Folk music

Discussion in 'Music genres, Bands and Artists' started by Chaohinon, Apr 21, 2007.

  1. #1 Chaohinon, Apr 21, 2007
    For quite a while I've been captivated by the music of the folk - of all folk - as it carries such an unbridled, sincere, heathen spirit unmatched by any other style. I find myself spurning my electric guitar in favor of the acoustic, ensorcelled by the desire to aestheticise the scandinavian and gaelic blood coursing through my veins.

    Currently bloating my ipod:
    Drudkh - Songs of Grief and Solitude
    Nest - http://www.myspace.com/nestfinland
    Ulver - Kveldssanger
    Carved In Stone http://www.myspace.com/carvedinstoneband
    Empyrium - Weiland and Where At Night The Wood Grouse Plays http://www.myspace.com/empyriummistyfields
    Neun Welten - http://www.myspace.com/neunwelten
    Vali - http://www.myspace.com/valiband
    Fjord - http://www.myspace.com/fjord
    Graumahd - http://www.myspace.com/graumahd
     
  2. #2 1Toke0vrTheLine, Apr 22, 2007
    I don't listen to much folk, but I like it. Have you seen the movie A Mighty Wind? It's about these old folk groups reuniting for a festival, it's funny as fuck.
     
  3. #3 naboo, Apr 23, 2007
    I really like Nest and Ulver. I've yet to hear Drudkh's folk album, but their black metal material is excellent. Is Empyrium as good as Ulver and Nest? I've been thinking about checking them out. I've heard great things about them

    Moonbow, by Nest is a great song.
     
  4. #4 Thenowhereman42, Apr 23, 2007
    I listen to a lot of Folk/Punk shit, its really good.

    Check out:
    Mischief Brew/Erik Petersen
    Defiance, Ohio
    Against Me! (early albums)
    Ghost Mice
    This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
    Johnny Hobo and The Frieght Trains

    Mischief Brew is probably the best though.
     
  5. #5 Chrysamere, Apr 23, 2007
    Iron & Wine and Nick Drake
     
  6. #6 meehai, Apr 24, 2007
    ^

    second those two choices, add Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas and Jose Gonzalez
     
  7. #7 tuff ghost, Apr 29, 2007
    if you like folk, you need to listen to devendra banhart.
     
  8. #8 aslowsleep, Apr 29, 2007

    Defiance Ohio is amazing! I love Share What Ya Got, fucking perfect album I swear.
     
  9. #9 lonelyhashbrown, May 1, 2007
    Bob Dylan! Leadbelly! Bright Eyes! Folk!:smoke:
     
  10. #10 RuseOfMetacarpi, May 1, 2007
    Bright Eyes indeed.

    Check out the album I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, plus the majority of his older, more raw shit is heavily folk in sound.


    Little Yellow Spider makes me happy.
     
  11. #11 LiquidSD, May 2, 2007
    For my folk music needs I go straight to Iron and Wine or Elvis Perkins.
     
  12. #12 DeadEyes88, May 5, 2007
    The Pinole Ramblers!

    they are a folk band from the Pinole East Bay Area 510! they are all my homies and are all for the smoke of the devil. alot of covers from other older folk artist such as woodie gunther (probably spelt wrong) and there originals. most of there songs are about things and people from our neck of the woods. but if you like you folk with some pizzaz check them out on there myspace located conviently in my sig!
     

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