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mrcathair.bsky.social
Trash folk for new coastlines. New single out now: https://open.spotify.com/track/3vckpZ2lBDnonHnzogu5ze?si=7c731768a9594822 Forever searching for the thread that brings together Silly Wizard, The Specials, Bob Wills, Raymond Scott, and Minor Threat.
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I think I need some King Ganam this morning. youtu.be/KmXitn-111g?...

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For obvious reasons, we seem to be in a new golden age for really great doomy, droney folk music. I'm wondering, though, if anyone is also making any upbeat, dancing-on-the-precipice, party-at-ground-zero folk music.

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I added songs by Super Parquet, MAZ, @heatherferrier.bsky.social, rhizottome, and KAIFO to my Forward Folk playlist. If you know of other artists around the world who are doing interesting things with their musical traditions, let me know! (Bandcamp links below.) open.spotify.com/playlist/5uf...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

I briefly played in a band with the drummer from a Swedish rap metal band, and he introduced me to the incredible pianist Jan Johansson, who drew much inspiration from Swedish folk music. Here's a good one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2U2...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

I made a mix of my favorite artists doing interesting things with world folk traditions, with tracks by Le Mange Bal, Kosmos G, Remorae, Frankie Archer, Synth Widow, Louis Michot, Turfu, Amy Thatcher & Francesca Knowles, Poolidor, Mark Dormin, and Hevelwood: open.spotify.com/playlist/5uf...

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

I just released some music into the world today. If you dig La Bolduc, Bellowhead, The Specials, and junky keyboards, maybe give it a listen. mrcathair.bandcamp.com/track/trashe...

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Sometime in the '80s, a European colleague gave my dad a tape of music by Jean Michel-Jarre. I loved that futuristic synth stuff back then but ditched it when I discovered punk. I've been revisiting Jarre recently and just fell in love with this amazing bit of cheese: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YiC...

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Loving Lucrecia Dalt's ¡Ay! It's like she filtered a '50s exotica band through a late Tom Waits album. youtu.be/7go4E689iJw?...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Amazing Turkish guitar twang in 9/8! This song was an entry in the Silver Microphone contest, a music competition held in Turkey in the '60s.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Shades of Perrey and Kingsley on this track by Gelbart: youtu.be/1ydtpNHXP6E?...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Amazing stuff from the Draytons Two of Barbados. Love that organ. youtu.be/1IOYxm0TNCk?...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

When all of those early 2000s bands were mining postpunk albums for inspiration, I always wish some of them had checked out Empires and Dance/Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call-era Simple Minds. This recent song by Go Public kinda goes there (esp. around 1:17): www.youtube.com/watch?v=26xV...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Stuck on repeat since yesterday: Cardiacs - "Mare's Nest" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6m...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I'm digging this wave of French electro-folk music for dancing - Turfu, Le Mange Bal, Poolidor, and now OSSO: youtu.be/nXdz5THb0MQ?...

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

It would be nice to use those in-between moments for creativity instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media. Can anyone recommend any music-making apps?

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Were there any Scottish dance bands or ceilidh bands from the '40s - '80s with unusual instruments? I know about the cornet in Jim Cameron's band, sax in The Olympians and slide guitar in the Wick band. Did anyone play with organ/synth/drum machine/electric guitar? www.youtube.com/watch?v=8myU...

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Mr. Trombone - Psicosis. Heck yeah! youtu.be/aeBJABxwkKg?...

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Remembering the time I got to join @aleckredfearn.bsky.social for an Eyesores West performance at Echo Curio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz-8...

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

Some lovely guitar from Buddy Truax: youtu.be/NQggH85rFc4?...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments