Browse by tag folk

The Modern Folk ~ American Mountain

2014 # folk, americana

Fellow music blogger Josh Moss aka The Modern Folk of America is also a musician with several projects ranging from garage rock to folk. His new effort is inspired by american folk music where most of the songs are traditionals. Josh is playing every …

Nick Schillace ~ Landscape and People / Box Canyon

2005/2008 # american primitive, solo guitar, folk

With all the press about american primitivism and John Fahey I miss one name the most. It's Nick Schillace. I don't know why he remain unmentioned I can only assume that he was a bit too early releasing his solo guitar work. Also his John Fah …

Daniel Bachman ~ s/t

2014 # american primitive, folk, solo guitar, acoustic guitar

Daniel Bachman is working hard to stay on top of business. Touring the US, recording a bunch of tracks, touring Europe then back to the US and so on. And in the meantime, while slowley the PR machinery is starting for his next new album on Bathetic R …

Laboule ~ Refugio

2013 # singer-songwriter, solo guitar, american primitive, folk, italy

Laboule is Paolo Novellino from Northern Italy that means somewhere around the mighty Alps. Robbie Basho's "Rocky Mountain Raga" seemed to change him and he focused again on guitar. Refugio is a relaxed folk album between songs and solo acoustic …

Lac La Belle ~ Bring on the Light

2012 # americana, folk, american primitive, alt country

Lac La Belle is an American Folk duo from Detroit that consists of the two great musicians Jennie Knaggs and Nick Schillace. The latter one released two solo guitar records in 2005 and 2008, unfortunately under the radar and earlier than American Pri …

Lobo Marino ~ City of Light

2014 # world music, folk, chant

I stumbled upon this album a few days ago and since then it's spinning on my hard disc at 7200 rpm, because it sends out such good vibes; good spiritual vibes. As a music lover I already traveled ten times around the world and through certain …

dfbm #63 ~ A.W.C Painting His Room

# garage rock, indie pop, singer-songwriter, folk, post-punk, mixtape

Welcome to another 2 hours program of old and new music. This time with a bit more diversity! Find a few rarities, like William Tyler singing a country song, and an ambient like country piece by Ferlin Husky that I've found over at Aquarium …

Myriam Gendron ~ Not So Deep As A Well

2014 # singer-songwriter, acoustic, folk

Myriam Gendron is a Singer-Songwriter from Canada and even if the record cover with the black and white photo and the bold yellow stripe on top stayed in my mind since weeks, I never got too much into her music. Reason number one is, there was and is …

Jerry Hionis – Arrakian Circle Dances

2014 # american primitive, folk, solo guitar, acoustic

Philly based solo guitar player Jerry Hionis has been featured last year with his great debut Graveyard Stomps & Funeral Rags which crossed many paths with Dr. Ragtime aka Jack Rose (RIP). Not only in terms of music and presentation, maybe also t …