ILX Gonna Shine in My Backdoor Someday (new post-Fahey folk for ppl posting in Takoma/Tompkins Square threads Pt II)

Thanks! He fit our vibe perfectly. Whole thing was very relaxed and beautiful.

That song in particular, "Across the Tappan Zee", is so damn good. I get it stuck in my head all the time. I mean, I go to that record all the time, probably play once every two to three weeks. Just something perfect about it to me.

So yeah Evan, so cool that you go to have Glenn make it part of the big day!

hopefully you didn't spend the reception huddled in a corner with Glenn asking for his best John Fahey stories

Yeah I mean, the whole record is his homage to his childhood home in a town next to where my mother's side grew up, which is only a few towns over from where I grew up. So I was a fan of his and the genre in general already, then that record comes out and to me it's his best personal significance aside. And it just fits my own mindset around that part of north NJ as well. Hard to explain.

So to have him play Bergen Country Farewell, Going Back To East Montgomery, Across The Tappan Zee at our wedding (and it's an important record for both of us) was just beyond special. And we got married in MA so for him to get there was just an hour drive! I'll show off one picture of the location (my Grandparent's house on an island below the Cape) when I get the photos. Just one; I won't turn it into a wedding slideshow.

No I didn't at all! Though that would have been easy I'm sure. Instead we briefly talked beforehand about some current stuff like Chuck Johnson, William Tyler, Daniel Bachmann, Nathan Bowles. He mentioned that one time Daniel and I think he said Ryley Walker showed up unannounced at his home just to tell him how big of fans they were.

speaking of xpost Nathan Salsburg:

Nathan Salsburg ‏@twosandfews 1h1 hour ago

Nbd, just some guitarist Richard Thompson singing some praises of some other guitarist Jim Elkington
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COLpQuyWcAAtuNg.jpg

Might shoulda saved that for the Thompson thread, but ain't *all* about RT, believe it or not.

re: RT

Thompson was also on last week's episode of WTF, Marc Maron's podcast. It's a pretty good conversation to be honest, aside from the fact that we're all fans of his already. The episode also features an interview with Lemmy - tune in for insights on Hawkwind and amphetamine :)

Yeah, I posted that on RT's own thread, can't let him take over all the others--Get back, RT!
Just listened to John Rebourn's The Attic Tapes, out Oct. 16. They go back at least to '62---he died before getting all the dates, but his commentary is really fluent, analyzing some of the songs, without getting pedantic, and talking about how several of them came together, incl. ones whose (probable) sources were unguessed way back when he learned 'em: who knew "Can't Keep From Cryin'" was a Blind Willie, and it's one of several familiar titles who sound really different from any version I knew.
He also talks about finding traces of the UK songster Davey Graham in various cities, ideas that lodged in the heads of musos who may well have had no reel-to-reels, or anyway didn't need one to summon the bits that JR puts together here. Mind you, he does give Graham the writer's credit for the opening tightly loose bedsit version of "Anji"(that's from the box marked "1962").
Most are like that, as he says up front, with no thought they'd ever be heard---apprentice JR, but he's already got it, and the audio's a lot better than I expected: just whoosh on the hemp carpet, and You Are There. Ditto the live tracks, where you can tell he knew somebody was listening.
He's an okay-to-good singer, maybe more the former, but we also get a couple of nice jolts from Beverly Martyn, on young Donovan's Jansch-y "Picking Up The Sunshine." JR mentions her being on the cover of a Jansch LP...need to check out more of her stuff; I only know her from the album with hubbie John. She's even better on a tight blues. Though actually most of this is pretty concise--20 tracks in 60'48"---with no lack of atmosphere.
Also a couple guest shots from the Hurdy Gurdy Man, Mac Macleod (vocals and guitar only), and the grand finale teams JR with Graham himself, on "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out": jazzy-bluesy, duh, and rawther magical. What other Graham should I check out?
Oh yeah, audio and more info here:
http://www.worldmusic.net/store/item/TUG1089/
PS: speaking of Jansch, this also has an intriguing solo Renbourn version of "Courtship Blues," which Renbourn says is Jansch's first song--they hadn't met then, and the writer hadn't recorded it yet, but Renbourn heard it when Tom Paley came down from Edinburgh.
Wantin those Graham tips yall.

lots of davy graham releases i've yet to hear but...

the comp that came out on see for miles is a great place to start, picks and chooses from most of his decca albums. not sure if this has been superseded by a more recent collection or not.

favourite dg lp of mine: large as life & twice as natural. stretched out folk blues jazz raga (love the joni both sides now cover that kicks it off), cd reissue has good notes from john renbourn himself.

& if you don't want to hear him sing (i like his voice personally) the collaboration with shirley collins is a+

there is a particular magic that comes from finding the right musical pairing. we’ve all experienced the perfect song at the perfect time and know how electrifying it can be. the set and setting that combine to make those jukebox choices, mix tapes or playlists really work can be so hard to define but easy to identify once they are out there in the wild. part of the fun behind the curtains at three lobed recordings has always been trying to divine the alchemy of pairings that work to our ears. these efforts have time and again taken the form of collections and collaborations, both as multi-volume releases (ranging from the trio of multi-disc CD series to the not the spaces you know, but between them box set) and single albums (such as the collaborative albums from golden gunn or the hagerty-toth band to the eight trails, one path compilation). with this in mind, three lobed is proud to present parallelogram, a collection of five carefully assembled split albums celebrating complementary musical pairings.

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the parallelogram collection consists of the following five albums:

hiss golden messenger / michael chapman (TLR-109)

six organs of admittance / william tyler (TLR-110)

kurt vile / steve gunn (TLR-111)

thurston moore & john moloney: caught on tape / [alan] bishop – orcutt - corsano trio (TLR-112)

bardo pond / yo la tengo (TLR-113)

each album consists of never before released material compiled especially with this collection in mind. each LP will be housed within its own letter pressed “matchbook” (similar in nature to the ones used on the eight trails, one path guitar compilation [TLR-091]) bearing new original artwork by casey burns and printed by dexterity press. each LP is pressed on 140g black vinyl pressed at record industry in the netherlands and includes a download coupon. all 5 LPs were mastered by patrick klem. all 5 LPs will ship simultaneously in a single package.

a couple of years in the making, this collection represents a celebration of this label’s improbable fifteenth anniversary. it seemed appropriate to assemble an equally improbable project to celebrate the milestone. we cannot wait to share this collection with all of you.

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Thanks for pointing me toward those xpost Davey Graham albums, will check. Speaking of xpost Salsburg and Elkington:

James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg, a twosome with a singular chemistry on and off their respective axes, release Ambsace, their second album of guitar duets next week. While their work alongside other remarkable musicians (Elkington records and/or performs with those including Steve Gunn, Richard Thompson, Eleventh Dream Day and Tweedy; Salsburg records and performs with Joan Shelley) is a testament to their unmatched musicianship, riffing off each other is truly where these two shine brightest. This new album was conceived as an antidote to getting soft in the fingers. The result is an elegant suite presenting Elkington & Salsburg’s own nimble, filigreed compositions alongside arrangements of songs by Duke Ellington (“Fleurette Africaine”), The Smiths (“Reel Around The Fountain”) and Norman Blake (“Slow Train”). Masterful miniatures like “Up of Stairs” and “Invention #4” strut out from the parlor with a spidery sense of swing, the cascading runs recalling the leaf-dappled play of sunlight on water. Elsewhere (e.g. “The Unhaunted Williams”; “Carrots”; “Rough Purr”), the intricate cross-currents of their duets liquefy and pool, demonstrating a mastery of restraint and space. These ten new compositions and three covers offer an adequate representation of the influences brought to bear on the playing of Ambsace in particular, but also the players of Ambsace in general.

James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg’s Ambsace is out September 18th on Paradise of Bachelors. Catch the duo on their first tour this October supporting Steve Gunn. All dates are below.

Stream/Share/Embed James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg’s New Album, Ambsace –

https://soundcloud.com/paradise-of-bachelors/sets/james-elkington-nathan-salsburg-ambsace-pob-21-2015/

Apparently Ben Chasny, Elisa Ambrogio, and Tashi Dorji are doing a joint set at Hopscotch in about an hour. Can tune in via the WXDU stream here:

http://www.wxdu.org/

This is three of my favorite guitar players playing together. Thinking it might rule.

All electric. Nice.

Now Steve Gunn, Eugene Chadbourne, and Mary Lattimore trio. Very cool so far!

This is sweet.

They ended the set with a weird and great version of Bascom Lamar Lunsford's "I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground"! Really cool.

Think nyc taper is there so hopefully I can check this stuff out at a later date!

me & global & matt sowell are playing a house show in mpls with sarah louise next wednesday, very exciting!

Nice! I've really been enjoying her record.

Awesome UMS, would love to see that show!

And yeah Tyler, pretty sure NYC Taper is there. Would like to hear both of those sets again.

wow this new Joan Shelley *swoon*

yeah kind of ridiculously good

Unreal good. Easily one of my favorites of the year.

Are her others this good, or is Salsburg the x-factor here?

salsburg is only on one song (i think) from her last LP, but it is great too. Over & Even might be sliiiiightly better, but Electric Ursa is definitely worth your time too.

This sounds great. I was already very excited about Ambsace.

yeah, they are great companion albums (elkington plays a bit on the shelley record too). guess you can stream all of ambsace over yonder: https://soundcloud.com/paradise-of-bachelors/sets/james-elkington-nathan-salsburg-ambsace-pob-21-2015/

sarah louise was really great last night, new album on VDSQ should be something special

felt like me, global, & matt s. played well...global's roommate matt (another matt) played and wow he is amazing also a guy named mark verdin who was great! he has an album on bandcamp. he played amazing did some tenor guitar stuff, really cool

http://markverdin.bandcamp.com/

oh nice, didn't know she was doing a VDSQ record. that should be good.
will check out mark verdin!

Glad that show went well! Would have liked to have seen it. Also need to ask for some of these VDSQ records for Christmas or something, developing into a hell of a catalogue.

Also, I am enjoying that Salsburg/Elkington preview stream a lot. I haven't warmed up to Salsburg's playing so much in the past, mainly cause it was so pristine and well-executed that it seemed a little airless and ornamental to me, but probably I need to revisit and spend a little more time with it.

global's roommate matt (another matt)

there will never be a shortage of Matt's who can play solo guitar!

i smell a comp -- imattginational anthem vol. 1

Hah hah. You could definitely get a good comp of Matts together.

Kind of wish they didn't cover The Smiths on this record. Only one that has been off to me so far.

ha, it does kind of stand out, but i don't mind it toooo much. it's short, anyway.

Anyone else also going to this?

http://montyhall.ticketfly.com/event/957111-michael-chapman-steve-gunn-jersey-city/

wow what a bill, would love to see bridget st. john, and gunn and chapman were both amazing when i saw them

Yeah, I'm very excited!

oof yeah that looks great.
bridget st john's cover of chapman's "rabbit hills" from a few years back is unbelievable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDKG68LEnA8

thanks for the heads up here; i was unfamiliar with the artists but a quick listen through to each suggested i should really go to this show

That's for sure!

Wow, $12 too! That is a hell of a night of music for $12. Enjoy.

bridget st john for $12?! what planet do you guys live on
those other guys are great too but she is classic

Monty Hall is making a name as a great venue for solid artists and cheap tickets but ya gotta take the PATH to get there.
The Ex have a show there soon too.

yeah that's insane, i just picked up the reissue of songs for the gentle man for $12 on clearance....
shit is so fancy it makes bryter layter sound like the stooges, gorgeous arrangements, such a pure voice

chapman is quite a character and man he still plays amazingly well

PATH is not THAT bad. The worst thing about it is that it can be pretty infrequent on the wrong day or time-of-day. However, not a problem for me in this case as I'll be driving from 5 minutes away in Hoboken.

She is classic! Wish I could go to that.

Some Gunn & Black Twigs to warm up for the show: http://www.nyctaper.com/2015/09/steve-gunn-the-black-twig-pickers-september-11-2015-hopscotch-music-festival-raleigh-nc-flacmp3streaming/

omg i am so psyched to see the ex

i lived in jersey city for a decade; i am super well acquainted with the path. i don't mind it when i have to.