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Paula

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7^th Mar 2010 at 4:44 pm

King of Knights

Need a little help here. I've been asked to put a folk style song into an upcoming project and I don't know the first thing about folk music.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any ideas or point me in the right direction because aside from a few Nick Drake videos on Youtube I am at a loss

Pope of Chilli Town

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7^th Mar 2010 at 4:48 pm

You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore

Animal

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7^th Mar 2010 at 5:14 pm

Nick Drake

http://www.dasburros.com

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Animal

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7^th Mar 2010 at 5:15 pm

Oh crap, you already said Nick Drake.

Buckley can be fairly folky at times.

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Dinglebutt

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7^th Mar 2010 at 5:23 pm

I aim to misbehave

Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010

You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore

I do love me some Christy Moore

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Mal: Ain't we just.

Pope of Chilli Town

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7^th Mar 2010 at 5:37 pm

Quote: Tig Trager, Mar 2010

Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore

I do love me some Christy Moore

Well you are just an ORDINARY MAN! Hahaha, did you see what I did there?

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 5:39 pm

Here's Sinead O'Connor with the Cheiftains, which I think could be perfect.

You could probably get away with a blues or country song under folk as well.

I second Christy Moore.

Billy Bragg

The Men They Couldn't Hang

Fairport Convention

I don't really like Steeleye Span, but I think it fits what you're after.

I can't think of much more decent "British" folk music that I like, but if you're after Irish stuff...

Luke Kelly or Ronnie Drew fronted Dubliners

The Clancy Brothers

Christy Moore's old group Planxty is worth checking out, too.

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 5:42 pm

Let me know if you consider pursuing an Irish direction, I've got lots of other ideas.
Or even American folk music, actually, there's lots of fantastic appalachian/bluegrass stuff.

Paula

| 4,556 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 5:50 pm

King of Knights

Wow, thanks guys

I turn my back for a little while and you come up with all this. Seriously, Thank You All.

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 6:09 pm

Some unasked for American folk music, for no reason other than I'm enjoying the searching.

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 6:11 pm

I aim to misbehave

Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010

Quote: Tig Trager, Mar 2010
Quote: Ted 'Smooth' Bundy, Mar 2010
You wouldn't go wrong with a bit of Christy Moore

Christy Moore

I do love me some Christy Moore

Well you are just an ORDINARY MAN! Hahaha, did you see what I did there?

Plus, he's Irish. And I am also a NATIVE!

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Albi The Racist Dragon

| 7,432 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 6:43 pm

Yes you'll all complain it's not proper folk, it's modern etc etc, but Mumford & Sons' Little Lion Man is a tremendous song with a folky vibe.

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Carpet Remnant

| 11,715 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 7:04 pm

Fleet Foxes?
They're as folk as I ever folking(lol) get.

Animal

| 32,547 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 8:37 pm

How about some donovan?
Will link some when I get home.

http://www.dasburros.com

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Albert Johanneson

| 14,477 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 8:46 pm

Outside-left

How soon do you need it?

Fran/Fran's boyfriend are folk aficionados (he's a folk musician soon to have his own CD in HMV, and spends a lot of time playing folk festivals), so if you don't need it too soon, I'm sure she can recommend all manners of stuff depending on what you need.

http://commodoredan.tumblr.com

Delirium Tremens

| 1,875 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 8:51 pm

Quote: Albi The Racist Dragon, Mar 2010

Yes you'll all complain it's not proper folk, it's modern etc etc, but Mumford & Sons' Little Lion Man is a tremendous song with a folky vibe.

Very good song.

Paula

| 4,556 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 8:56 pm

King of Knights

The gig itself will be the week commencing April 26th, so I need to get a wiggle on to get rehearsals and everything sorted. I have most of the set list sorted, The folk style thing will be the last song that needs arranging and rehearsing.

Even if nothing else gets put into this thread for suggestion it's still been a massive massive help, at least a thousand times what I was expecting

Mancomb Seepgood

| 3,455 posts

7^th Mar 2010 at 10:38 pm

Grog me.

Pentangle?

If I could get an orange that was as low-maintenance as an apple, I'd be a happy man

Silvan

| 3,776 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 9:42 am

Aurals Velupide!

John Renbourn, Martin Simpson, Bert Jansch, Kate Rusby, Dock Boggs, off the top of my head.

Like someone else said, might be worth investigating Appalachian/Blues stuff as well.

What can I say? I did it all for the Wookies.

Little Blue Fox.

| 4,256 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 12:02 pm

Hope is important.

"Oxygen" by Willy Mason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3BCRsuQmQA

"Give A Little Love" by Noah and the Whale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7_Y6jayDpQ

"First Day Of My Life by Bright Eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5rhhQbyYV0

I hope they are helpful a tiny bit.

It hurts too much not to try.
I will see you in another life when we are both cats.
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the doc

| 23,161 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 1:34 pm

There are many, many, many different kinds of music that can be classed as 'folk' but for the kinda traditional English stuff it doesn't get much better than Pentangle.

Martin and Eliza Carthy are the luminaries in terms of contemporary stuff, I think.

the doc

| 23,161 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 3:40 pm

I absolutely love the Janis Joplin version of that last song as well:

Janis Joplin rules

the doc

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8^th Mar 2010 at 3:44 pm

One more:

Dissimulation

| 5,671 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 10:56 pm

Trees - The Garden of Jane Delawney.

Pentangle - House Carpenter.

Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane.

Sandy Denny - Wild Mountain Thyme.

Fairport Convention - Matty Groves.

Dissimulation

| 5,671 posts

8^th Mar 2010 at 11:19 pm

Judy Collins - Pretty Polly.

Alison Krauss & Sting - You Will Be My Ain True Love.
(I can't stand Sting, but do very much like this song.)

Joni Mitchell - Woodstock

Lead Belly - House Of the Rising Sun.

Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster.

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