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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28/07/2009 : 11:53:25
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Went to see Stackridge in Bath last week - lots off the new album, which is much more contemporary sounding than some might have expected, but I daren't say anything too effusive about such a traditionally 'prog' band!  . Not transferred my recording of their set yet, but I did also record the support band, The Scoville Units, made up of Leon Hunt, an English banjo maestro, who trained under Bela Fleck, and a group of fine acoustic musicians on mandolin, fiddle, guitar and percussion. Had it on in the car this morning and it sounded just as good as it did live. In all, it's a clever melding of Irish traditional and American bluegrass. Some of their myspace tracks too are quite, dare I say it, psychedelic or jazzy. Can anyone out there recommend other banjo based music which transcends the usual genres? |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 28/07/2009 : 15:11:27
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Boom...
Based on your post I take it you're looking for newer stuff and not the traditional music of say Monroe, Scruggs, etc. You might then be interested in a band Jerusalem Ridge and a fellow named Tony Trischka (gave banjo lessons to Fleck). They get into expanding the banjo into other musical styles like Fleck does with his stuff.
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 29/07/2009 : 01:01:54
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"Moody Bluegrass"- a bluegrass tribute to the Moody Blues !
Very special! Rounder Records 2004.
...what the world needs now... |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2009 : 20:28:26
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| whoa...that's an interesting one bob... |
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Old_Man
Old Love
United Kingdom
668 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2009 : 10:40:28
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| Hokie Joint - "The Way It Goes.....Sometimes" |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2009 : 23:23:07
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"Heaven Is Your Mind"- Traffic 
...what the world needs now... |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9876 Posts |
Posted - 18/08/2009 : 03:01:05
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COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Electric Music For The Mind and Body
Happiness Is A Porpoise Mouth...besides being one of the strangest and coolest song titles...I love this. A great bio of the Fish is included with this video. You can listen to most of the tunes from this seminal SF psych LP...see the scrolling contents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2i3Cls2YU
 Pure acid rock at it's best. I LOVE that organ!!
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MikeP
Fifth Love
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 04:03:32
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| Richard Thompson - 'Action Packed -= The Best Of The Capitol Years' - a great comp at a snip of a price. The most recent time I saw hia a couple of weeks ago was an acoustic solo gig, where his guitar playing was even more expasive and jawdropping than usual - go see. On tour in the US with Loudon Wainwright in the fall. |
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 18/08/2009 : 11:25:11
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH Electric Music For The Mind and Body
Happiness Is A Porpoise Mouth...besides being one of the strangest and coolest song titles...I love this. A great bio of the Fish is included with this video. You can listen to most of the tunes from this seminal SF psych LP...see the scrolling contents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2i3Cls2YU
Pure acid rock at it's best. I LOVE that organ!!
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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
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I am suffering major Joe withdrawl - he hasn't played here since the War War War tour. I was spoiled for several years, catching him 3-5 times a year, both solo and with the Country Joe Band. He should hopefully be over with the Heroes of Woodstock tour in the autumn, though I can't see him doing Porpoise then. I agree, it's a great tune - David plays more boogie woogie style piano these days, though on the CJB tour, they were doing a fine version of Bass Strings, completete with more of an organ sound and also Bruce on harmonica. |
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/08/2009 : 11:48:14
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| I was digging through CD's last night to put some new tunes on the ipod (I use it for car journeys) and I got stuck playing the Ian Dury 'New Boots and Panties' album, there was a one-off. Great stuff. |
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Paul
First Love
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/08/2009 : 19:50:39
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BRAVE "Monuments" - great female-fronted band (vocalist is Michelle Loose)and her husband Scott is one of the guitarists.
m.u.s.i.c. not music |
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Old_Man
Old Love
United Kingdom
668 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2009 : 16:54:12
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| I'm listening to the Cali '66 tour cd and the debut album of local band here in Aberdeen Scotland, Gerry Jablonski and The Electric Band. http://www.myspace.com/thegerryjablonski |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 23/08/2009 : 23:42:16
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Originally posted by Old_Man
I'm listening to the Cali '66 tour cd and the debut album of local band here in Aberdeen Scotland, Gerry Jablonski and The Electric Band. http://www.myspace.com/thegerryjablonski
Hey. ol' man.....never been to Scotland but it's always been a place I've wanted to visit and has had a warm spot in my heart....maybe because I'm a "Scot" (Scott!!). I'll check your local boys out.
I love Pentangle. I spoke with a young Scotsman a couple of months ago who had NEVER heard of them. I had mentioned the pride of Scotland & two of the best guitar players in the world (not to mention a favorite drummer and bass player!)-- PENTANGLE. He's been listening to them NON-STOP since, and he can't believe they are unheard of by so many fellow countrymen, including himself! He went to his local music/CD shop and they had NOTHING by Pentangle!! So he went online!
What's with that!!!! Get out the PENTANGLE!!!
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2009 : 14:12:32
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| ..nothing like doing blues with instruments like dulcimers, eh????..pretty influential band...they were very unique...just like Steeleye, Fairport and the Incredible String Band..right they are really worth a listen... |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 24/08/2009 : 18:52:41
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Originally posted by rocker
..nothing like doing blues with instruments like dulcimers, eh????..pretty influential band...they were very unique...just like Steeleye, Fairport and the Incredible String Band..right they are really worth a listen...
Pentagle for sure!! Some Fotheringay!
I have been playing Steeleye a lot lately....I have 5 or 6 on vinyl. They just seem to get better with age!!
"....if you are inclined to listen....." ("A Calling-on Song" from Hark The Village Wait....brilliant!)
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what you all listening to right now??
