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Folk Music

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C00N3Y
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Over the summer my friend Carter and I worked on this little 10-song project. He's a pretty talented guy and I can't wait to get a full band together for him to play with. He jams the guitar and sings, and on some tracks he plays the piano. I recorded and mixed the whole project, and my friend Pat Collier over at Dallas Austin studios has mastered it. We plan to release the EP in the upcoming week, for now I released one of the songs, "Lighthouse" for everyone to get a feel for it. Give it a listen and share it with your friends on twitter or facebook!

Lighthouse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKk4TOtKINw&feature=youtu.be

What folk music are you guys into?
Nov 18 2012 10:47PM
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Gnarbangalakazoo
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Gogol bordello is pretty good, I consider them folky. Also some Arlo guthrie is always good.
Nov 18 2012 10:50PM
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C00N3Y
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Yes GoGol Bordello is very talented, glad to hear hes in your rotation!
Nov 18 2012 10:52PM
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Gnarbangalakazoo
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Thanks! also I listened to the video and it was pretty good but a lil soft for my taste over all. Not bad though.
Nov 18 2012 11:02PM
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C00N3Y
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yeah, its just an acoustic album, his next project that we are going to begin is going to have a full band and be very folky rock n roll
Nov 19 2012 12:15AM
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Bread_Fish
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Im really into Bon Iver, Tyler Berkum, Gregory alan isokov, and Fionn Regan to name a few. This is one of my favorites. I also jam a little acoustic myself.

Nov 19 2012 12:25AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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i always listened to some folky music, but i downloaded a playlist a while back called "The Greatest Folking Playlist of All Time," and its got a ton of great fucking music. got me into more and more folky tunes, to the point where it's the majority of what i'm listening to right now. some of my folk and folk/indie highlights:

tallest man on earth
deer tick
carolina chocolate drops
aa bondy
undone in sorrow
blitzen trapper
the mountain goats
great lake swimmers
elliott brood
iron and wine
jason collett
mason jennings
neil young - harvest
johnny cash - the man comes around
nick drake
raised among wolves
sarah harmer
wes makepeace

but if there's one song from all that stuff you should listen to right now, it's this:

Nov 19 2012 12:30AM
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250r
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i love folk metal...haha similar but not exactly the same
Nov 19 2012 12:31AM
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Peach.
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I haven't even taken my SG out of it's case in the last three months. I'm on a total acoustic kick as of late.
Nov 19 2012 12:32AM
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corona
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I have so much I want to show you. god, I don't know anyone my age who listens to Sarah Harmer.

I'll just leave you this for now

Nov 19 2012 12:48AM
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Hi.Phi.
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Mumford and Sons, Bob Dylan, a little Jim Croce, If you consider it folk. As for metal stuff, Falkenbach is pretty badass.
Nov 19 2012 1:03AM
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Heart
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trampled by turtles!! not sure if they're folk but they're really good
Nov 19 2012 1:08AM
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B.Snow
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Nov 19 2012 1:18AM
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DirtyDan
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River City Extension Great Big Pile Of Leaves Tallest Man on Earth Blair Crimmins and The Hookers King Creosote & John Hopkins Vashti Bunyan Vetiver Right Away, Great Captain Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum The Microphones Andrew Jackson Jihad (folk punk)
Nov 19 2012 1:33AM
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RealNiggaShit
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Nov 19 2012 1:38AM
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Blurst
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Great bloomers are a band that I am really into right now. This song is off their new album but their first album called speak of trouble is even better.



Nov 19 2012 1:41AM
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squashmosh
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Lead belly!! Bluesy folk but definitely still folk.
Nov 19 2012 1:47AM
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GirthBrooks
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Nov 19 2012 1:52AM
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Piste.Off
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I love folk/bluegrass type music, a few of my favorites

billy bragg
wilco
chatham county line
current swell
blitzen trapper, folk/rock
the dodos
the wood brothers
trampled by turtles, folkish
ryan adams
mumford of course
middle brother
mason jennings
josh ritter
johnny flynn
the infamous stringdusters
frank turner

then of course the classics like woody guthrie, leadbelly, crosby stills and nash, phil ochs, pete seeger, donovan
Nov 19 2012 1:53AM
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GirthBrooks
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you should check out Yonder Mountain String Band, they're really good and probably my favorite bluegrass band
Nov 19 2012 1:57AM
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Piste.Off
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I've been to 4 ymsb concerts haha, I didn't really list any bluegrass that I'm into on that list.
Nov 19 2012 2:05AM
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theabortionator
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wut
Nov 19 2012 2:15AM
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iLLbiLLy
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gotta promote by friends band...

couple of my favorites from them

Goodbye Baby by The Major Sevens on Grooveshark

La Salsa Dulce by The Major Sevens on Grooveshark

Farewell by The Major Sevens on Grooveshark

if you like these then you can check out the full album @ http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/Goodbye+Baby/3381996
Nov 19 2012 2:15AM
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theabortionator
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They're a good example of where "folk" has turned into mediocre hipster/indie stuff.
Nov 19 2012 2:19AM
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C00N3Y
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AHH THIS GUY KNOWS ABOUT SARAH HARMER! NS I am very impressed with ya'll
Nov 19 2012 10:33AM
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C00N3Y
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I personally think Mumford is very rockish, I think the misconception with their genre lies in the banjo...everyone thinks it makes them folky but the guys just like it
Nov 19 2012 10:34AM
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wait.what
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not exactly folk
but it kicks ass
Nov 19 2012 10:54AM
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C00N3Y
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embeed finally works
Nov 19 2012 12:39PM
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theabortionator
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They're not even a great bluegrass band. Entertaining yes. Jeff austin is one energetic motherfucker, but still. Dave Johnston just doesn't have it on the banjo. For me that's what I look for in bluegrass band. I like a banjo player that can rip.
Nov 19 2012 12:39PM
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Gnarbangalakazoo
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Gogol bordello definitely has some folky stuff. Not all of it of course, but Wonderlust king? Definitely some folky undertones.
Nov 19 2012 1:20PM
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C00N3Y
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Id have to agree with the fact that Gogol happens to dabble between a few genres, one of them being folk.
Nov 19 2012 4:01PM
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95959
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Noah Gundersen and The Tallest Man on Earth, man.

Here's one of my jams, more indie then folk, but hey gotta plug somewhere
http://soundcloud.com/dallascarnahan/tides
Nov 19 2012 4:31PM
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C00N3Y
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hey my dude that is really good! did you record it yourself?
Nov 19 2012 6:23PM
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C00N3Y
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bump for the day
Nov 20 2012 10:07AM
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95959
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thanks my man, yeah recorded that in my dorm last year.
Nov 21 2012 5:51PM
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northeast
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if you think Gogol Bordello is folk, you've probably only heard Start Wearing Purple.
Nov 21 2012 6:32PM
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northeast
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Gogol Bordello is the name of the band, not the singer. get your shit straight.
Nov 21 2012 6:32PM
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Bateman
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acoustic /indie/folk??

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros
mumford and sons
bon iver
Ben howard
the tallest man on earth
Nov 21 2012 6:35PM
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Ac31stuff
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old shit but good shit
Nov 21 2012 6:56PM
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C00N3Y
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that was a relaxin track, thanks for sharin!
Nov 24 2012 11:02AM
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