MODERN FOLK MUSIC

This is a term that is missing from the local music vocabulary. I have gone through times in my life where I would try bargain CD’s from the local Rasputin’s music store or Flea Market. I bought a Folk Music compilation CD. The music was really terrific so I tried to find the albums for various artists that appealed to me.

I have written about the internet radio station http://www.live365.com/ before and now I’ve found a new station called Folk Alley. This station plays quite a range of music. I have heard my old favorite Jackson Browne doing a few short stories followed by acoustic versions of his songs. Eric Bibb, one of my Blues favorites has been played. But one song that exemplifies the depth of this station was a duet with Rosanne Cash and her father, called September When It Comes….

September When It Comes (with Snapshots) http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WilM6ljUg

I have also heard a few ukulele tunes including George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps played by Jake Shimabukuro.

HERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE LINKS

TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE FOLK ARTISTS
I RECOMMEND LISTENING WITHOUT VIDEO
== (This is because the videos may be a production by someone other than

the original artist and some videos show graphic war images) ==

John Gorka
+ Road to Good Intentions http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SFovk67u0-U&feature=related
+ What Was That http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=elYYDfnqXUw&feature=related

Bill Morrisey (Couldn’t find a video, here’s some mp3’s)
+ 23rd Street http://www.billmorrissey.net/BMTwentyThirdStreet_v3_s160.mp3 (Partial)
+ Before We Lost the War http://www.billmorrissey.net/BMJustBeforeWeLostTheWar_v1_s160.mp3 (Partial)

Greg Brown
+ Rexroth’s Daughter http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2JG-kqJMAt8&feature=related
+ Better Days http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z1orKvvyiQg&feature=related
+ Anabella http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J0cyrafqLAY

Dar Williams
+ What do you hear in these sounds http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5_DvbMLJk&feature=related
+ The Beauty of the Rain http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_8McaqPElEM&feature=related

Cheryl Wheeler
+ Ghandi / Buddha http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ADS8Rf-7Yns
+ Miss You More Than I’m Mad http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_XsopwEWems&feature=related

Patty Larkin
+ Metal Drums http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-uHcEqJKk&feature=related

Christine Lavin
+ Permanent Reminer http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nbq-fL_PXIg
+ I love Hillary but.. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2uiKfza4Drs&feature=related

U. Utah Phillips
+ Bum on the Plush http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OOscaTfHLFs&feature=related
+ Uses for the Ukulele http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6fSpXkXcOTA&feature=related

Tom Russell
+ Gallo del Cielo http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FMJkMA7EW9E
+ Build the Walls http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh13cH9V3rI&feature=related

Townes Van Zandt
+ Heartworn Highway http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGKzWDakK8&feature=related
+ Dollar Bill Blues http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tgAhqVVVBd8&feature=related

Chris Smither
+ One More Night http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l7lgv1TTJsk
+ Story http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l7lgv1TTJsk
+ Origin of the Species http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNoQaB2LT0&feature=related

Tish Hinojosa
+ The Kitchen Table http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6cN937OkmMM
+ La Luna Donde Voy http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YpkxZZBFWFM&feature=related
+ Closer Still http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e5AT_xshBrE&feature=related