greetings from the train depot nearest to where elizabeth cotten wrote "freight train," carrboro, NC, now a thai place. and libba's corner nearby, train tracks visible on a small rise. her not-that-long street ends at the current location of the cat's cradle. #folk
Fest Noz is breton for "night festival". I can no longer find a trace of one of my early Fest Noz experiences watching the mega group Ar Re Yaouank at Rufford Park in Nottinghamshire around 2001 #folk#bzh#MoisduBreton#MizvezhArBrezhoneg
Beck released the masterpiece Mellow Gold 30 years ago today (March 1) in 1994. I was 14. It's still one of my favorite albums. Mellow Gold is actually Beck's third album, but the one most folks are familiar with because of Loser. TONS of great songs on this one. My favorite might be Beercan, which I know well because I used to cover it. 🤣🔥
People attend a #Shehuo performance in #Huanghuayu Village of #Longxian County of #Baoji City, northwest China's #Shaanxi Province. The Shehuo parade, a #TimeHonored performance enjoying widespread popularity in rural areas across #China, originated from #ancient sacrificial activities to pray for a good harvest about 2,000 years ago.
The Shehuo #folk performance in Baoji made it onto the list of China's national intangible #CulturalHeritage in 2006.
Released in 1980 on the album 'Never For Ever', Kate Bush's 'Army Dreamers' is a haunting waltz about a mother lamenting the loss of her young son during military exercises. Its anti-war message and unique sound marked a shift in Bush's musical direction.
“La Roulante” by Jean Blanchard - with my usual pedantry that it is a simple and easy basic courtesy to call tunes by the name their composer gave them at least while they’re still alive.
It must be #TuneswapTuesday
The lyricism in this song is hilarious as much as it's poignant!
(oh why, yes, I've been obsessively listening to Bill Callahan's entire humongous discography and guess what... IT'S ALL GREAT and you should explore it, too!)
Yesterday I was telling a good friend that it's only February and, unless some surprise discovery happens over the year, I am pretty sure that with the excuse of the concert in June, she will be my most listened artist in 2024. Will I be right? We'll see in December. For today, I am gonna just open this #MusicWomenWednesday (by @loewe) with the opening cut of her last outstanding album:
I will follow with today's #MusicWomenWednesday (by @loewe) with an artist that I came across yesterday and I found super interesting. They are releasing album on March 1st, so mark you calendar.
Various strains of folk, pop mutations, jazzy post rock, ambient neoclassical dreams & psychedelic encouragement to get cosmic & live your best universally attuned life. Support these exciting new artists & independent warriors before all there is left is just Taylor & Drake.
For @loewe's #MusicWomenWednesday, Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust, a song refering to her relationship with Bob Dylan. Written/composed by her in 1974 and released in 1975. My favorite Joan Baez song 💞