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- Gregory Alan Isakov. 95 votes. Gregory Alan Isakov (born October 19, 1979) is a South African-born singer-songwriter currently based in Boulder, Colorado.
- Caamp. 112 votes. Caamp are an American folk band from Columbus, Ohio, which began as a project between childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who met at a summer camp in middle school.
- The Lumineers. 121 votes. The Lumineers are an American folk rock band based in Denver, Colorado. The founding members are Wesley Schultz (lead vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano).
- Fleet Foxes. 45 votes. Fleet Foxes are an American indie folk band formed in Seattle, Washington in 2006. The band consists of Robin Pecknold (vocals, guitar), Skyler Skjelset (guitar, mandolin, backing vocals), Casey Wescott (keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals), Christian Wargo (bass, guitar, backing vocals) and Morgan Henderson (upright bass, guitar, woodwinds, violin, percussion, saxophone).
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Apr 28, 2020 · Here are the best folk songs released in 2020 so far. Listen to our Best Folk Songs of 2020 playlist on Spotify. Angelo De Augustine feat. Sufjan Stevens: “Santa Barbara”. Angelo De Augustine ...
- Cath and Phil Tyler – Some Heavy Hand
- Various – in The Echo: Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace
- James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra – The Wide, Wide River
- Patterson Dipper – Unearthing
- Yasmin Williams – Urban Driftwood
- Various – Future Folk: Friendly Faces; Different Spaces
- Doran – Doran
- Khasi-Cymru Collective – Sai-Thaiñ Ki Sur
- Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi – They’Re Calling Me Home
- John Francis Flynn – I Would Not Live Always
A set of unreleased recordings and compilation tracks from the Newcastle-based couple glowing with the spirit of the best Anglo-Americana (Cath is originally from New Jersey). The arrangements on Sunshine and Warfare are supple and direct, as if they’re fixing your gaze, with her voice adding beautiful, arresting rallying cries.
Recorded in disused stairwells, corridors and a former morgue in Dublin’s National Hall, this project by Irish musician Ross Turner plumbs the atmospheric possibilities of traditional music. From the extraordinary raw vocals of Lisa O’Neill on opening ballad, Peggy Gordon, it takes in Irish-Peruvian singers, country songs about Andalucía and breakt...
A gorgeous album of instrumentals recorded over three days by the Scottish singer-songwriter, acting as musical director with the Swedish collective. Yorkston brought largely unknown pieces to the group, ruminating on the past and ageing, embroidered inventively by cello, violin and nyckelharpa.
An enchanting set of English classical songs arranged in the folk revival style, anchored by James Patterson’s handsome vocals and John Dipper’s resonant viola d’amore. Its influences include Thomas Hardy poems, Janet Baker renditions of Ivor Gurney arrangements, and Playford country dance tunes, with tamboura, cello and harmonium giving the songs ...
A meditative instrumental narrative of the US in 2020, written and performedby one of the country’s most talented young guitarists. Folk, pop and west African influences pulse and ripple through the mix, with Taryn Wood’s cello and Amadou Kouyate’s kora adding texture and weather.
The ambient fringes of folk flower on this small-label anthology, bringing together online lockdown collaborations and home studio recordings. Breakthrough artists of recent years like Bróna McVittie and Andrew Tuttle offer, sun-struck instrumentals, while new talents like Me Lost Me and Scott William Urquhart impress in company. Read the full revi...
Influenced by Appalachian ballads, eastern European chants and pagan rituals, this American collective’s debut release is an intimate set recorded in an attic, voices and instruments mingling in the darkness. A capellas and banjo-driven miniatures (led by Elizabeth LaPrelle from Anna & Elizabeth) delicately pin down the mood, while wayward birds an...
Also recording as the Gentle Good, the talented, curious Gareth Bonello travelled to the Khasi hills of north-east India for this collaborative project, exploring the conflicted legacy of 19th-century Welsh missionaries in wonderful music. Traditional Indian instruments transform Welsh hymns, improvisations reveal the intricate connections between ...
An album of beautiful, punchy lockdown laments, delivered by an American and an Italian from their adopted country of Ireland, both pining for home. Giddens’ star power is undeniable, her vocals twisting from gospel blues on Appalachian ballad O Death to delicate opera, somehow without ego. Her banjo playing both chastises and charms. Read the full...
Released in high summer, this brilliant debut has got even better as the year has rolled on, its songs’ heavy atmospheres feeling increasingly meaningful, ancient and eerie. Flynn’s voice will not be for all comers – it’s no-nonsense, without fanciful embroidery – but it delivers traditionals such as Lovely Joan and Shallow Brown with tenderness. T...
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Jan 28, 2019 · Kater stopped by the Paste Studio in early January to play three of the best tunes from the record, “Meridian Ground,” “Canyonland” and “Everly.”. 5. Lula Wiles. In 2018, a folk trio ...
