Americana/America Folk etc...

[Strat]

[epilogue]

If you're a fan of American folk music and you've yet to spin Martin Sexton's Black Sheep, then we have a problem.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Would Townes Van Zandt fit in this thread?

Yeah I think so

[tommymtcom]

Would Townes Van Zandt fit in this thread?

Yeah I think so

Ok, good to know.

Does anyone here enjoy his work?

Live at the old quarter is one of my all time favorite albums.

[Strat]

Would Townes Van Zandt fit in this thread?

Yeah I think so

Ok, good to know.

Does anyone here enjoy his work?

Live at the old quarter is one of my all time favorite albums.

I just favorited that albm on rdio.com last week. I am hoping to give it a full proper listen soon. The girl im trying to bang loves him.

[tommymtcom]

Would Townes Van Zandt fit in this thread?

Yeah I think so

Ok, good to know.

Does anyone here enjoy his work?

Live at the old quarter is one of my all time favorite albums.

I just favorited that albm on rdio.com last week. I am hoping to give it a full proper listen soon. The girl im trying to bang loves him.

I'm sure you'll like it. His lyrics can be a bit depressing, but there is a beauty to them as well. He also tells a few truly awful jokes, which helps to lighten the mood.

[Strat]

Would Townes Van Zandt fit in this thread?

Yeah I think so

Ok, good to know.

Does anyone here enjoy his work?

Live at the old quarter is one of my all time favorite albums.

I just favorited that albm on rdio.com last week. I am hoping to give it a full proper listen soon. The girl im trying to bang loves him.

I'm sure you'll like it. His lyrics can be a bit depressing, but there is a beauty to them as well. He also tells a few truly awful jokes, which helps to lighten the mood.

I forget what documentary it is, but Steve Earle - Junkie, heroin addict, outlaw, had to go tell Townes Van Zandt he was doing too much heroin and needed help. I lol'd. So, Im sure townes is right up my alley.

[tommymtcom]

I've always really enjoyed this cover (from the Big Lebowski soundtrack) It's the first Townes song I ever heard.

[Strat]

I've always really enjoyed this cover (from the Big Lebowski soundtrack) It's the first Townes song I ever heard.

Agreed. Loved that. I cant find it on his albums? Which one? At least not one on rdio

[tommymtcom]

His stuff can be tough to nail down. I mostly just have various live albums (his studio recordings have a tendency to be overdone). Can you get it on the Big Lebowski soundtrack?

[Jessica Fletcher]

Heartbreaking perfection.

FYI most all his studio albums are back in print on vinyl:
https://tvz-records.myshopify.com/collections/vinyl

[contamination]

Strat, check this doc and the soundtrack:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423853/

[contamination]

I think Peter Case fits here:

[Kral]

Bryan McPherson is a decent choice.

Had the privilege of interviewing him for his upcoming album Wedgewood.
http://tonightatdawn.com/2015/06/04/art ... wedgewood/

[Kevin Davis]

I listened to "Live at the Old Quarter" last night and thought about posting it in this thread -- to my surprise and delight this whole page has been kind of a TVZ lovefest.

I think "Rex's Blues" and "Two Girls" are my favorites.

[Jorge]

Sweet song. I like these sparse bluegrassy tunes when they're more reverent than twee. Sara Watkins has a great character to her voice.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Seeing John Prine in Wilmington next Saturday. So excited.

[McParadigm]

Leadbelly. Dust Bowl Ballads. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Tanko Bushi.

A lot of the more European-influenced American folk leans too pretty for me. If I want my folk music extra white, I'll just spend a day with the Dubliners, thx.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I can't say enough how spectacular John Prine is live. Incredible storyteller and his lyrics hit a nerve and make you feel the meaning of the song. Man, don't ever pass up a chance to see him in concert. He's in Illinois this Friday and Saturday for you RMers up there, and in Folsom in December. (I'm looking at you, dpupenya).

[contamination]

I can't say enough how spectacular John Prine is live. Incredible storyteller and his lyrics hit a nerve and make you feel the meaning of the song. Man, don't ever pass up a chance to see him in concert. He's in Illinois this Friday and Saturday for you RMers up there, and in Folsom in December. (I'm looking at you, dpupenya).

Which album I should start from? Any good live album?