So, looking for music suggestions in the folk music genres
Who are the modern equivalents of Arlo Guthrie, Peter Paul & mary, etc
So, looking for music suggestions in the folk music genres
Who are the modern equivalents of Arlo Guthrie, Peter Paul & mary, etc
Todd Snyder fills that niche pretty well for me. Live shows, not so much the studio albums. Older stuff is better, but his new stuff isn't too far off the mark.
Chuck Brodsky, Loudon wainwright the third, Dan Bern. Although they may be getting more Dylan-esque than you're looking for
Ozark Highlands radio call sign 89.1 kuar Friday night at 8 o'clock you're welcome
Old Crow medicine show, Gillian Welch, the tallest man on earth, father John misty.
What you're probably looking for is currently labeled "Americana" music. Check out Brent Cobb, Sarah Jarosz, Steve Earle, James McMurtry, John Prine, etc.
We have an excellent local station that mixes this style with soul music, some funk, and blues. It works out amazingly well. You can listen on line at The Creek FM. They bill themselves as "The Sound and Soul of Macon Georgia" and that's pretty accurate. Lots of music history and stuff by artists with local ties (Allman bros, Otis Redding, James Brown, and so on) but they have a really diverse playlist. Great for discovering new music in those genres.
ultraclyde nailed it. The Creek 100.9 plays a lot of this great music, new as well as veteran artists. I listen to it every day, and now I want to visit Macon, GA.
In addition to the excellent names already mentioned in this thread, I'd add Jeffrey Foucault, Grayson Capp, Justin Townes Earle (Steve's son), Rufus Wainwright (Loudon's son), and the late, great folk/country veteran Townes Van Zandt.
(Incidentally, check out the past few months of the "what are you listening to right now" thread to hear some of these artists. I've posted songs by quite a few of them).
Eddie Vedder's ukulele stuff shouldn't be overlooked.
Gary wrote: ultraclyde nailed it. The Creek 100.9 plays a lot of this great music, new as well as veteran artists. I listen to it every day, and now I want to visit Macon, GA.
Let me know when you do. I'll show you the town. Incidentally, the morning show last Friday was an open, on-air Christmas party. My wife and I went and hung out in the studio. I ended up talking to Brad on air and she duetted part of Baby It's Cold Outside with Charles. It was too cool. I think there's video of it somewhere on their site.
More bands! Check out Caleb Caudle, Blackberry Smoke (little more rock,) St Paul & the Broken Bones, JJ Gray and Mofro (both more soul), Jason Isbell, Holly Williams (yes, those Williamses), Jesse Dayton, Anderson East.... I can keep going if you want....
Thecreekfm.com
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JJ Grey is awesome, saw him at the Blewsfest here in Potland.
checking out the creekfm now
I would also recommend Fleet Foxes, their first album is more folky, but both are excellent. I'll second Gillian Welch - all her stuff is amazing, maybe start with Soul Journey. Some of the Decemberists stuff is folky too. If you somehow missed Richard Thompson back in the day he's very worth a listen.
In reply to ultraclyde:
Listening to the Creek now while doing a bit of work.
FWIW, I use a program called Airfoil to play the sound from Firefox to an Apple Airport to my Bose wave radio. Otherwise it's either headphones or the crappy speaker on my laptop.
bentwrench wrote: JJ Grey is awesome, saw him at the Blewsfest here in Potland.
They're playing here tomorrow night but I can't make the show. Pretty bummed.
In reply to ultraclyde:
I was listening last Friday morning. Small world! Annie and I will take you up on the offer when we visit Macon, probably sometime in '17. Thanks.
I had johnnyswim on the mind on my way in this morning. Might be up the alley of most in this thread: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnnyswim
Modern Folk Music to check out (and the lines are blurred between country, americana, blues, soul, and bluegrass)
Jason Isbell
Sturgill Simpson
Anderson East
Kacey Musgraves
Parker Millsap
Dori Freeman
Justin Townes Earle
The Avett Brothers
Look for Peter Ostroushko videos on Youtube. He's a mandolinist and a pretty good singer.
johndej wrote: Old Crow medicine show, Gillian Welch, the tallest man on earth, father John misty.
I'll add:
Chris Thile (Nickel Creek)
Rachel McCartney
Eva Cassidy
Dar Williams
Wailin Jennys
Darlingside
Anna Ternheim
Damien Rice
Bon Iver
Gregory Hoskins
Iron and Wine (Sam Beam)
Sera Cahoone
William Fitzsimmons
Ray LaMontagne (the early stuff before he got popular)
Regina Spektor
My Morning Jacket (a little on the rock side, but check out Knot Comes Loose)
Colbie Caillat (although I find her stuff to be too poppy, she kinda fits that folk genre)
Mindy Smith
Schuyler Fisk
Crooked Still
Sarah Jarosz (on the bluegrass side of folk)
Josh Ritter
The Low Anthem
Hem
Nancy Micciulla (good friend of mine from college)
James Vincent McMorrow
Isbells
Jenny O.
Gretchen Peters
Meiko
David Ferguson
I'm sure I'll think of 20 more soon
WXPN is Penn University's public radio and they play almost entirely new singer/songwriter folk/rock stuff.
Folk Uke. It is Willie Nelson and Woody Guthrie's daughters. No, no, there were mothers involved. It is crude, rude, and beautiful. Check ot out.
I will second the Wailin Jennys. Ruth Moody is one of them. I like.
All of the videos below are live
Carolina Chocolate Drops They recorded some traditional NC African American folk music, too. They even used traditional instruments
Not live, and already mentioned, but very good:
Not sure how I forgot about Hayes Carll and Chris knight earlier, but tack them onto the list.
Chris Stapleton does a good job, but he mostly covers CDB.
Bright Eyes
Decemberists
Neko Case
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