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Notron User · Post by **Notron User** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:23 pm

Here's one of my favorite bluegrass albums.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 7?v=glance.

Was the Skeewif remix of Constant Sorrow mentioned?

http://skeewiff.free.fr/Skeewiffwhereartthou.mp3

In terms of old new old time music, I really like "Muswill Hillbillies" by the Kinks. Holloway Jail is always nearby.

I think I heard the album was inspired by showings of the Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres on the Telly.

Sleek Month · Post by **Sleek Month** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:26 pm

My favorite "cowpunk" band was Rank & File. Sundown and Long Gone Dead are both classics...not as much punk (or rock) as J&TS, but without question something totally new in the early 80s. I wonder what the Kinsman brothers are doing these days?

Well, you asked at the right place.

Up until last year, my room-mate was playing drums for them. They had a band, which they were doing for awhile called:"Cowboy Nation". (Google away).

They put out a bunch of records under that name.

The band was very different from RAF, though...very slow.

Then last year, somebody put out a RAF retrospective, and they started incorporating some of the songs into their set, then they started talking about reforming RAF.

...then they got in a fight and stopped playing together.

They're brothers, and they're very odd. They would get into band-threatening fights frequently...kinda like oasis with 1/10,000th the popularity...

Anyways, I don't know what they're doing now, if anything. They never actually fired my roommate, they just haven't called in over a year.

...like I said, they're very odd.

-S.

eternia · Post by **eternia** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:47 pm

SecondSkin wrote:does anyone remember Mental As Anything's "If you leave me (Can I Come Too)?".

Good call! Actually, that's the tune I thought of when I read the earlier post about stupid song names. In a country of extremely bland pop music (Australia) Mental As Anything were a breath of fresh air!

D

Sleek Month · Post by **Sleek Month** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:05 pm

Pajama Slave Dancers-Homo Truck Drivin' Man.

...mind you, I may be the only person here that actually plays in a country band.

I lean towards 60's and'70's outlaw and pop country...Willie, Waylon, the much underappreciated David Alan Coe...Glen Campbell, Buck Owens...

-S.

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:21 pm

When it comes to folk, what about Fairport Convention? Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Fotheringay? And the Incredible String Band?

Who still remembers those names?

Ah, and Lindisfarne?

By the way, Led Zeppelin

? And Magna Carta

?

Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:24 pm

jax wrote:When it comes to folk, what about Fairport Convention? Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Fotheringay? And the Incredible String Band? Who still remembers those names? Ah, and Lindisfarne? By the way, Led Zeppelin ? And Magna Carta ?

Yeah, FC is great. I love "Banks of the Nile", a song that has all the mystique that makes Sandy Denny such a legend.

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:27 pm

(moved from the cafe to everything else ... finally)

slainte

rob

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:29 pm

Just thought I'd mention Gillian Welch. A recent discovery for me (I'm only an occaisional paddler in these waters) but one I'm glad I made.

Ian B · Post by **Ian B** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:45 pm

jax wrote:When it comes to folk, what about Fairport Convention? Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Fotheringay? And the Incredible String Band? Who still remembers those names? Ah, and Lindisfarne? By the way, Led Zeppelin ? And Magna Carta ?

Dont forget Carthy, Gaughan, Pentangle, Ashley Hutchings/Albion Band, June Tabor, Richard and Linda Thompson

the list could go on..........and on.................and on.

Sh@ne S@nders wrote:Yeah, FC is great. I love "Banks of the Nile", a song that has all the mystique that makes Sandy Denny such a legend.

Sandy Denny had the purest voice I've ever heard, she's second only to Liz Fraser to my ears

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:49 pm

nuffink wrote:Just thought I'd mention Gillian Welch. A recent discovery for me (I'm only an occaisional paddler in these waters) but one I'm glad I made.

I included Revelator amongst my all time favourite songs and albums a while back - she is simply wonderful, glad you like her.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:35 pm

Seatrain. Folk rock.

In particular, "Out Where the Hills" will always bring back an entire era for me.

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:03 pm

Wonderfull to see so many country / folk fans here

Glad to see many mentions of my favourites Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, etc. No mentions yet however of THE master of folk music, BOB DYLAN. His best ever in this genre was the Blood on the tracks and a close 2nd Street legal. I love so many of his other stuff too, but let's stick to those few for the moment.

No mentions yet of the king of suicidal folk music, i.e. Leonard Cohan. I know many of you love him. His classics were So long Marianne, Seems so long ago Nancy & Suzanne.

Then there is the long haired hippy, Shawn Philps with his classic Ballad of Casey Deiss.

If ever (if ever) you can get hold of anything by Brian Finch & Kenny Henson (Berlinda Lou for eg) you will be a happy person.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:05 pm

Sepheritoh wrote:Wonderfull to see so many country / folk fans here Glad to see many mentions of my favourites Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, etc. No mentions yet however of THE master of folk music, BOB DYLAN. His best ever in this genre was the Blood on the tracks and a close 2nd Street legal. I love so many of his other stuff too, but let's stick to those few for the moment.

Some Dylan "purists" don't like it but I think "Good as I bin to you" is pretty brilliant as an example of Bob getting back to his folk roots.

So thanks a lot Bob.

Sepheritoh · Post by **Sepheritoh** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:11 pm

aMUSEd wrote:
Some Dylan "purists" don't like it but I think "Good as I bin to you" is pretty brilliant as an example of Bob getting back to his folk roots.

So thanks a lot Bob.

Love it!! Top of the world (sorry for the pun)

[edit: Now you forced me to get the CD out and listen to it again!!

]

Ja.x · Post by **Ja.x** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:09 pm

And the Byrds, men? What about the Byrds?

Folk Rock does count too, right?

Right now I went back to Dylan listening again: Blonde on Blonde, At Budokan... I wrote before that Lay Lady Lay (Nashville Skyline, I think) was for me one of the most influential songs.

And still on that side of the Atlantic (talking about Country) we should not forget Ian Mathews: Valley Hi is a masterpiece

And Loudon Wainright III? I love the Motel Blues

Seatrain. Folk rock.

I have Marblehead Messenger, and to tell you the truth I bought it because of Despair Tire and it's actually the only track I like.

Also one of my favourite country songs is Dead Flowers, by the...

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Rolling Stones (Sticky Fingers)

And now my ultimate contribution for this thread: over 20 years ago I was able to get two records with old recordings by...

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Guess who?...

...Pete Seeger and

...Woody Guthrie!

Your favorite folk/country song.