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It’s not normally my kind of music, but I’ve heard some songs by Caamp that I quite liked. There’s a song Wildfire by Mandolin Orange that sticks in my head because it’s so haunting. And this is maybe slightly adjacent musically, but the early stuff from The Wood Brothers is pretty close and great.

I’ll check some of your recommendations here.

 

I just stumbled across the 502s recently. They're from Maitland and can't wait to catch them on tour. Strong Avett Bros vibes

Caamp just has that raspy voice that does it for me

 

I know what you mean about Caamp’s
Voice. I do like some Avett Bros too.

 

Not sure why but this article reminded me of hearing a western singer when I was in high school. He lamented the term Country and Western because he thought they were two different genres being lumped together. And now today, C&W gets shortened to being just Country.

 

I’m a little more into the indie folk groups like:

Hiss Golden Messenger (new album dropped yesterday and it’s great)
Rose City Band (amazing pedal steel - seeing them in a few weeks)
Steve Gunn
Cass McCombs
Megafaun

 

Yeah, I lean a little more bluegrassy in my "Americana" listening, but like it all. I know of Hiss Golden, I'll have to check out the others. Thanks.

You'll probably dig Fruition if you haven't heard of them. They have amazing harmonies. Their most popular song is bluegrass, but most of their stuff isn't. This is one of my favorite songs ever.

 

Really feeling Rose City Band. They're like if Yo La Tengo had a folk baby

 

Well put.

 

Whatever happened to Peter, Paul and Mary?

 

Still alive at our house. Wife loves them

 

"Puff the Magic Dragon!"

I'll never forget a folk group - two guys and a gal like Peter, Paul and Mary - who I heard sing in a bar in St. Augustine back in the 60s. The song I remember was "I'm A-Crackin' Up from a Lack o' Shackin' Up."

 

I just listened to the song for the first time. I also viewed many successive interviews with him including both "right" and "left" news channels (tongue in cheek with the "news" reference). His song hits the spot..it is the reality we face today. And by the way...he has no political affiliations...just like me a true independent...Im so sick of the division and vitriol from both sides...it has to stop or just like his song nothing will change...it starts with us.

 

Sam Cooke is playing in our house tonight.

 

A change is gonna come

 

timeless, quality stuff. but it was a tough way to go ...

 

given the description, I insta went & listened to their KEXP performance. They remind a bit of Lord Huron too; granted I don't know LH that well. Had YLT tix for sept, but it's been postponed. Turns out Daniel Donato is playing the same night, so at least I don't have to be conflicted.

 

I want to thank all you youngsters here for the tips on new bands to check out. Got Fruition going right now.
It's really great with streaming to have access to just about everything, as long as you can find out about it in the first place. Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) and Jake Xerxes Fussell were two of my more recent discoveries but that was a year or two ago.

 

I still long for the rhythm and blues of the 50s.

Like "Annie Had a Baby" by the Midnighters.

Annie had a baby
Can't work no more
Annie had a baby
Can't work no more
Every time we start to work
She's gotta stop and walk the baby 'cross the floor

 

Try some Leon Bridges if you don’t know his stuff.

 

I caught that dude here in Richmond back in the spring. Have the hat to prove it. Killer show. Definitely way more cosmic than country but I’m not complaining.

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