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Hi thread! Going to see Wardruna in december! I'm hella stoked 
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Seeing Hayseed Dixie in September, aw yiss
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Aug 18, 2016 08:51
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Wardruna tonight, so loving stoked 
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Dec 1, 2016 13:12
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I lurk, but absolutely detest mainstream country, so I don't feel compelled to post so often.
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Dec 13, 2016 16:57
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It's pretty dumb to complain about music and then not offer something I like, sorry: I'm really into Hank 3( though he appears not to like flying, and so he probably won't come to scandinavia soon) and Joe Buck Yourself, whom I had the pleasure of listening to last year. He just rapped off his poo poo playing really fast, and using a drum pedal on his guitarcase for percussion, that owned. Also, I grew up on Hank Williams I, which is probably the best thing ever 
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Dec 14, 2016 13:11
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kenny powerzzz posted:I live a few hours from him and haven't caught a Hank 3 show in a long time. He has had to relocate and has been on a break for almost 2 years I think. I like all his stuff but the last two albums aren't my favorite, brotherhood being the worst for me. If you ever see him, could you tell him there's a bunch of goons in Denmark who really, really love his poo poo and he should come play?
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Dec 14, 2016 16:16
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clutchpuck posted:Joe Buck is awesome. I saw him open for Wayne Hancock. Same deal. Rapped his set turbo speed but he actually had a bass drum up there for rhythm. This is good, thanks!
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Dec 14, 2016 18:20
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Would this thread be interested in a playlist of scandinavian folk music? I've been into it since always, and thought you might get a kick out of the instrumentation.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:35
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(effort post, hope you enjoy!) Well, we can't rightly discuss scandinavian folk without sperging out over my favorite band, Hedningarna! This Swedish group, the name literally means "the heathens", consists of some awfully skilled trad musicians, and they commonly use many different kinds of strings and pipes. One of them, a trained luthier, even built his own instruments for the band.. Their sound is characterized by the "drone" of keyharp, hurdy-gurdy or bassy strings driving the song on. Oh, and they have a plethora of straight up insane Finnish singers, so that's also something! They use the 'joik' which is a traditional sami magic chant that doesn't really mean anything, but is meant to improvise the voices of animals and gods so as to enact ritual drama. Like most scandi folk groups, they eventually incorporated electronic instruments and samples, but check out the 1989 self-titled album* for an amazing trad-folk take on various polkas and hopsas(reels). Here's my all-time favorite song, "Drafur and Gildur", a lay that details two brothers or maybe friends absolutely wrecking the poo poo out of a troll ambush with axes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLT7N7pOEXI They stretch extremely wide in their inspirations though, and you can find anything from wishy-washy scandi rock to islamic chants on their records. I cannot recommend the self-title, "Trä" and "Hippjokk" enough, though all their records are worth a listen. *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqYpbifIMws Next up is Gjallarhorn(name of the massive lur horn that Heimdallr uses to alert Asgard of danger with)! These guys are like a more modern( for lack of a better term) version of Hedningarna, making the interesting choice of didgeridoos to supply the drone backing. Later this was replaced by the sub contrabass recorder as the drone effect and bass of the band. They are/were(?) definitely skilled, and use a massive blend of strings, drums and pipes to accent a truly magnificient singer. Jenny Wilhelms just hit the clear, crisp Scandinavian notes that make the hair on the back of yer neck stand on end! Like Hedningarnas singers, she incorporates ancient vocal traditions, namely the practice of kulning. I want to pick out one song, though I'd rather just recommend all of their 1997 masterpiece record Ranarop("Call of the Sea Witch"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swtH2bMxD-E I think their version of "Herr Olof" is the best version I've ever heard. It's a song about a dude who takes a wrong turn and falls into a mermaids cavern, whereafter he is given a magic potion that makes him forget his family and friends and opts to drown with the mermaid rather than go home. I've always enjoyed it, but it was only recently I re-read the lyrics and realized what a loving grim ballad it is! They have made two other records, but to me they just kinda fall flat in comparison with Ranarop, I don't know. Then we have Garmarna( I think this would be "the vultures"!? Not sure, my Swedish isn't great), another great Swedish band, that, like the others, has kind of stopped playing  They take on a more traditional take of classic scandi folk songs, using plenty of violins, a hurdy-gurdy and sometimes an e-bow. Emma Härdelin ties it together with a kind of rural rollicking take on vocals. I'd recommend their epos, Guds Spelemän(God's troubadours), as nearly all the songs own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sej3V-bqSqc Härdelin also sings with a band called Triakel, which mainly covers material from the Swedish region of Jämteland, but I must admit I haven't heard it. Onto the Danish stuff! The best known Danish folk group is probably Sorten Muld, which strictly is more of an electro-folk band, but they remain awesome! There is no doubt that their best work is their interpretation of "Ravnen"( the Raven), check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRukQ4d7zc Members would later go on to form Valravn and Virelai, both amazing trad interpreters. I saw Virelai this friday, and can confirm they still kick rear end. Here are some songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90iR_xtumcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kcR3U-yU8U I will round this post off - but I will probably remember more come tomorrow - with Asynje, who to me is best at the kind of folk we do in Denmark. I opt to include "Hr Oluf", which is actually a different song than the one above, it's also known as "og Dansen går gennem Lunden"("..as the dance continued through the meadow"), a terrific tale of a dude riding to his marriage and meeting an elvish woman, who takes offense that he won't dance with her, and gives him some kind of virulent elf cancer that waits to kill him till he reaches his bride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t360MVYFL0 (Nanna Barslev from Asynje also sings in Huldre, which in my opinion is some of the very best Danish folk metal every made, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wZNXkBJn4c ) Tias fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Jun 20, 2017 |
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Jun 20, 2017 21:41
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Oh, that makes sense! Thanks.
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Jun 21, 2017 12:49
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Vienna Circlejerk posted:Curious if there are any gothic country fans reading this thread (I saw someone mention SCAC earlier). I'm a big fan of this weird little subgenre and I've enjoyed many of the bands mentioned at the Swedish Embassy of Gothic Country (though there are definitely a few that are... not good). Anyway, if anyone has any listening suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I definitely enjoy the Denver scene bands like SCAC, Munly, and Wovenhand, but here are a couple lesser known and apparently defunct groups I'd like to hear more like: Handsome Family, Jim White, some Cat Power. 16 HP and the 'hand, as well as Hank Williams( I and III), are must listens of course. I will also heartily recommend Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus if you can find it anywhere. It's an amazing look into both dark country music and the culture that spawned it.
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Jul 13, 2017 21:23
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Seconding Wrong Eyed Jesus. A little pretentious and dramatic, but that makes it way more interesting than just a country music documentary. There's some really weird and intimate clips of people playing music and telling stories in it. I always thought his version was loving amazing, agreed! 
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Jul 25, 2017 13:33
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Trans Ferdinand posted:speaking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-R-CdBYVyU
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Aug 4, 2017 09:54
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Apologies for extra post, but I just learned that Stary Olsa are making a US tour: http://staryolsa.com/en/tour.html I'm too across the pond, but if you're in any way into european folk music from the medieval period, don't cheat yourself and go and see this poo poo!
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Aug 4, 2017 14:17
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Anyone here heard of the Dead South? I saw one of their videos and kinda disregarded them as a bunch of hipsters, but I've just heard a couple of their records, and holy poo poo it's some good stuff. In class, but I can throw up a couple vids later.
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Sep 4, 2017 07:13
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The Garcia bluegrass and country stuff it pretty recommendable, I'll second that it's not like Dead( and a lot more interesting IMHO)
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Feb 1, 2018 14:51
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me your dad posted:Got any recommendations for Garcia's country material (other than New Riders of the Purple Sage)? Oh it's been ages, but my dad's a head and introduced me to it back when, I'll try to ask him.
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Feb 1, 2018 15:08
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Need some good runaway tunes, in the vein of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN3-1btTb7Y or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-R-CdBYVyU
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Oct 31, 2018 13:38
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I'll have to wait till next year before they play in Denmark, but the Dead South have dates for 19/20 in the states. I can't recommend it enough:
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Sep 14, 2019 15:25
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drat, Dead South postponed Denmark, may have turned into a cancel if this viral scruntfuckery don't let up 
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Mar 19, 2020 11:17
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Seconding Doc Watson, it's tight like that and there's great breadth of traditional stuff in his work as well
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Mar 22, 2021 11:08
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I pity the droll who has not yet heard the gospel of Drive-By Truckers :o Turbolisten that poo poo!
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Jun 5, 2021 08:56
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Dead South and Hooten Hallers finally play my lovely euro town tonight, after postponing for two years. Hope it's going to be good 
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Mar 5, 2022 09:14
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Just saw David Eugene Edwards in concert  He's a little rusty around the edges and didn't pick up the banjo at any point which was a little disappointing, but I did get to see the two old heads I convinced into going be very upset at his "terrifying lyrics" 
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May 7, 2023 08:57
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Pine Box boys are amazing dark country, second that. Split Lip Rayfield is just really good 
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May 9, 2023 19:32
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