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

haha! i hear almost universal praise for the guy, i was just wondering if anyone just does not dig his style.
does that guy prefer a crunchier drum sound?

no he meant it as a compliment! like powerful but somehow "wobbly" feeling i guess?

i don't know anyone that doesn't like j. white, but i guess it's a bit self-selecting like if you are the type of person who would know who jim white is you are probably the type of person who would like jim white

fwiw he is one of the only drummers where I have played like Dirty Three tracks for people and said "just listen to the drums"... "Sirena", my god.

i think so many people who have never heard/heard of jim white would have loved the performance last night. it's such an undeniable thing. and the telepathic vibe between the two of them AND just how damn good they are as musicians. it's like watching great athletes. who are really hairy. and who smoke a lot.

It always looks like his arms are moving too slow to fall on the beat, but they always do. Like, when you watch him, you think, "oh no, he's not gonna hit that snare in time, not with his arm all the way up there like that!" and then somehow it lands, and it sounds perfect

Obviously, I'm not a drummer

But yes, that guy is amazing

it kills me that they played to like ten fucking people in my town. in a 200-person hall.

anyone heard the new album? What's the ratio of vocal tracks to instrumental tracks?

i forgot to buy vinyl last night. i was busy deejaying. after they played i put on my fave kenny dope track in their honor.

willie lane electric was awesome last night too. such a great sound.

there were about 50 people there last night? something like that. a good crowd. very enthusiastic. a couple of drunk greek guys going nuts. j. mascis was there. he's a fan.

I saw them open for Godspeed You Black Emperor, which was actually a pretty good crowd for them, they went over well and I'd say there were about 1000 ppl there. I think they were opening that whole tour, I hadn't seen GYBE for a long time and wanted to see XW

also i told a kid to quit trying to mosh and he wanted to fight me and called me a cop

XW show i saw was sponsored by a local greek restaurant and like the entire greek community in denver (which is not big but still) turned out and went nuts. (my understanding is that xylouris' uncle was huge in greece)

yeah some friends of mine went to a show in new york that was packed with greek fans and they said it was pandemonium.

X's dad. very prolific:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3116537-%CE%A8%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82

https://img.discogs.com/5OxzJNiSR5qOUdZuiahHfsmoMyU=/fit-in/499x500/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4279092-1360521666-8724.jpeg.jpg

I saw XW open for Jessica Pratt & there was like 20 people there, still great though, I need to get that new record

i was there! both acts were excellent

am listening to Elkhorn - The Black River and goddamn I know this is old news but what a great record

Need to listen to that Elkhorn again. I remember enjoying it at the time but got a little exhausted by it, if that makes sense. Excellently played and a nice approach, for sure, but yeah I think I wasn't ready for it when I visited it the first time.

From Tompkins Square, re: Thousand Incarnations festival:

Tompkins Square is excited to present a Festival-eve show on Thursday April 12 at RhizomeDC. The bill will feature Joe Bussard in conversation with Tompkins Square's Josh Rosenthal, celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Joe's first recordings of John Fahey for his Fonotone label. Also appearing is Wall Matthews, guitarist for 70's Folkways label collective, Entourage; and the US debut of Welsh multi-instrumentalist, Gwenifer Raymond. Showtime is 7pm and tickets are $10 at the door. **

FOR FESTIVAL PASSES AND MORE INFO, PLEASE VISIT 1000Rose.org

Wish I could go to this. Bussard is a trip, and lately I've been really digging Wall Matthews, who I'd never heard of before Tompkins Square's announcement of that Entourage Music and Theatre Ensemble reissue. And speaking of the Entourage Music and Theatre Ensemble thing, it's really good. I could see it especially appealing to the people on this thread with Windham Hill / Shadowfax / Oregon sympathies.

There's also a video of Wall Matthews on Youtube playing on some public access show, some of it straight up sounding like Steve Tibbetts. Eager to explore more of this guy's catalog, seems like a very interesting player in the Bert Jansch mold (but thankfully, no vocals) who can also shred

damn i wish i woulda known about that before booking
typical tho of him to piggyback and not actually have it be part of the festival

So I received a promo of the new Glenn Jones-curated comp. It's pretty good! Some will balk at some of the obvious choices here but as a primer for your average curious newbie (as well as a nice "mixtape" for the kind of people who frequent this thread), you could do a lot worse. Very well sequenced and very listenable.

Only skippers for me are the two Max Ochs ragas, which I'd somehow never heard before; they just sound like inept, out of tune slide guitar to me. I remember enjoying other things by him but this is a curious inclusion imo. Biggest revelation for me: Billy Faier! Need to get his record, and need to explore more American Primitive banjo in general.

sweet, how many songs/discs?

2 LPs (I think), 1 CD. 17 tracks including 3 by Fahey, 2 by Kottke and Basho's "Thousand Incarnations..." (all previously released, obviously)

nice

i think my rule for this will to only go see people i haven't seen before or people i probably will never see again. altho i guess the schedule is kind of set up to let you see everyone? i might need an occasional break from all the guitarin' at times

good interview about the fest (and other related topics) here: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/03/20/thousand-incarnations-of-the-rose-american-primitive-guitar/

btw we should get a roll call of ilxors who are going and try to do a meetup

will u guys facebook live me in :'(

^^^

we'll be posting a lot of hot #1000Rose #guitarsoli content to all the popular social media networks!!!

we'll be posting a lot of hot #1000Rose #guitarsoli content to all the popular social media networks!!!

(also you guys should just say fuck it and get tickets!!!)

just do it

i literally said 'fuck it' as i queued up the ticket ordering haha

my good mate set up a reel-to-reel bootlegging site that is both lovely and informative and is very relevant to this thread

https://southernjukeboxmusic.com/

sets by Alexander and Rob Noyes, in my backyard last summer. and don't want to spoil anything but there is a LOT more to come :)

check it out!

i support this endeavor ...

man, that was a great night...

Really enjoying the new Dorji/Damon record. I'm all in on Dorji in duo/group settings, can someone recommend some good solo Dorji? I heard Appa a few years ago and couldn't really get into it.

did you check out the comp that ben chasny curated and put out? sort of a 'greatest hits' kind of thing. although not sure how many tracks might have come from appa

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19531-tashi-dorji-tashi-dorji/

xxp I really like his split LP with Marisa Anderson fwiw

Will check both of those out, thanks!

we haven't discussed this great article yet

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/article/20998579/defining-american-primitive

Hey, sorry to say I am probably not gonna make the festival, just too much stuff going on for me to swing it (unless things change between now and then). Sucks, but the timing is just really not good. Oddly enough, I will be up in D.C. that week and can probably head out to the Thursday night thing at Rhizome, but I am sure most folks will not be in town by then (as it is of course exactly as described above: a tacked on event that is not part of the festival). I would much rather make the other days, but as of now it ain't happening. I will reach out if that changes though.

ahh i'm sad was looking forward to meeting you!

yeah i'm not flying out until Friday morning, i totally could have done thursday but by time that was announced i already had the airbnb and flight booked :/

Still digging Renbourn sets I mentioned way upthread, esp. The Attic Tapes, with Davey Graham, Beverly Martyn etc., also the live set w Wizz Jones, and now this is coming from Drag City:

An evening in a coffee house in Kyoto 40 years ago has lingered fondly in the memories of those who were there. Now, the stellar performance of John Renbourn that night is available for all to hear on Live in Kyoto 1978!
John Renbourn, along with his sometimes partner Bert Jansch (with whom he formed Pentangle in the 1960s), has been passed away for these past few years - but the music that he made continues to inspire. Renbourn's style mixed these traditions with classical, jazz, world and early music techniques, and his picking was second to none.

John made records and toured from the early 1960s until his death in 2015. His repertoire was vast, and among the songs he played in this night at the Jittoku coffee house were pieces that he played at many of his concerts over the years, including songs by Reverend Gary Davis, Davey Graham, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Arthur Smith, William Byrd and Charles Lloyd.

Live in Kyoto 1978 is a remarkable document of Renbourn's talent spun out over an evening's-worth of performances, during which the ease with which he played left the audience speechless afterwards. The recording was made by Satoro Fujii, whose archive of recordings was discovered posthumously and have begun to see release in recent years. Satoro captured the performance with pristine detail, allowing us to hear the fine detail of John's fretwork and the warmth and delight in the room as he played.

Featuring linear notes from Masaki Batoh (Ghost, The Silence), who was one of the enchanted listeners in attendance, Live in Kyoto 1978 is a superb performance of John Renbourn at the height of his powers, as well as a further demonstration that the work we do in this life will linger far beyond our lifespan. In the case of John Renbourn, this is a very good thing - long may he abide!

Listen to "Banks of the Sweet Primroses" for a tincture
https://johnrenbourn.bandcamp.com/track/banks-of-the-sweet-primroses
and mark your calendars for June 22nd!

John Renbourn Online:
Linkfire- https://lnk.to/livekyoto

Oh yeah---think I posted the first press release about this on Tompkins Square thread, but here's the latest remynder:

Classic 70's LPs on Kicking Mule. Recorded with John Renbourn. Toured with Bert Jansch and Davey Graham. Authored twelve music books. Reworked tunes by Herbie Nichols and Thelonious Monk for guitar -- Duck Baker has been there and done it ! Now, Tompkins Square presents his earliest recordings from the vaults.
Duck Baker
Les Blues Du Richmond : Demos & Outtakes 1973-1979
All tracks previously unreleased
TSQ 5517 (1000 LPs for Record Store Day. Ask your local dealer to carry it !)
TSQ 5500 (CD) (out April 27th)
Post/Share: https://soundcloud.com/tompkinssquare/pretty-girl-milking-a-cow
“Duck Baker is a true genius of the guitar.” – Stefan Grossman
“Duck has discovered a way to write which is purely and originally beautiful. I think he sets a standard we all can aspire to.” – Leo Kottke
“Listening to Duck Baker makes me feel good.” – Charlie Byrd
“One of the most interesting pickers around” – Chet Atkins

Duck Baker is one of the most highly regarded fingerstyle guitarists of his generation. His repertoire ranges from traditional Irish music through old-time mountain music and bluegrass to blues, gospel, and ragtime to swing and modern jazz, to free improvisation, and while he is best known in the guitar world, he has made a reputation in several other camps, including the Celtic music world and the avant-garde scene. He explains this eclecticism by pointing out that folk musicians have always been more eclectic than folklorists want to admit, and noting that his approach to American music is similar to that of a classical musician to that tradition. Baker is also a prodigious composer, having written well over 200 pieces, mostly for guitar, and an even more prodigious arranger for the instrument. His recording career spans five decades and includes some 29 records under his own name, another 8 in duo or trio settings, and a further 32 appearances on anthologies or as a sideman. He has also authored 12 music books and a similar number of instructional videos.

Tour dates :

April 10th - Vortex Jazz Club, London
May 20th - Wonder of Nature, Brooklyn NY

Yeah UMS, not super happy about how things are going right now but just not good timing. There is still a small chance I can make at least one of the nights so we'll see. If I don't make it I do look forward to a rundown here of how things went though! Unless I am mistaken I believe Sarah Louise is doing an improv set with a stand up bassist, which sounds pretty great to me.

Leaving tomorrow
Grandavis we will toast to you!