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Posts in the Folk Category at Rock Torch
Music recommendations from the bands and artists you love
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Serge Bielanko of Marah recommends Badly Drawn Boy
Serge Bielanko’s recommendation: “I’d say that Badly Drawn Boy and his record The Hour of Bewilderbeast move me more these days than much of anything else. I really can’t put my finger on it exactly, which is how it usually goes with the best stuff. It’s a combination of things, I think. The…
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Mark Charles Heidinger of Vandaveer recommends Joe Pug
Mark Charles Heidinger’s recommendation: “Joe Pug stops me in my tracks. There aren’t many things I can say about his music or his spirit that aren’t abundantly clear the first time you listen to Hymn #101 (clip below) from his first EP, Nation Of Heat. Joe happens to be a friend, which makes the...
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Chris Smither recommends Jeffrey Foucault
Chris Smither’s recommendation: “{Jeffrey Foucault} is a guy you should be listening to, especially if you like to think. I like to think, so it suits me. The Horse Latitudes are a part of the ocean where the air is often perfectly calm for weeks at a time. Hot, too. Not ideal for people on […]
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Pete Molinari carries a torch for Billy Childish (and Bruce Springsteen carries a torch for Pete!)
Pete Molinari’s recommendation: “Billy Childish is everything that an artist should be. In a world of pretenders and people that are making more money from art, music, politics religion you name it! Its all business and its all fashion it is rare to witness something that is done so passionately...
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Anthony D’Amato carries a torch for Joe Pug
Anthony D’Amato’s recommendation: “The first time I encountered Joe Pug was at the 2009 Newport Folk Festival. From where I was standing, I could hear him, but I couldn’t see him. He had these absolutely brilliant lyrics and this weary, grizzled voice. I was expecting someone Steve Earle’s age…
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Ezra Furman carries a torch for Paul Baribeau
Ezra Furman’s recommendation: “Paul Baribeau is probably my favorite songwriter currently working. He’s wild, he’s amazing, he’s passionate and bare and stark and moving. He’s a minimalist, just an acoustic guitar, and yet he thrashes away on it like his life depends on it. I have to describe his...
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Kasey Anderson carries a torch for Bob Dylan
Kasey Anderson’s recommendation: “I know that citing Bob Dylan as an influence is like citing Thomas Edison as ‘an influential inventor,’ but the fact of the matter is I spend an immense amount of time listening to, and thinking about, Bob Dylan’s work. There are other writers whose work I find...
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Mark Bates carries a torch for Neil Young
Mark Bates’s recommendation: “I’d have to say that the artist who always moves me with what he’s doing (regardless of where his muse takes him) is Neil Young. There aren’t many writers left that can follow their dreams without compromise. Compromise is not a word in Neil Young’s vocabulary and it...
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Rusty Willoughby carries a torch for Scott Walker
Rusty Willoughby’s recommendation: “To me, Scott Walker has always exemplified everything that is wonderful and mysterious about music. His creative output between the years 1967 – 1969 on his solo releases, Scott I – Scott IV can arguably be considered one of the most consistent streaks of…
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Steve Wynn recommends for Tame Impala
Steve Wynn’s recommendation: “I’m currently listening to Inner Speaker by Tame Impala. It’s a record that sounds both classic and brand new at the same time. Most of all it reminds me of The Nazz, Todd Rundgren’s band from the 60’s. And that’s a comparison you don’t hear everyday. Good, trippy…
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