America's new folk sounds

[foxwelljsly]

Those on this thread digging Circulus & Espers et al may well enjoy Tunng too, Medieval electronica. They have a myspace.....

 

[murphydog]

Just been reading through this again, some of my best recent buys have come via this thread. Anybody come across new music in this vein?
Paul

 

[nickl]

The new Circulus is very good.

Their Myspace stuff is half the first album and half new. Not American by any stretch though!

 

[kasperhauser]

the new six organs of admittance is a corker.

Clearly a man of taste.

 

[murphydog]

You're right America is a stumbling block ( in so many ways!) loads of interesting bands over here too. Now I'm turntabled up again any recommendations for vinyl suppliers in the UK for this stuff?
Paul.

 

[andy m]

Clearly a man of taste.

likewise!

 

[Kit Taylor]

On today's Freakzone at 1900, there will be an hour of Vashti Bunyan and Donovan will be live at the BBC Electric Proms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/freakzone/index.shtml

The show's krautrocking it up in wild style as I type. Ace.

 

[concrete]

Thought I might add a couple of vaguely-folk suggestions...although mostly not american

Elizabeth Anka Vajagic - Stand with the stillness of this day

Faun Fables - Mother Twilight (saw them at the Slint ATP...very gothic-y Americana style folk)

I'm surprised Gravenhurst haven't been mentioned here as I find them lovely, not as twee as I'd feared

Would add another vote for Tunng who were mentioned a while back

Laura Viers

Micah P. Hinson

 

[rod]

...I'm surprised Gravenhurst haven't been mentioned here as I find them lovely, not as twee as I'd feared...

...but they were mentioned here.

 

[concrete]

Heh! I might've discovered that...if i'd read through the 27million pages on that thread when i joined!

 

[rod]

You're not wrong there! What albums other than the linked Fires In Distant Buildings have you heard. I think it is a great album and I would like to delve further.

 

[concrete]

You're not wrong there! What albums other than the linked Fires In Distant Buildings have you heard. I think it is a great album and I would like to delve further.

I haven't heard Fires in Distant Buildings; however I would particularly recommend Flashlight Seasons (particularly love the track "I turn my face to the forest floor" with the line "the east end rogue you so admire is a murdering ****head"). Black Holes in the Sand is good, although I'd contend not as good.