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Roots Music Rec's Request
So apparently there is a ton of interest in American Roots Music - so yay! I've drafted help on the essay front from two very intelligent and musical sources, so this might actually make sense. This is my goal for May/June.
Before that - I do want to do an actual *music* post of Americana, kinda like Lum did with the blues posts, just so there is a starting point. I mean, I can bring up King Wilkie or North Mississippi Allstars or Uncle Tupelo or Professor Longhair or Alison Moore or Steve Earle (and believe me, I *will*) but music is a strange beast in that we can talk all day long about what makes *this* Americana and how this is actually folk music but since it was so heavily influenced by such and such artist that it sounds kinda country and how this is classic country but if you listen carefully, you can definitely hear a blues influence and this is classic blues by way of southern rock and this is not any of the above, but something totally different, but is important because it helped shape all of the above.
And it can all be called Americana because it all arises from roots music.
But none of this means anything if we are just talking about it - we gotta listen to it as well (so we have something to talk about). So now I need your help - if you are reading this and are into roots music -- please post a couple of essential rec's in the comments cause, as you know, this is an extremely large playing field.
And my definition of roots music is extremely wide - so if you think it fits, go ahead and suggest it and tell me why (if you can, you don't have to).
Also - you can just give the name of the artist and album/song - uploading mp3s is not a requirement to play.
Before that - I do want to do an actual *music* post of Americana, kinda like Lum did with the blues posts, just so there is a starting point. I mean, I can bring up King Wilkie or North Mississippi Allstars or Uncle Tupelo or Professor Longhair or Alison Moore or Steve Earle (and believe me, I *will*) but music is a strange beast in that we can talk all day long about what makes *this* Americana and how this is actually folk music but since it was so heavily influenced by such and such artist that it sounds kinda country and how this is classic country but if you listen carefully, you can definitely hear a blues influence and this is classic blues by way of southern rock and this is not any of the above, but something totally different, but is important because it helped shape all of the above.
And it can all be called Americana because it all arises from roots music.
But none of this means anything if we are just talking about it - we gotta listen to it as well (so we have something to talk about). So now I need your help - if you are reading this and are into roots music -- please post a couple of essential rec's in the comments cause, as you know, this is an extremely large playing field.
And my definition of roots music is extremely wide - so if you think it fits, go ahead and suggest it and tell me why (if you can, you don't have to).
Also - you can just give the name of the artist and album/song - uploading mp3s is not a requirement to play.
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Various live session mp3s here (http://www.16horsepower.com/contents.html#soundfiles).
I didn't add my voice to the previous post yet, but yeah - I really look forward to your essay. I own about 90% of the blues Lum posted, but Americana? Not so much. Explanations and mp3s would be very cool. :-)
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Thanks! Never heard of any of the others, will check them out.
16 Horsepower are/were (they just broke up *snrf*) very popular in the Netherlands. Possibly because their version of fire-and-brimstone goes nicely with our Protestant roots.
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The another artist I wanted to mention is a guy by the name of Andrew Bird. His older stuff in particular is completely imbedded in Jazz and Blues and country. He was the violinist for the Squirrel Nut Zippers during the 90s and since leaving them has been steadily developing a style all his own that is clearly influenced by all these things. In the past he has recorded and toured with his band "Bowl of Fire" but currently he tours alone with nothing but him, his violin, a guitar, and a glockenspiel on stage. Using a loop pedal, he puts on a show worthy of a 10 piece band.
http://www.andrewbird.net
also check out the following bands:
My Morning Jacket - http://mymorningjacket.com (fellow statesmen of yours)
The Swindles - http://theswindles.com
Two Tons of Steel - http://www.twotons.com
(both of whom are fellow statesmen of mine)
I could go on all day, really, but apparently I'm still at work and have things to do. I hope this helps some.
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I LOVE damnation and brimstone and redemption and carnies gone bad! Hell, I watched Carnivale in 3 and a half days!
::looks into this subset::