Music that's off the beaten path

[rousseau]

Here's a thread to share music you've discovered that most people wouldn't know about. Prompted by Ted Gioia releasing his best albums of 2018 list a few weeks ago.

I've been going through it slowly for a few weeks, and ran into this album this recently, the style of which Gioia describes as an 'African Crosby, Stills, Nash':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIwRXnTb0yw&list=PLfeFiqqWWbJsFUklQV7o1Gc01qnkgdWLp

A feast for the ears, have listened to it about 10 times in the past few days.

 

[poster]

A very promising young vocalist.

[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWVe1GGvs4U&list=RDEMpMPtbtBOvzDeCP-mjNz74w&index=22[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Hermit]

 

[Hermit]

 

[Gospel]

 

[steve_bank]

Leo Kotke 70s 80s. Don't know a category h fits in to..

 

[steve_bank]

This was called 'folk Baroque'

John Renbourn and Pentangle.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ORrNfOlyos

 

[steve_bank]

The Incredible String Band

 

[steve_bank]

A documentary on Miles Davis got me time tripping back.

Butterfield Blues Band, East West

 

[Tharmas]

Meredith Monk, popular in avant garde circles. We invited her to Texas but had to cancel her performance after we sold a grand total of two tickets in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3mSVR3xtfU

 

[Thomas II]

 

[Tharmas]

Back in the Sixties I was the only one I knew who had this album, and the follow-up album as well. Judging from the YouTube comments there is a very small but devoted following still around.

 

[Thomas II]

 

[Tharmas]

Another from pearls before swine. Nobody remembers Morse Code anymore, but at the time we were impressed he could get this by the censors. Now days of course there would be no problems just saying the word. In some ways life used to be more fun.

 

[Thomas II]

 

[steve_bank]

Does The Fuggs ring a bell? Everything after the mid 70s is derivative.

YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[Thomas II]

 

[Hermit]

Klezmerised Tango with additional spice

 

[Hermit]

 

[Thomas II]