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Folkfinds: Rob Fong’s “Katy Hill”

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 28, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodApr 28, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181834312″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] For those concerned about traditional music’s appeal to the youth today, this week’s Folkfinds is Rob Fong of Asheville, NC. Rob fell in love with Southern traditional music a few years ago and … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Asheville, Blues, fingerpicking, Folkfinds, Old-Time, rags, Traditional

Folkfinds: Martin Kirwan’s “Ward’s Jig”

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 17, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodMar 17, 2016
By Stephen Skok 2010

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/181325056″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Martin Kirwan is a young Irish gardener, family man and guitarist who’s been delighting his Soundcloud fanbase for the past two years with his exuberance and deft picking influenced by the likes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Celtic Irish, Folkfinds, Sarod, Traditional

Folkfinds: Phlip Smith’s “Old Betty Larkin”

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 3, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodMar 3, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/146088004″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] In the days of Youtube and Spotify, it can be hard to remember that not that long ago the only means of learning a song was via oral tradition or sheet music. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Folkfinds

Folkfinds: John Daniel Lane’s “Walk Along John to Kansas”

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 25, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodFeb 25, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/231734634″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Midwestern fiddler John Daniel Lane takes a panoramic high-definition view of American fiddle music and clearly enjoys experimenting with different styles. There’s a distinct and acknowledged John Hartford influence to his playing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Folkfinds, Irish, John Daniel Lane, John Hartford, Midwestern, Missouri, Scandinavian

Folkfinds: Mat Walklate’s “Cold In Hand”

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 18, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodFeb 18, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90564026″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] English harmonica wiz Mat Walklate is another incredibly versatile performer on his instrument. While his focus can vary depending on which of the several bands he’s playing with, he works predominantly in Irish … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Folkfinds, Harmonica, Mat Walklate

Folkfinds: John Walkenbach & Friends’ “Opera Reel”

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 11, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodFeb 11, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/238083895″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] We didn’t realize it when we picked this week’s tune, but old-time instrumentalist John Walkenbach has been tangentially featured in Folkfinds previously; he is among the old-time mentors Mexican banjo picker Juan Cordero … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Antje Duvekot, Bruce Springsteen, Campfire Music, Folkfinds, Richie Rosencrans, Tenpenny Bit, Woody Guthrie

Folkfinds: Richie Rosencrans’ “The Longford Weaver > Carrousel Prime (Dreamer’s Circus)”

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 4, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodFeb 4, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/234692602″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Portland Oregon’s Richie Rosencrans gigs around town on bouzouki with his mostly-Celtic bands The Stomptowners, Na Rosai and Outbound Traveler. He uses his personal Soundcloud page to post what he calls rough demos … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Antje Duvekot, Bruce Springsteen, Campfire Music, Folkfinds, Richie Rosencrans, Tenpenny Bit, Woody Guthrie

Folkfinds: John Ashley Murphy’s “New Hot Springs Creek”

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 28, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodFeb 3, 2016
photo of John Ashley Murphy by Sheila Newman © 2007

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/232505324″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] John Ashley Murphy is a fiendishly talented harmonica player who’s only recently gotten around to releasing his debut album, ‘Midstream.’ While the influence of his rock roots is evident in his playing, John’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Folkfinds, Harmonic Distortion, Harmonica, John Ashley Murphy

Folkfinds: Brendan Taaffe’s “Train On The Island”

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 21, 2016 by Dan GreenwoodJan 21, 2016

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96555430″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]   Brattleboro, VT’s Brendan Taaffe takes a wide ranging approach to folk; he’s got a Masters in Irish fiddle, has studied mbira playing and choral arrangement in Zimbabwe, and composes new songs in … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Appalachia, Brendan Taaffe, Folkfinds, Mbira

Folkfinds: Ludvig O’Rourke’s “Jack Wilson”

Sing Out! Posted on Dec 18, 2015 by Dan GreenwoodDec 18, 2015

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/186936709″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]   Back to Sweden once again, where something must be in the water. Ludvig O’Rourke is another excellent young Swedish banjo picker and fiddler; he had only been playing banjo for about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Folkfinds | Tagged Allman Brothers, earl scruggs, Fingerstyle, Folkfinds, Scott Hunter, singer-songwriter

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