Folk

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  • Bob Hurd: Bless the Lord Bob Hurd: Bless the Lord

    Quite a good private press singer songwriter Jesus man lp from 1976. Low key and acoustic, it has a sparse, introspective feel that almosts reminds me of Lennon’s “Plastic Ono Band” on some of the better tracks. But, the Christian lyrics do come close to being overbearing at times. One thing I found funny about […]

  • Daniel Hecht - guitar Daniel Hecht - guitar

    No year on this one but my guess is early seventies. This came out on the Dragons Egg label out of Wisconsin. I’m not sure what else came out on this label but I am very curious. In the tradition of John Fahey, this is a great solo acoustic guitar record. Subtle slide guitar and […]

  • Dave Fritz - City and Tree 12-String Guitar Music Dave Fritz - City and Tree 12-String Guitar Music

    Dave released this nice little album in 1978 on the small Wild Eye record label outta Oakland. I’m always on a mission to find acoustic guitar records, this is definitely one that I listen to often. Aside from two vocal cuts, the other nine tracks are all instrumental. Dave Fritz is a pretty great guitar […]

  • Bonnie Guitar / Edna Leal Williams Bonnie Guitar / Edna Leal Williams

    Here’s one I found a few weeks ago while digging in a massive basement of records. It’s a very stripped down and introspective affair, Bonnie and Edna supply the vocals and guitar work while Gary Morton plays bass and Ron Ussery plays flute. This record sound’s like a Joe Pass or Joe Diorio lp with […]

  • Susan and Sarah: S/T Susan and Sarah: S/T

    This is maybe my favorite record that I’ve ever purchased from a local junkmonger I call “Van Guy” - a guy who drives around to flea markets selling books, records, furniture, etc out of his van. Quite a character. Anyhow, I find that with this type of stuff you either “get it”, or don’t. Not […]

  • Rick Stanley - Song of Life Rick Stanley - Song of Life

    Rick Stanley’s musical presence in the late 60s was ethereal at best, with his most prominent recording garnering no less than three of Pokora’s coveted stars. The Gentle Soul’s (Rick Stanley and vocalist Pamela Polland) self-titled release boasted an association with Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder and Terry Melcher, and secured its place in the annals […]

  • Doreen Kostynuik - I Wish You Rainbows Doreen Kostynuik - I Wish You Rainbows

    Doreen bears it all on this solo journey. While there are some standard (original) folk and bluegrass songs, the real interesting parts are on the spoken-word tracks. On these songs she opens up on a personal level which at first made me feel uncomfortable, but over time became bearable owing to the poetic nature of […]

  • Windflower - s/t Windflower - s/t

    After nearly a year of trying to track down this album, I finally did. Although Windflower hail from Alaska, this album was recorded in Munich, West Germany. I can’t find a date anywhere on this one but by the sounds of it, my guess is this came out in the early seventies. The playing and […]

  • Festival Folkmass Festival Folkmass

    “Why should the devil have the best tunes?”. Apparently Martin Luther was the inspiration for the “folkmass”, which was an attempt at reforming the “mass” into the modern, folky era. From this, and further descriptions on the back, I had high hopes for this album.
    Alas, I was fairly dissapointed. The majority of the album consists […]

  • Marr'Del - The Mystery of Love Marr’Del - The Mystery of Love

    Beautifully sparse and poetic album by this mysterious Ohio native, Marr’Del. The songs blend between spoken word poetry and singing with only the company of her guitar, harp, and sometimes the rain. Amazingly Marr’Del had no formal musical training, which really enhances the personal element of the album.
    There is so much more I want to […]

  • Ron Chrislock - Color Me a Thousand Rainbows Ron Chrislock - Color Me a Thousand Rainbows

    Vadan Records, 1978
    I was initially excited to pull this from the LPs stewing in my storage this afternoon. At first glance, the album looks to be a new age LP, perhaps played with synths or electronics. To my surprise, the LP is all solo guitar and solo vox, with a voice that is slightly reminiscent […]

  • William Eaton - music by William Eaton - music by

    The only info on this one is that it was released in 1978. No liner notes, no record label, just a beautiful handmade looking sleeve, the design on the cover appears to have been done with a magic marker. If I was asked what the record sounds like I’d have to say it sounds somewhat […]

  • Mossy Davidson - northwind calling Mossy Davidson - northwind calling

    Here’s a double lp by Mairiis “Mossy” Davidson on the small label “north woods”. This was recorded in Anchorage, Alaska and Seattle, Washington. This is a nice rural femme folk lp with a really mellow vibe to it. Mossy’s delicate vocals and acoustic playing are accompanied by recorders, the homestead flute, piano and steel guitar. […]

  • Jeff Moore - the youngest son Jeff Moore - the youngest son

    Along with Bent Wind this is one of the most rare psych/folk lp’s outta Canada. It usually sells for over $1000 so I was excited when this was reissued in a limited print run of 300. From what I can tell it’s a high school record from 1974. It’s a nice mellow delicate folk/psych record […]

  • Bob Tryforos - Guitarist Bob Tryforos - Guitarist

    Finger-picking folk meets Scott Joplin rags. Bob was an early disciple of John Fahey and cut this lp during “the height of the Joplin revival,” which apparently happened in 1972. Despite the inevitable comparison, Bob seems comfortable in his role as Fahey protege and plays with a lot of heart. His execution […]

  • Cherie and Jim Schwall - A Wedding Present Cherie and Jim Schwall - A Wedding Present

    From the liner notes: “This album was recorded on a sony home tape recorder. Mostly at parties, it’s mostly first takes. There are no overdubs. No one in New York had anything to do with it.” As you can imagine, this lp is a pretty lo-fi affair, which gives it a very intimate and sparse […]

  • Nicodemus - Spacechild Squall Nicodemus - Spacechild Squall

    Nicodemus is an outsider biker folk fella from Michigan. This album was recorded “live” in 1977, complete with fake applause track. Total “smoking a jay around the campfire” jams. Amazingly the guy actually has a pretty good voice. He repressed 500 copies of the LP a few years ago, it can still be found for […]

  • Tom Smith - still lifes Tom Smith - still lifes

    Here’s a nice instrumental lp that’s still under the radar. This was released in 1978 and would appeal to fans of John Fahey, Leo Kottke and other guitarist’s similar in that vein. I’ve been trying to find out if Tom released any more albums but I think this is his lone effort. What a shame, […]

  • Bhagavan Das: Amazing Grace Bhagavan Das: Amazing Grace

    Private press hippy commune stuff by self styled guru Bhagavan Das. Unfortunately, three fourths of this double lp is the clan “getting their Om on”, which is somewhat less than compelling. While I do believe it is an ernest and respectful attempt at traditional Indian music it really does not work very well. Call me […]

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