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Folk/Acoustic

I'm a bit late to this thread (!) & in time will peruse the suggestions for new things myself. Huge folkie me.

All I can say is I hope Elliott Smith has been mentioned, not just once but multiple times in the 81 pages.

I'm as obsessed with ES, as I ever was (& still am) with The Smiths. That is tippy-tip of my music tree, to me.

Angeles
 
The Captain said:
I'm a bit late to this thread (!) & in time will peruse the suggestions for new things myself. Huge folkie me.

All I can say is I hope Elliott Smith has been mentioned, not just once but multiple times in the 81 pages.

I'm as obsessed with ES, as I ever was (& still am) with The Smiths. That is tippy-tip of my music tree, to me.

Angeles
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Welcome to the wonderful World of Folk/Acoustic
I think he has been mentioned a while ago, but I'm sure you'll find plenty other stuff to keep you entertained.
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I'm rather partial to female amateur covers of ES songs ( told you Im pretty obsessed with ES). His voice register & sensitive lyrics chime with women/ girls, completely understandably. Here's my favourite..

 
I hope Annais Mitchell's been mentioned on here too, I'm sure so as a few folks have seen her live & mentioned her on other threads from searching her name on pfm, which was great to read. "Intellectual folk"-?

First 2 albums only for me (bar the odd song below), stripped down & simplest; I'm not a fan of Hadestown although it's very ambitious, lauded in the press, & mentioned on radio4 even.

This is a real treat & maybe my favourite song of hers, much more my thing.. (1.45 for impatient -folk-):

 
Thanks for the links Captain, it’s very different/unique for sure,
at the moment it’s a maybe for me, needs further listening to attune my ears to her peaky vocals,
the song structure doesn’t flow for me.
 
maccar said:
Captain, have you listened to Anais in her project Bonny Light Horseman?
The release their second album this Friday.
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No must say I haven't, will try it. I've bought up to hadestown, but felt her humbleness (you can see in this ^ clip 1) sort of eclipsed by her ambition on this, so I 'bailed out' a few years ago. The Brightness is in my top cd's of all.

There's one folk musician (US, 2000-now) so dear to me I'm loathed to actually recommend, in case of 'mmm its ok i guess' or even 'nah boring' possible replies, which would actually mildly hurt!! I keep to myself.
 
The Captain said:
No must say I haven't, will try it. I've bought up to hadestown, but felt her humbleness (you can see in this ^ clip 1) sort of eclipsed by her ambition on this, so I 'bailed out' a few years ago. The Brightness is in my top cd's of all.

There's one folk musician (US, 2000-now) so dear to me I'm loathed to actually recommend, in case of 'mmm its ok i guess' or even 'nah boring' possible replies, which would actually mildly hurt!! I keep to myself.
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Captain! you can't leave it there! name them please... I'm always looking out for new/old artists to blog about.
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Weecrackpot said:
Thanks for the links Captain, it’s very different/unique for sure,
at the moment it’s a maybe for me, needs further listening to attune my ears to her peaky vocals,
the song structure doesn’t flow for me.
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Yup exactly my thoughts for a while, the peaky vocals put me off. But so did morrissey's dirge innitially.

The structure of clip 1 song appears if you listen to the recorded version.. actually her vox softer on this, so a vg starting point I think (yes it's slightly lost in clip 1 if unfamiliar with the song). She's such a warm soul too, grew up on a farm in VA, fluent in hebrew, & many deep literary references in her songs: as intelligent as she is talented.
 
Weecrackpot said:
Thanks for the links Captain, it’s very different/unique for sure,
at the moment it’s a maybe for me, needs further listening to attune my ears to her peaky vocals,
the song structure doesn’t flow for me.
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I felt very much like you when I first heard Anais on Bob Harris's late night show on Radio 2, but I knew there was something special about her so kept going back her debut album The Brightness and started to really appreciate her very talent.
Take a listen to this track from Young Man in America, it's sublime:
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