby.

He was on Saga pretty recently, but I'm not sure if he's still on.

<checks> Doesn't look like it

 

[Idaho]

Always like to stick on a bit of John Renbourne or Bert Jansch

 

[ramjamclub]

I just love a bit of folk

John Renbourne, Bert Jansch, Pentangle, Humblebums, Gerry Rafferty, The Furey brothers, Stefan Grossman, Steve Tilston all part of my "Transatlantic record lable" collection. Still got the LPs .

 

[the button]

When you said 'folk', I thought you meant something like Alison Krause. I like that kind of folk music. Also, bluegrass, zydeco etc.

Alison Krauss wrote one of my favourite songs in fact -- Where no-one stands alone. Lovely.

 

[maya]

For some reason when I hear the word "folk" I only think of British folk music... Probably because that was what I grew up with, but also because I thought with the US equivalents one used more generic terms like americana, country, etc...

Weren't US "folk" (if we forget the debt/influence from African slaves for a minute) to a large extent influenced by Irish musical traditions? (Fiddle)

Interestingly, even though the banjo nowadays is associated with "white" american country/bluegrass music, it originally was developed by slaves who tried to emulate an instrument like the kora...

In british folk there seems to be a definite split between the more airy-fairy, renaissance/medieval kind of fantasy stuff and the more down-to-earth traditional material based on songs passed down for generations (Watersons, Collins) ...
Then we have the more straightforward singer-songwriter thing, sometimes influenced by US folk scene... And everything that's in between, or borrowing from all sorts of traditions (Pentangle flirting with jazz, for example)

Erm... Where were we? I lost the red thread here... Eek

 

[Roadkill]

Anyone else like north-eastern folk music? Mainly 'cos my ex is a folk-loving Geordie, I've started listening to people like Alex Glasgow and Vin Garbutt ... and very good some of it is too. Vin Garbutt, in particular, is excellent, especially his live stuff: some lovely songs, and his banter between them is priceless.

 

[maya]

Anyone else like north-eastern folk music?

Sorry when you wrote that I thought you meant north-asian folk music