Interesting Folk Music

Interesting Folk Music

Track Listings

1. Blueberry Pie

2. Flea Song (It's All Good!)

3. Your Letter Came (Letter)

4. Hard Life (Red Beans)

5. Ocean (Still on the Ocean)

6. Rosie

7. Low

8. Seven Dollars

9. Crossroads

10. New Job

11. You Still Turn Me On

Tracks:

Sail Away Ladies/Sail Back Home Again
Scotty
Luther/The Last Straw
The Word in Edgewise
Lit Splickety/ I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Pony Boy
Dirk's Escape
Woody of the Lake
Armin's Socks/Sliding Up the Bannister
Buckeye
New Valley Forge/ Sandy's Shoes
Madolin Boomerang
Race the River Jordan

Album Description

A collection of interesting original tunes that are performed in a good, hard-driving way and played both in and with the structure of traditional Southern fiddle music. A coherent suite of tunes, cinematically evoking varied moods and places.

Customer Reviews:

Superlatives fail me..........2003-04-10

On a scale of 1 - 10, this album just plain runs way off of the scale! I'll say at the outset: you won't find anything even vaguely neutral in this review. Well, yes, you don't know me and I don't know you, so it's hard to know if you can trust me. But this CD is such an intoxicatingly profound statement of creativity, that I suggest you just take the gamble and LUNGE for it!

OK, so I am an old-time fiddler, but I like a wide variety of music, and this collection has a broad base of appeal for anyone who likes acoustic music. The first tune is a fresh spin on a traditional tune: Sail Away Ladies. However Molly Tennenbaum's luscious banjo opening provides a tantalizing appetizer of what is to follow. By the time this tune melts into the first of Mark's creations, you'll be hooked. The compositions keep unfolding with a freshness and variety of rhythms that runs far afield of traditional music, and poses the dilemma of being clearly new yet always seeming almost familiar.

It's truly an all-star cast of traditional musicians that blend into an extraordinarily fluid sound as different instruments weave in and out. Fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, piano, flute, and a variety of special sounds provide a tapestry that is complex, and yet never over powering. The melodies are intricate and well crafted with deft but unexpected twists and turns. Just as you think you've got it, a fresh variation emerges to delight you. The chord progressions provide a setting which is the sonic equivalent of a roller-coaster ride.

Most of the tunes are strung together into medleys of two or three that seem to follow so approriately that they seem like movements of a symphony. Yet the dates in the liner notes make it clear that they were written at over a fairly wide period.

When this CD is over, I always find myself going back to the beginning to hear it again. And now, I'm hooked on learning all the chords for guitar and working out the fiddle parts just for the pleasure of admiring the craftsmanship, as you would run your hand appreciatingly over the curves of a scupture in a museum (when the guard isn't looking).

Tracks:

Blueberry Pie
Flea Song ( It's All Good )
Your Letter Came
Hard Life ( Red Beans )
Ocean ( Still On The Ocean )
Rosie
Low
Seven Dollars
Crossroads
New Job
You Still Turn Me On

Average customer rating:

Fantastic music...hard to believe they are not signed!
Great Band!!
An indi band truly worthy of praise!

Attic Down
Attic Down
Manufacturer: Attic Down
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00008YGRK
Release Date: 2002-10-10

Tracks:

Into Nocturne
Taken Away
As It Fades
Nothing At All
Crooked Tree
Blind
Storming Berlin
The Desert In Me
7:48
I Stand
Just Bones
The Animal

Album Description

A textured blend of musical styles and influences

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic music...hard to believe they are not signed!.......2003-06-06

WOW! Wonderful music. A top-notch album that is an extraordinary blend of styles and energy. I would recommend this album to everyone, without reservation.

The quality of the album rivals the best that I've heard from pro studios.

Attic Down is a very unique band. A breath of fresh air!

Great Band!!.......2003-04-30

I saw this band in Charleston, WV and was amazed by what I heard. Not only is the music great, but the bandmembers are great. One of them gave a me a cd, and it is awesome. The songs are so full of emotion and has so many different textures. The musicianship of the rhythmn section is so tight. This is definitly a cd worth buying.

An indi band truly worthy of praise!.......2003-04-11

Think Peter Gabriel. Think Tool. Think Pink Floyd. Think Radiohead. Think The Cure. Now throw all of your pre-conceptions out! Attic Down is what modern radio needs. This unique band is able to transform mood and emotion into a sonic tapestry that embodies originality and aural quality. Weaving eastern influences with orchestral lushness and powerful rhythm, Attic Down builds upon themes of modern life struggle and triumph and presents difficult topics in a poetic way. Tunes such as the powerful "Nothing At All" pounds away with a hypnotic rhythm that draws the listener in. The jazz/funk/rock "Crooked Tree" makes use of a simulated marimba to lay down chunky, funky rhythms that are only contained by the formidable vocal melody. The guitars on Attic Down's self-titled album weave in and out with one another, like a sonic dance, while the powerful vocal melodies fill the space with emotion and style. The quality of the bass is astounding, while the drums pound away ala Dave Matthews Band. Attic Down is able to draw on many musical influences in order to create a truly unique sound that defies categorization. Call it what you will, but one thing is apparent - Attic Down is one of the best, unsigned bands in this great country! I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of this great album...before they hit it big!!!

Tracks:

Some Time
A Battle Between
No Matter Where You Are
Imagination Man
Celebration
Shady Street
Don't Ask
Only When
Love (the most excellent way)
Words
Trouble Child

Album Description

Blending snappy pop and folk rock with lyrics on the upbeat and poignant side, Miss Kristin's sweet voice has a unique timbre, with inflections nodding towards a mix of Natalie Merchant, Ann Wilson and maybe a bit of Juice Newton. Solidly unpretentious and enjoyable music.

Average customer rating:

A highly enjoyable album

Voted Most Poplar
Cottonwood
Manufacturer: Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004ZARX
Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

Beginning to See the Light
Walk in the Irish Rain
Teach Me About Love
Gone the Rainbow
Morning Take Me
Give Me One Reason
Tarantula
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
You Fall In Love With a Rich One Just as Easy
The Stars Won't Speak
The Water Is Wide
Seven White Horses
Cripple Creek
Black Velvet
The Neo Nazi Samba
Valentine/Sunshine

Album Description

A Colorado acoustic group which features lots of harmony on upbeat originals and covers. Folk, blues, humor. A pleasant and fun album.

Customer Reviews:

A highly enjoyable album.......2001-04-27

This album is a wonderful collection of songs by a group that immediately reminds you of Peter, Paul, and Mary. I'm betting they get told that all the time, but there really is the similarity. Some of the best songs are not those which Amazon provides cuts of, for example, "You Fall in Love with a Rich One Just as Easy." The songs and the singing are just wonderful. I recommend it to anyone.

Average customer rating:

Self Righteous Parade

Manufacturer: Kelley Morris
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA6Y6C
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Average customer rating:

Wink Is As Good As a Nod

Manufacturer: Desert Skies Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA7J7K
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Average customer rating:

Music from Dismal Brook

Manufacturer: Orange Tree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAKXXM
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Average customer rating:

Ursafirst
Jimmy Bear Pearson
Manufacturer: Jimmy Bear Pearson
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA7ZA6
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

Blues Fugue
Traveling. Thinking
Sidewalk Chalk
Way You Love Me (Our Song)
Mess Up a Tamian : -)
Groove. Dance
I Don't Wanna Go
Bear Time Blues
Cici's Song (Someone Like You)
Way You Love Me, Part 1

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