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Take a listen! New young folk band, Barkley Cove
New to Reddit and don't know the best way to share but these kids are awesome! From My Room https://open.spotify.com/track/1M8sL5gqDoUlzYa5EXRktM?si=1P4bCf_DSECdokF7otPsmA
Ghost of Me https://youtu.be/Zym33nfI-II?feature=shared
14:09 UTC
The Willow Garden - Clawhammer Banjo
13:28 UTC
The last surviving member of the Folk/Americana band "The Band" Garth Hudson died 1/25/25. Here is them performing "Evangeline" with Emmylou Harris in 1978.
05:46 UTC
Plastic Jesus- Tia Blake
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Knock on the door, Phil Ochs
05:12 UTC
Recurring "characters" in folk music?
Who/what are some of the recurring characters, legends and stories (fictional or historical) that have inspired a lot of folk music??
Some of the examples that come to my mind are John Henry, Stack O'Lee, Delia Green, and various "wild west"/"outlaw" figures like Jesse James and Billy the Kid. Then, of course, there's all the songs that are inspired by biblical figures and stories.
03:50 UTC
Gloucester Folk Trail coming February 15th
20:00 UTC
Looking For The Thread (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart)
19:35 UTC
David Wilcox Mystery Song
Hi y'all!
I went to a David Wilcox concert recently, and he played the most beautiful song. That i can't find ANYWHERE.
The lyrics were about him renting out his house (which he thought was meh) as an airbnb, then reading the guestbook about how much people loved it.
Does anyone know what this song is called?
Thank you!!!!
19:19 UTC
Julianne Johnson - Clawhammer Banjo
14:02 UTC
Thankful Tree - Dreaming Awake at the End of Time
13:51 UTC
Julia Barfield - "Keep to Me"
13:29 UTC
Does anyone here know of any public domain song about the pirate, Anne Bonny?
05:03 UTC
Moea - Falling Down
01:31 UTC
Releasing Traditional music
Hey everyone! I'm 17 from the uk and I'm super into my folk music, I'm wanting to record and release a version of 'danville girl' which to what i can find is a traditional song, with no known owner as such? I found it through woody guthrie. I was wondering what the laws / guidelines are for credits and licensing for an old song like this. Is there a specific owner? Is it fair game? Lots of questions, please help a guy out! Thank you!
00:03 UTC
Pretty Little Dog - Clawhammer Banjo
22:59 UTC
Kentucky's own Charlie Overman.
21:30 UTC
A little tune I just finished
09:43 UTC
The Sound of Silence (Acoustic Version) - YouTube Music
Stevie and Brandon lmao
08:06 UTC
Light in Babylon - folk group from Istanbul
The singer was born in Tel Aviv to Iranian parents. I think she now lives in Istanbul.
https://youtu.be/aKJvbTEnp0I LIGHT IN BABYLON - Hinech Yafa - Istanbul 28M views
00:11 UTC
Your weekly /r/folk roundup for the week of January 25 - January 31, 2025
Saturday, January 25 - Friday, January 31, 2025
###Top 10 Posts
| score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 17 comments | Does anyone here like Steeleye Span? | |
| 28 | 5 comments | Unfinished and unnamed draft | |
| 25 | 7 comments | I made a reproduction of Woody Guthrie's famous label, want all of yall to have it! | |
| 24 | 38 comments | What's your folk banger? | |
| 22 | 42 comments | What are some good folk songs to sing kids to sleep with? | |
| 14 | 3 comments | Here the revolution comes [draft] | |
| 12 | 1 comments | Lucinda Williams: "As long as people still want to hear my music, I’m not going anywhere" | |
| 10 | 27 comments | help me build my folk activism playlist!! | |
| 9 | 0 comments | Sandy Denny: Folk Music's Unsung Pioneer (Full Documentary) | |
| 9 | 0 comments | Johnny Cash dressed as Elvis |
###Top 5 Most Commented
| score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12 comments | Folk rock albums from the 60 and 70s to own on vinyl ? :-) | |
| 6 | 3 comments | Amigo the Devil - One Kind of People | [Sp] [AM] [BC] [Dzr] [SC] |
| 6 | 3 comments | Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - North Sea Holes | [BC] [SC] |
| 8 | 3 comments | The Paul Simon Special (1977) - part 5/8 - Still Crazy After All These Years | [Sp] |
| 8 | 3 comments | Wilson rag (Elizabeth Cotten) | [SC] |
22:04 UTC
Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the flow - Banjo cover
Hey everyone, just a quick banjo (and guitar bow) cover I made of Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the flow - recorded on GarageBand on an IPhone
21:46 UTC
A folk demo I recorded earlier today, I wrote it many years ago but recently revived it. The track is called re: Poznan.
21:20 UTC
Barkley Cove! A new generation of folk music! These youngsters are killing it!
Check out Barkley Cove! From My Room https://open.spotify.com/track/1M8sL5gqDoUlzYa5EXRktM?si=1P4bCf_DSECdokF7otPsmA
Ghost of Me https://youtu.be/Zym33nfI-II?feature=shared
19:00 UTC
Only Remembered playlist
What was inspired by the Canadian trio Finest Kind's cover of an old old Scottish hymn, turned into a sobering and healing playlist for me to help cope with today's insane US political world. I hope you find a few songs you have never heard before. Here's the LINK in my Dave's Basement Tracks blog, which is free and out there only to rejoice that good music has no expiration date.
18:27 UTC
Currently obsessed with the song- If I was a Blackbird by Silly Wizard
17:14 UTC
Josie O (Josie Girl) - Clawhammer Banjo
16:19 UTC
My visit to d'Aigle Autoharps! This is the last big autoharp workshop in America, and they are dedicated to keeping this folk instrument alive
11:29 UTC
Hak baker, check him out
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