Revolt of the ILX Brigade: New Post-Fahey Folk For PPL that post in the Takoma & Tompkin's Square Threads

over on twitter, upper mississippi sh@kedown referred to Impossible Truth as the Nevermind of the Takoma scene lol

Hah, maybe so. Hope it brings some sales and fans to all the other folks doing this stuff too. I have had a bunch of people mention that W. Tyler record that do not bring up any of these other folks though. Trying to push Steve Gunn and Chris Forsyth on them as more gateway fodder, will see if it works.

Haha. I think it helps that it's on Merge?

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Probably.

yeah for sure -- merge puts it more into the indie rock category (and that is tyler's background anyway)... still, jones is on thrill jockey which isn't a niche label either.

Yeah, Thrill Jockey doing some good work on releasing some of this stuff. Interesting that the Hiss Golden Messenger album has gotten so much press, not that it is too similar to most stuff on this thread (though Nathan Bowles is on the record and Steve Gunn just put out a Record Store Day album with him). It is on a pretty low-profile label and yet it has been reviewed glowingly all over the place, which is cool.

yeah paradise of bachelors seems to be making some waves -- they're doing that upcoming steve gunn record and a chris forsyth thing this fall. haven't actually been nuts about the hiss golden messenger LP (it's good, just hasn't knocked me out).

Yeah, I think you have to want to love the lyrics to appreciate the Hiss album, and I just don't care that much about them these days. They help in the balance with a band/musician, but the music is what I am after and while the record is fine it isn't pulling me away from the dozens of other things I wanna listen to on any given day.
Sure is getting a ton of press, which again I hope spills over for all these other folks like Nathan Bowles and Gunn and Forsyth, we'll see. It is interesting that Gunn and Forsyth are both putting stuff out on POB.

Ordered the Glenn jones record, says it comes with replicas of the fun antique post cards (while supplies last) that he uses for all of his album art.

hey just in case i haven't posted about it in this thread, I love Fiddlin' Arthur Smith and his Dixieliners. This is one of the ones that hooked me --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDahJf0ki98

new chuck johnson is lovely can't wait to get the vinyl

Anywhere I can listen?

http://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/crows-in-the-basilica
really is a great record, beautiful sounds from start to finish.

Wow, pretty cool that Three Lobed lets you stream it on its own site. Cool label, hope the record sells well. Hope Chuck makes the short trip up to Virginia sometime as well.

they have a two-fer deal on both chuck johnson albums (the new one & the last one) as a bundle for $30, i might do that

and this one is out today too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13kYsBVErmI

Yes! It is in the mail on the way to my place, that one.

Yeah, that is exciting. Just found out that Glenn is coming to Virginia so hope to buy this from him directly!

i wouldn't mind a whole record of glenn jones banjo duets with laura baird, that track is so nice

Yeah that was really nice! So simple of them to just play the same part yet so effective.

Important to know in music when not to fuck up a good thing. Still trying to learn that lesson myself.

That's why I never liked to color in my drawings growing up.

Hah, yeah! Had a similar issue with drawing myself.

Also, have listened to that song about 4 times in a row, good one to have on a loop at the end of a work day for sure.

I went in the complete opposite direction and decided to finally check out the new Iceage LP.

Just received that new Glenn Jones. The art is beautiful in person. I'm so excited for this record.

thanks for the tip on the chuck johnson twofer... ordered!
will need to get the glenn jones when i get back to ny

fuck i missed on the twofer offer somehow. oh well.

al -- it's not on the bandcamp but it's at the three lobed official website. took me a minute to find it, but it's there!

gorgeeeeous banjo instro w talking interlude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMeM51O-2s&list=PL51A0B8F108EEB3BE

Damn, is that on a record somewhere?

Whoa, that is awesome! Those harmonics. Never really heard folks use harmonics like that in a banjo tune. Wish it was waaayyy longer.

Ian, are you "friends" with Mike Gangloff on facebook? He posts banjo/fiddle/old-time tunes and videos all the time, stuff I have never heard of, though most of it is not 78-centric. Still, might be up your alley.

I unfortunately already ordered CITB from three lobed so I think I'm SOL. :/

the version on the LP is longer --
http://www.downhomeradioshow.com/2008/04/virgil-anderson-on-the-tennessee-line/

i think you can still get deadstock copies by shooting an email to i✧✧✧@countysa✧✧✧.c✧✧. i was buying deadstock copies of them up until a year or two ago, and they probably still have some.

i'm NOT friends with gangloff on FB but i should be..

also OOPS that email address is info at countysales dotcom

al leong you can probably email them and switch to the bundle..

already done, fingaz crossed

Gangloff posts about random records relatively frequently, which may already be on your radar but certainly aren't on mine. Stuff sold by random folk/state institutions etc. I know he goes to fiddle and banjo competitions all the time to, and sees a bunch of random folks who play completely within that context.

yeah, that culture is awesome. there are a bunch of great records made by, for example Tennessee Folklore Society and The Blue Ridge Institute etc of field-recorded traditional music. I love it. Those records aren't around too much in the north east, stuff like "THE 1977 GALAX FIDDLE CONTEST COMMEMORATIVE ALBUM." that's a great world of stuff to dig into.

our own scott seward seems to have gotten a large collection of cape breton fiddle records and i want to buy tons of them from him but i can't get him to reply to my facebook pleas :(

speaking of field recorded traditional music and virgil anderson and county records -- they also put out two volumes of Music From The Cumberland Plateau, on which Anderson appears. Great collections all around and with great booklets and liner notes.

Just keep harrassing him on ILM, surely he will cave in at some point. Some people just do not do facebook, or have it together in other places but do not "interact" on facebook beyond having a profile. I mean, you have to be his prime demographic for those, though he does live close to Vermont. Maybe there is a secret following for that music in the area? (sorry, don't wanna stoke any paranoia here ....)

Pretty sure Gangloff has referenced the Tennessee Folklore Society directly a few times btw

the new glenn jones is great too! man

it's been a really great year for this kinda stuff between great new stuff and great archival releases....almost too much to consume

checking this dude out over on bandcamp: http://seanproper.bandcamp.com/

just picked up an album i don't think i've ever seen mentioned here, deseret canyon by the paper hats, which was william tyler's previous solo project.

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/768/MI0001768515.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

also:

http://gottagrooverecords.com/files/2012/04/okf.jpg

yeahhh oh be joyful might be better than seven pines i think (though they're both in the same vein).
haven't heard the paper hats thing! need to...

if it is better than Seven Pines I def need to hear it!

that william tyler lp is incredibly good fwiw. i just happened upon it in the 'p' section.

For anyone that missed the playlist link, I have kept it updated with things mentioned itt:

http://open.spotify.com/user/theshipment/playlist/2WNjL5jGiUHaSu5CFkN9Xg

Lemme know if something is missing