^ All three of those early records were put out by Adelphi Records and its been suggested before that Gene has no intention of re-releasing them. Such a shame; Cornflower Suite was one of those records you would stumble across in the late 00's on one of those rar/zip/folk/exp blogspots, it's a really good record and something to defiantly check out if you haven't yet! If you made a definitive top ten Takoma/60s/70s list, it would be on there.
― Neal Cassady, Saturday, 8 April 2017 02:12 (seven years ago) link
a friend passed along this 1975 lp over the weekend, and I was digging it -- very Kottke-inspired jams, some great 12-string / pedal steel action. Seems to be grabbable for cheap:https://img.discogs.com/Kci7zC-KQf3VPP7xbPL0WkhTvb4=/fit-in/320x320/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-5329776-1443363508-4192.jpeg.jpghttps://www.discogs.com/Michael-Wendling-Theres-Something-About-The-Arco-Desert/release/5329776
― tylerw, Monday, 10 April 2017 15:17 (seven years ago) link
hey this is a good treatise on guitar playing i wonder if the guitar player is running down the hill, does that mean the rhythm section is the hill? idk but i liked it http://www.talkhouse.com/past-future-future-past-shred/
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 10 April 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
great piece. don't see why the rhythm section couldn't also be running down the hill
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 10 April 2017 18:26 (seven years ago) link
it's hard to run down a hill and hold hands, which is i guess where the challenge lies when you have a rhythm section?! you have to move in the same direction at the same pace, or at least a mutually complementary way. i like the weaving analogy too. his teaching philosophy is solid imo!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 10 April 2017 18:33 (seven years ago) link
the rhythm section is gravity
― a (waterface), Monday, 10 April 2017 18:37 (seven years ago) link
gravity! i like that
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 10 April 2017 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Digging this. Apparently the album goes in a bunch of directions, but I definitely like the array of moves on this one (solo acoustic shifting between knotted/"out" and melodic passages):
http://dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/156636276394/eric-arnorphic-resonance-feeding-tube
― grandavis, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 14:48 (seven years ago) link
oh thanks for the reminder -- been meaning to check this one out.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:05 (seven years ago) link
oh and hey, i just ordered that great gimmer nicholson LP via light in the attic's spring sale -- 50% off! just had the mp3s previously since the physical version was weirdly overpriced. http://lightintheattic.net/shelves/Spring%20Cleaning%20Sale%202017
― tylerw, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
That's a good sale. Lots of cool stuff there. I recommend the Bobby Charles and Willie Thrasher LPs, for starters - those are no-brainers at that price if you don't have 'em already (ditto Gimmer). I love that Songs From Suicide Bridge LP but it's probably not for everybody...
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
yeah, some good deals on some good records -- i also got that vega / chilton / vaughn live double LP, which is pretty killer. $9!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 11 April 2017 18:42 (seven years ago) link
Oh, I've been following Arn on Soundcloud for a little while. Intrigued that there's a new album.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Tuesday, 11 April 2017 22:24 (seven years ago) link
ILM's 2017 Rolling Folk Thread Spotify Playlist
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Thursday, 13 April 2017 06:07 (seven years ago) link
looks cool, thanks!checked out the Arn record, and you're correct, grandavis --extremely eclectic approach, but pretty much all of it is very good. the throat singing took me by surprise, haha.
― tylerw, Thursday, 13 April 2017 14:44 (seven years ago) link
Is ian lurking around here?
― Evan, Thursday, 13 April 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
Anyone want a ticket to Michael Hurley tonight at Union Pool? My wife got sick so I'm going solo
― Evan, Thursday, 13 April 2017 22:11 (seven years ago) link
Me and a friend had great interview/talk with Michael Chapman and Steve Gunn earlier this week: Michael Chapman on working with Gunn and Nathan Bowles, how fond he is of Paradise of Bachelors, writing songs like Walker Evans' photographs, the famous fish story and working with Lucinda William as a dream coming true. Gunn on working with Chapman and a very nerdy 5 min talk on how to start fingerpicking (incl Stefan Grossman, John Fahey lessons on VHS,...).
Together with some fragments of their acoustic solo-sets that night right in the beginning of this radio show: https://www.mixcloud.com/Sterrenplaten/sterrenplaten-14-april-2017-steve-gunn-michael-chapman/
― maarten, Saturday, 15 April 2017 17:35 (seven years ago) link
saw the first ever show by my new fave power trio the other night. rob and john (bass and drums) from sunburned and willie lane on guitar. instrumental electric jams for crazy horse fans. if they ever decide to play out of town go see them. so much fun.
― scott seward, Saturday, 15 April 2017 21:56 (seven years ago) link
that's quite a lineup. Hope they record!
― Wimmels, Saturday, 15 April 2017 22:35 (seven years ago) link
Anybody pick up that new Tom Armstrong reissue on Tompkins Square? Bought it but it hasn't arrived yet. Looking forward to it
― Wimmels, Saturday, 15 April 2017 22:36 (seven years ago) link
Gah skot u might have described my in theory favorite band.
Alan Sparhawk from Low has a Neil & Crazy Horse cover band called Tired Eyes with these brothers the Glen & Rich Matson who have been around forever, Rich in Glenrustles and Ol' Yeller and Glen was once married to Kat from Babes and in his post Babes band Katastrophy Wife.
They were insane when I saw them
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 16 April 2017 12:23 (seven years ago) link
Listening to Armstrong on Soundcloud now, via the new link on Tompkins Square thread---nice, but no surprises so far. Oh speaking posting as I was re Drag City news, this just in:
BISHOP ON DISPLAY, KNIGHTLY
Sir Richard Bishop and his transcendental guitar are at it once again! Since the early days of Sun City Girls through 2015's critically acclaimed Tangier Sessions,Sir Rick's virtuosic playing and influences have led him all over the world - but we're happy to say, that beginning early next month Rick will be performing stateside for an impressive 21 dates! Traveling from the west coast to the south, to the east coast to the Midwest and back again, Bishop's surely making a stop nearby your humble abode!Armed with an electric guitar this time, Sir Richard Bishop will be performing various songs from his storied career with his renowned prowess and mastery of the instrument. Don't miss out on your chance to see a divine sorcerer at work, get to the dates below! SRB TOUR DATES
5/1/17 at Gold Lion Arts in Sacramento, CA 5/2/17 at The Lost Church in San Francisco, CA 5/4/17 at Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, CA* 5/5/17 at 191 Toole in Tuscon, AZ* 5/8/17 at Hotel Vegas in Austin, TX* 5/9/17 at Siberia in New Orleans, LA* 5/10/17 at Syndicate Lounge in Birmingham, AL* 5/11/17 at The High Watt in Nashville, TN* 5/13/17 at The Mothlight in Asheville, NC* 5/14/17 at The Camel in Richmond, VA* 5/15/17 at The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD* 5/16/17 at First Unitarian Side Chapel in Philadelphia, PA* 5/17/17 at Park Church Co-op in Brooklyn, NY* 5/18/17 at Flywheel in Easthampton, MA * 5/19/17 at The Dock in Ithaca, NY 5/20/17 at Array Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada* 5/21/17 at El Club in Detroit, MI * 5/22/17 at Schuba's Tavern in Chicago, IL* 5/23/17 at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, MN* 5/26/17 at The Bartlett in Spokane, WA* 5/27/17 at Sunset Tavern in Seattle, WA*
*w/ Robert Millis
― dow, Monday, 17 April 2017 19:51 (seven years ago) link
awesome!
― Wimmels, Monday, 17 April 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
Anybody pick up that new Tom Armstrong reissue on Tompkins Square?yeah it's great -- definitely not yr run of the mill takoma school kind of thing. pretty eccentric overall approach, but everything sounds nice to my ears. speaking of sir richard, just listened to this pretty interesting podcast with him (mostly about his bookselling/collecting pursuits): https://expandingmind.podbean.com/e/expanding-mind-talismanic-bookseller-041317/
― tylerw, Monday, 17 April 2017 22:15 (seven years ago) link
JAMES ELKINGTON ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO RECORD, WINTRES WOMA,OUT JUNE 30TH VIA PARADISE OF BACHELORS WATCH VIDEO FOR DEBUT SINGLE, “MAKE IT UP”http://youtu.be/EOlAInFxXsk
"guitar king” —The FADER
“Jim is a great guitarist and a tremendous, empathetic listener.” – Richard Thompson James Elkington announces his debut solo record, Wintres Woma, out June 30th via Paradise of Bachelors, and shares the video for lead single, “Make It Up,” directed by Timothy J Harris. Taking off at breakneck speed, "Make It Up" is propelled by the snaking rhythm section as Elkington pointedly recounts the time he almost crashed his car trying to get to a séance on time (mostly fiction). Elkington (an Englishman living in Chicago) is an inveterate collaborator who has toured, recorded, and/or collaborated with Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, Steve Gunn, Joan Shelley and most recently Tortoise, amongst others. His assured debut, Wintres Woma—Old English for “the sound of winter” — draws from British folk, avant-rock, and jazz traditions alike. Recorded at Wilco’s Loft, it’s baroquely detailed and beautifully constructed, featuring both his baritone vocals and some of Chicago’s finest musicians. Somewhere around 2011, Elkington stopped writing songs. He had been the leader of a band called The Zincs; a partner in a band called The Horse’s Ha; and had released an album of guitar duets with Nathan Salsburg, but the question of what he was going to do next loomed large. After a few years of playing in other people’s bands, Elkington found that contributing his energies to the music of others had revived the energy for his own. Part of that renewed creative vitality came from exploring the acoustic guitar in a new tuning, by working to hone his guitar skills and lyrical techniques in the downtime between tours, and by investigating his own musical heritage, which informed both his outlook and output in a profound way. The resulting album at times conjures Kevin Ayers delivering a Dylan Thompson poem over a Bert Jansch song, all the while speaking in Elkington’s singular voice. The title, Wintres Woma, resonates in the icy limpidity of the arrangements, the snowy tumble of guitars and strings, and with Elkington’s gnawing consideration of how much cultural upbringing can bring to bear on one’s own creativity. Many of the album’s lyrics contend with the continuing strangeness of living in a different country. “For the most part it’s very liberating, but England is old, and there is a weird energy that comes from that country, an energy that doesn’t seem to feel the same in America. It took me moving away from home to feel it at all. I was so used to it that I didn’t know I was feeling it until I didn’t feel it anymore.”
Wintres Woma was recorded in five days with engineer Mark Greenberg. Elkington played and arranged all the instruments, with the exception of upright bass from Nick Macri, percussion from Tim Daisy, and string performances from Macie Stewart and Tomeka Reid, all veterans of Chicago’s collaborative improvised music milieu.
Wintres Woma Tracklisting:01. Make It Up02. Hollow In Your House03. Wading the Vapors04. Grief Is Not Coming05. When I Am Slow06. The Parting Glass07. The Hermit Census08. Greatness Yet to Come09. Sister of Mine10. My Trade in Sun Tears11. Any Afternoon
James Elkington Tour Dates:Thu. July 27 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room w/ Steve Gunn, Heron OblivionSun. July 30 - San Diego, CA @ The Space Bar w/ Steve Gunn, Heron OblivionFri. Aug. 4 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern w/ Steve Gunn
― dow, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 16:21 (seven years ago) link
i did not know elkington was english!
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 16:56 (seven years ago) link
Haha yeah I was surprised when I heard him speak on his tour with Nathan.
― Evan, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 17:48 (seven years ago) link
Dig this tune. One of my favorite contemporary guitar players (along with Salsburg, actually). Record should be good.
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:02 (seven years ago) link
yeah, this sounds very good — and a pull quote from richard thompson! i liked that zincs record, i'll have to dig it out again ...
― tylerw, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:07 (seven years ago) link
Horse's Ha were way underrated too imo
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:44 (seven years ago) link
New song by House and Land, incl. Sarah Louise: https://sarahlouise.bandcamp.com/album/house-and-land
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 00:45 (seven years ago) link
Other House and Land-er is Sally Ann Morgan from the Black Twig Pickers! Excited for this.
― grandavis, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 01:46 (seven years ago) link
ohhh yeah
― sleeve, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 02:05 (seven years ago) link
a friend passed along this 1975 lp over the weekend, and I was digging it -- very Kottke-inspired jams, some great 12-string / pedal steel action. Seems to be grabbable for cheap:
https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Wendling-Theres-Something-About-The-Arco-Desert/release/5329776
― tylerw, Monday, April 10, 2017 11:17 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wholeheartedly second this recommendation. Though two songs with full band (including drums) break the spell somewhat (though if you're a fan of country boogie in the vein of Area Code 615 / William Tyler, these may hit you just right), the rest is great. Definitely Kottke-inspired, with most songs played on 12 string. The gorgeous title track alone is definitely worth hearing if you dig this sound (which, if you're on this thread, you probably do).
It's amazing how many great players from this period are still out there, never reissued, never anthologized, rarely discussed. This guy, from a technical standpoint, sounds as good Kottke was around the same time (Greenhouse, Ice Water, etc).
― Wimmels, Friday, 21 April 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link
yeah, it's a nice one -- and yeah, it's sometimes hard to tell why some players get underground buzz/reissues and some players don't. fine by me, though, glad not to have to pay silly amounts of cash for a record. here's another cheap one the same friend gave me. french guitar soli! with moebius cover art!
https://img.discogs.com/ten2O9Tk2UWYVESsUG1HGqJ8QMA=/fit-in/416x416/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4627510-1370376428-2808.jpeg.jpg
https://www.discogs.com/Marcel-Dadi-Dadis-Folks/release/4627510
― tylerw, Friday, 21 April 2017 19:09 (seven years ago) link
DOPE cover
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Sunday, 23 April 2017 17:35 (seven years ago) link
Pretty nice long-form pieces here from our man Neal. Enjoyed this quite a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjKy1vXIcQ&feature=youtu.be
― grandavis, Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:20 (seven years ago) link
Video doesn't play for me.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:35 (seven years ago) link
this isn't american primitive but been listening to a shitload of Triumph lately and this is a really nice little acoustic piece by Rik Emmmet, not too far off of mersh era Kottke or Hedges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DnAPQcPMNU
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:52 (seven years ago) link
Huh? I tried to just post the URL too, but youtube always spoils that effort. I will try again in a bit. Search for "Rag Lore" on youtube and you may find it!
― grandavis, Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:53 (seven years ago) link
this it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjKy1vXIcQ
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 27 April 2017 16:56 (seven years ago) link
(with youtube links i've found you have to remove the "s" from https:// so it's just http:/)
Yep, that is it! Thanks
― grandavis, Thursday, 27 April 2017 17:26 (seven years ago) link
nice, will check out ... just saw that nyc taper has a dylan golden aycock set up for listening -- haven't listened yet, but his album from last year is fantastic (as is that bruce langhorne comp he helped put together) http://www.nyctaper.com/2017/04/dylan-golden-aycock-october-21-2016-the-schoolhouse/
― tylerw, Thursday, 27 April 2017 17:30 (seven years ago) link
oh and hey if anyone hasn't seen it yet: VDSQ, the LA-based label specializing in music by innovative guitarists, has announced three new releases out June 2nd: Ideas of Beginnings by Mark McGuire, Balsams by Chuck Johnson, and Abbandonato Da Dio Nazione by Anthony Pasquarosa. While all share a common influence of American Primitivism, they approach the style from drastically different angles, each moving away from any sort of traditional notion of the genre towards expansive horizons. From the cosmic melodicism of McGuire’s acoustic meditations to the deep ambience of Johnson’s pedal steel and Pasquarosa’s imagined spaghetti Western soundtrack, these albums brilliantly build engrossing sound-worlds within the seemingly endless palate of 21st Century Guitar. All albums are available for pre-order: http://www.vdsqrecords.com/
― tylerw, Thursday, 27 April 2017 18:01 (seven years ago) link
Ha, I always kind of liked "Midsummer's Daydream", even if as a somewhat guilty pleasure. At least in Canada, guitar teachers were very fond of it in the pre-grunge/alt era.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 April 2017 18:51 (seven years ago) link
It's no "Mood for a Day", obv.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 April 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
xps Ha, yeah, I'm listening to the VDSQ Soundcloud today and the new Johnson and McGuire tracks they have up are nice. Both surprised me.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 April 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
The Johnson track "Balm of Gilead" made me think more of Daniel Lanois or maybe some of Frisell's more cinematic Americana stuff than of Blood Moon Boulder.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 27 April 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link