ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (new post-Fahey folk for ppl posting in Takoma/Tompkins Square threads Pt II)

Whatever he's got there on the neck is partially under certain strings and on top of others. He accidentally bumps into it at one point and it seems very loose. I thought it was a capo at first. Such crazy sounds coming out of that guitar.

Watching the video as I'm commenting, probably not the best idea. Still don't know what that is, even with the close ups.

I thought it was a hairclip, it loops round the top string.

Think Ogmor is right, looks like a large barrette, the cheap kind you can get at CVS etc.

coupla good tashi things over on the FMA: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tashi_Dorji/

for the record here are my fave ilx-brigade kinda things of 2014. the usuals!

Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band - Intensity Ghost
Nathan Bowles - Nansemond
Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather
Daniel Bachman - Orange Co. Serenade
William Tyler - Lost Colony
Tashi Dorji - s/t
Don Bikoff - Hallowed Ground
Mike & Cara Gangloff - Black Ribbon of Death, Silver Thread of Life
Alvarius B. / Sir Richard Bishop - If You Don’t Like It … Don’t!
Bill Orcutt - VDSQ
Sir Richard Bishop - VDSQ
Anthony Pasquarosa - VDSQ
Robbie Basho - Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 12 & 6
Smoke Dawson - Fiddle

more singer-songwriter-y things, but joan shelley (feat. nathan salsburg on some tracks) and ryley walker LPs are recommended too!

shit i forgot about bikoff

also you might say me and global are slightly excited about playing this show

http://first-avenue.com/event/2015/01/americanprimitive

nice!
yeah, if you ignore the bikoff cover art, it's a really nice record.

that amy in quebec track is so close to wine&roses/red pony/approaching of the disco void its almost a cover

was watching some fahey live on youtube last night...here's an 81 gig, with apparently Michael Hedges opening (sorry folks no records available didn't get pressed in time)...Fahey is being really smarmy in his banter, the set itself verges from awkward to hypnotic, found his flopping down combover hair kind of distracting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP08Y3DsJvs

this is a 2000 set, he does a lot of dicking around/joking around at the beginning, but about the 7:40 mark on he gets going and it's actually pretty cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5jXrutGt2U

We going the "https:..." route to skip embeds? Not that I don't love opening this thread to shots of Fahey at his weirdest ....

oops sorry

A leaner/meaner thread for 2015 I guess. I'll miss the Fahey gut though.

Transmissions Fest footage is new to me, awesome. I wish more people openly talked about his later work without full on the talk of "well, I don't know about this, but look at what he used to do." The only thing that I can't fully grasp is the Hitomi material, some of it is played in that Transmissions Fest video. Kinda feel like it goes down easier when you get to watch him play like that, on record is another thing. There is another noodley electric gig on youtube that actually does have a lot of syncopation; and getting to hear old styles on an electric is pretty nice. There aren't many artists that went so far in the other direction, let alone an instance where you get to watch past material with a new technique. Defiantly would rather have had Fahey do all that then not. I dig The Mill Pond lots. It's not too different than some of the stuff that is out there today. Womblife gets so zonked in parts you can't help but grin.

Loving this Glenn Jones tune, "The Teething Necklace (For John Fahey)"
xxx.youtube.com/watch?v=6qd7pWITPQQ

Couple things I put together,

John Fahey's Adelphi Sessions, the Dance of Death outtakes. Uploaded as MP3's, posted on my blog:
http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105403178308/john-fahey-adelphi-sessions-the-dance-of-death

Scanned my copy of the mail order catalog from Fonotone Records, interesting curio. Includes the numerous early Fahey comps Joe Bussard curated for Fonotone.
http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105401770173/fonotone-records-mail-order-catalog-pdf-booklet

I finally put together some new lapstyle material and wanted to share it here. "Blue For al-Watawit of Yashkur" sits as is, in a sorta demo state. I didn't want to forget all the new ideas I've been having, yet also told myself I wouldn't record again until I bought a nice microphone. Of course, I got impatient, so here we are. Before they find a home somewhere, I do want to properly record them.
http://raglore.com/album/blue-for-al-watawit-of-yashkur

Link for the MP3's are posted here,
http://broadcastsfrompoorfarm.tumblr.com/post/105403934713/rag-lore-blue-for-al-watawit-of

Look forward to checking this stuff out

Cool, thanks Neal! Actually already listened to your "Blue For al-Watawit of Yashkur" tracks (Mr. Avant Ghetto threw them up on twitter yesterday), really enjoyed them. First track sucked me right in, so yeah make a recording you are happy with and I am on board!

neal - or others - what microphones/mic pres do you guys use? this coming year i need to get serious about recording an album

like your new stuff neal

the only Tashi Dorji song on Spotify is a cool little curio, electronic remix featuring his guitar of a song by some psychey dude name Al Lover

http://open.spotify.com/track/2HxzI5VuTvgdbTGolZ7x7G

Thanks dudes, I have always just been using a portable digital Tascam recorder from B&H Photo that I bought a while back. It fits in your pocket so I've used it while out and walking around, but it's not a good choice for recording guitar at this point, I loved it at first bc of how much of an improvement it was over using the internal MacBook mic. I sold my two amps (+all other musical electronics) years ago during collage, which I regret now. As I would like to record traditionally with a mic and amp set up. Either using the sound hole or install a pick up. How about USB mics? Been talked about here before I think. Decent clarity from the models available now?

I think the solution is to just meet someone in town with a set up :) - that way I can avoid all of this.

I've posted things upthread recorded with the Blue Yeti (120 new but you can def find a ton of these used on ebay, got mine for 80 on craigslist)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=857749&gclid=Cj0KEQiA8MSkBRCP5LaRlcOAusMBEiQAiqldkgFeoLzZuCr_Hg1GQ03TBk1qSggFdqEqo5fQpNn1jLgaAgF98P8HAQ&is=REG&Q=&A=details

you can hear the stuff i've done, which is minimally processed, a bit EQd and maybe compressed slighty with some audicity plugin reverb on it, but overall I'd say USB mics have come a long way

of course, I'm just plotting about how I want to get a USB DAC/Mic pre unit and a better XLR mic so I suppose one is always unsatisfied.

gonna check out yr new thing neal! i've dug the rag lore things i've heard so far.
just got hipped to this thing via soft abuse's twitter -- maybe it was mentioned on the old thread? https://moonbros.bandcamp.com/album/frijolillo - kind of low-key/dreamy/fieldrecording-y/acoustic action. i like it!

Neal there is also a USB model of the Blue Spark which is supposed to be great on acoustics

Nice yeah, I remember reading a while back about you UMS using the Blue Yeti for your material. If you search a phrase like 'USB mic acoustic guitar' on youtube the Blue Yeti seems to comes up the most, also something called the Snowball. Though, I think based on the sound samples the Yeti comes out on top. I'll look into that Blue Spark too.

No other time than now to get a project down. Should defiantly put together something. Stick it on a tape and send it to people, flinging around links is nerve racking sometimes though.

I used to work at the main public library of Virginia and was hired at the perfect moment where they were getting rid of all the old analog stereo equipment and vinyl records. It was a dream to hoard of that kind of stuff. I got a working reel to reel, but haven't yet grabbed any tape to use it. Would love to have it up and running.

Reel to reel would sound great

Grandavis did you end up heading to the hometown Daniel Bachman gig in Fredericksburg? A full video of it was posted a few days ago - includes some of the new material that should be coming up on the Three Lobed Record.

vimeo.com/114599709

Nah, I had to skip it as it was early in the day and I had too much to do. Watched the video already though! Wanna reiterate that I really like the new tunes that'll be on the next record. Bachman is chugging along into some sweet territory. The lap stuff is a real joy live too.

listening to that new Bachman right now, loving it, getting some sweet "Paris, Texas" vibes off of "Coming Home"

btw global is gonna be opening for bachman in mpls in the new year!

Very good shows happening in mpls these days, would love to catch that Metzger one (w/ Global and UMS) as well. Have fun with that.

Pretty nice playlist here from John Mulvey (his Uncut series). Lots of stuff hit up in this thread, but throwing more kudos towards Neal's Rag Lore "Blue For al-Watawit of Yashkur" tracks. Cool to see folks from here getting out there and bringing it. Hope you get that record made this year UMS!

my goal is to upgrade to a small basement studio, been scoping out gear and i think i get get a good setup going for less than $500

so easy to get obsessed w/researching gear/recording stuff but you also gotta remember that you won't ever make anything 1/2 as a good as a blind blake record that was recorded at less fidelity than the microphone on your iphone

i use my phone to record and i think it sounds pretty good!

for a basement recording with a device not built intentionally to record music

i am usually amazed by how good those iphone recordings come out. i mean, obviously not pro quality or anything... but good!

fwiw I once again voice my preference for separate threads for making this music / listening to this music. I'd frequent both, but these threads get p unwieldy as it is without microphone reviews and stuff.

merry christmas guys

"hello there, uh John Fahey here.."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrJQystmyl8

I thought "https" was supposed to block video embeds?

Oh well :/ still wishing well to everyone here anyway!

Alright, ventured into test threads.

Both "http" and "https" will embed viewable youtubes for me in Safari and Chrome.
If I use "www" as well as no URL prefix at all, the video won't embed.

Though, if I head back to the old thread, "https" links are still the way they were: not embedded.
That's all I've got, maybe this isn't the case for everyone else, but I'll leave out all http(s) going forward.

Always nice to spin the New Possibility during Xmas

this track here sounding awesome. wish records from these folks weren't so expensive to get shipped to the states... they're all so great!!

http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2013/12/10/black-dirt-oak-wayawanda-patent/

http://www.thefader.com/2014/05/01/another-country-folk-newcomer-myriam-gendron-sings-the-heartbroken-poetry-of-dorothy-parker

hey my wife came across this LP bc she's a massive dorothy parker fan and we mail-ordered it, it's music set to lyrics taken from parker's poetry. i think it would appeal to a lot of you guys.

heh, i just sold that to somebody. i liked it, but found i wasn't returning to it very often.

was listening to "the new possibility" last night and realized i don't really like it all that much. it seems very staid and unexciting compared to other fahey albums of the era. not the same heady mix of influences except in a few isolated passages. how to fahey fans rate those xmas albums anyway?

i think it sounds like a good idea on paper but it's a bit flat overall. especially as he kept on doing more and more of them. i think definitely an attempt to get some crossover money from the windham hill/leo kottke 'hot tub music' crowd.

don't really need to listen to it when i've got the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack

the crossover money must have worked for him, pretty sure every single fahey section in used record stores around town is stocked with multiple copies of those. i'm always hopeful when i start to rifle through and then i see a dozen xmas lps and one battered to shit copy of 'after the ball'...

erstwhile ilxor sund4r just released a lovely new album of solo guitar compositions and improvisations

https://sund4rsubramanian.bandcamp.com/album/opening

Ooh excited to listen to sund4r’s!

It’s a pretty high profile release so folks may already be aware of it but I’m digging Yasmin Williams’ new one. Her playing is so joyous, and maximalist in a very sweet-sounding way.

Yeah it's a fine thing, that! Also she and a ton of other folks in the field (and much more besides) are on this excellent charity monster (already raised over $130K, join in!)

https://cardinalsatthewindow.bandcamp.com/album/cardinals-at-the-window-2

It's been my experience that indie labels (even tiny genre-specific ones) can be just as problematic and assholish as big ones. Also, never sign with a label run by a long-time corporate lawyer - no matter how cool their releases are.

otm. but that works both ways, and I've seen unreasonable people who have an inflated sense of their own worth try to treat shoestring DIY operations like a bank. I think, more than ever, a lot of record labels' financial situations are just as precarious as those of the artists on their roster

Oh definitely in terms of label finances. Most people who start indie labels aren’t doing it for the money and are often not professional in terms of running a business…

I recommend Muireann Bradley from Ireland. She records exquisite renditions of American tunes. For those of you willing to stomach a little bit of Spotify, I added her take on "Buck Dancer's Choice" to the playlist I'm working on. All straight-forward guitar stuff, one song per artist. Enjoy!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fEue63jCVJ0ldhHgC4rFg?si=f85989efa7b044d5
― toycrossbow, Friday, September 27, 2024 2:28 PM

Her album is also here:
https://tompkinssquare.bandcamp.com/album/i-kept-these-old-blues
-along with a new EP from Bobby Lee, an advance track from the live Basho, and still all of the 2021 Basho box etc.

catching up on yasmin williams. wasn’t expecting her to go the life-affirming william tyler modern country-esque route, but it suits her nicely. powerfully emotional album

small world - i did the exact same thing last night and was mildly blown away ... i didn't take to Urban Driftwood as much as others seemed to, but her new one is terrific, imo.

cool i'll check that out, i was also in the camp that i didn't like her stuff as much as i wanted to

Barry Archie Johnson! To me he has unspeakably beautiful guitar tone and a distinct technical angle. Definitely in the pleasant and meditative sector, but with stray string bends, tons of space, and calculated fingerpicking dynamics—also he’s a wonderful flautist? First Yasmin Williams with Acadia, this is a good year for instrumental guitar imo

https://barryarchiejohnson.bandcamp.com/album/fortunes-mirror

Also throughly enjoyed the languid alpine melodies in the new French guitarist Julien Ledru’s 2023 album Mellotone Valley.

https://julienledru.bandcamp.com/album/mellotone-valley

Thanks for the recs, will check 'em out...

currently falling in love with Daisy Rickman - Howl

https://daisyrickman.bandcamp.com/album/howl

Daniel Bachman update

Really happy to be releasing my Tompkins Square records material under a new title “Where The Tide Ebbs And Flows” with all bandcamp sales going to the Madison County African American Historical Association (MCAAHA). You can read more about my intentions…

https://danielbachman.bandcamp.com/album/where-the-tide-ebbs-and-flows

this sounds cool

https://vhfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/prodigal-son

and also

https://chuckroth.bandcamp.com/album/watergh0st-songs

and also

https://deathisnot.bandcamp.com/album/reminiscences-of-raktako-huayno-guitar-from-cuzco-and-ayacucho-1930-1940

Ooo looks interesting!

ok i was not expecting this

bob drake's new ep is right up the alley of folks here

https://bdstudio.bandcamp.com/album/splendens-giganteum

this is not his usual thing, although if you're into old-timey lovecraftian furry prog-rock i do highly recommend his "usual thing" as well

new Gwenifer Raymond is really excellent

Coming two weeks later to agree with UMS: Gwenifer Raymond album rules.

Had no idea until I heard her speak that she was Welsh (not that she's got a *typical* Welsh accent but still).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36nIHPQRAsI

The first Old Saw record (Country Topics) is one of my favourite Americana/folk records in recent memory. The new one is going to be their last by all accounts. Sounding good on first listen: https://lobbyartrecs.bandcamp.com/album/the-wringing-cloth

this compilation just dropped a month ago. not all of it fits this thread but there's some overlap.

https://northernspyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/across-the-horizon-volume-i

Northern Spy Records and Bob Holmes of SUSS invited eight innovators from the wide landscape of instrumental music to curate the first volume of the Across the Horizon series, with the mission of exploration, collaboration and discovery.

MISSION STATEMENT

The “Across the Horizon” series sets the goal of bringing together a like-minded community of instrumental pioneers and encouraging them to explore beyond their normal pathways, taking them, and their fans, into previously unexplored territories. By choosing a group of artist/curators each year and asking them to bring forth their favorite artist peers, we hope to broaden the landscape of instrumental music and emulate the kind of discovery that happens when artists sit down to chat about their influences. Finding connections, shared roots, and new inspiration in the process.

LINER NOTES

Across the Horizon is a bold exploration of where Americana’s roots intersect with the boundless expanse of ambient music. Curated by Bob Holmes and Northern Spy Records, this collection invites you into a realm where sound becomes landscape and music transcends genre, inviting listeners to wander through vast, uncharted spaces of sonic possibility.

These artists redefine the boundaries of sound, blending the organic with the ethereal to craft soundscapes that feel both familiar and otherworldly. The performances in this compilation evoke open skies, endless roads, and a sense of drifting between worlds, creating a space where time stretches and bend.

The 24 tracks gathered here offer an invitation to lose yourself in the immersive, introspective, and transformative power of music. Here, sound becomes a journey leading you beyond the familiar, into the vast and the unknown. Step into the experience, let the music guide you, and explore the sonic space across the horizon.

- Bryan Crow, Festival Director, Big Ears Festival

Is there a catch-all folk thread? I reminded myself of this 2023 album tonight, it's so beautiful.

https://carlenemusic.bandcamp.com/album/looking-out-my-window-2

Not really. There should be. But this 10-year-old thread is the one that tends to get revived most often:

Guy/Gal With a Guitar (Or Anything Else): Rolling Folk/Singer-Songwriter/Americana Thread 2015

The record Tabes linked to is lovely.

As is this: new one from Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington - soundtrack to the film Rebuilding: https://jakexerxesfussell.bandcamp.com/album/rebuilding

Basically how you imagine it might sound. Makes me think of the quietest of YLT and the Grizzly Man soundtrack.