Zune Forums: blues/folk

Megafaun - Bury the Square

last dot cliff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:05:30 GMT

An amazing album that debut a recently formed band called Megafaun.
There's some nice jams, a noise track, some calm tunes and a ragtime song (which was pretty catchy).
Simply, a must have of this year.

Anybody out there?! there's gotta be more fans than this...

Tone Poem — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:03:00 GMT

C'mon guys

there's gotta be more folk/blues fans here than this!

i just joined this site.. and honestly have no clue what i'm doing. i saw the subcategory for folk and was super excited.. but there doesn't seem to be too many people who are into it!

let me know what you're into!

some mandolin would be great!

need to expand my music list for sure..

and find some friends who listen to GOOD music, not whiney kid music..

Looking for more old Chicago style blues artists

zkaty — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:56:03 GMT

I picked up a best of Elmore James and I really love it. I like the electric guitar sound in the old blues. What are some similar artists?

Helen Slater - Folk or Jazz?

WoodyWindy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:56:25 GMT

The system has her categorized as Rock, which is one category she truly does not fit in.

What do you think? Is she a Jazz singer, or more on the Folksy side?

Favorite Blues/Folk Artists

ClifforCrater — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:10:47 GMT

This is mine.
http://www.myspace.com/thetallestmanonearth

Any of you have favorites that you'd like to share?

Ultimate Blues Recommendation!

iHuzzaH — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:32:02 GMT

I made a thread like this in the Jazz section as well.. a list of artists for starters or others to build off their current collections:

Blues Artists
A
The Allman Brothers Band

B
Jeff Beck
Carey Bell
Chuck Berry
Blind Blake
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Joe Bonamassa
Doyle Bramhall
Doyle Bramhall, Jr.
Big Bill Broonzy
Charles Brown
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Savoy Brown Blues Band
Willie Brown
Roy Buchanan
Michael Burks
Paul Butterfield Blues Band

C
JJ Cale
Eddie C. Campbell
Larry Carlton
Ray Charles
Eric Clapton
Albert Collins
Ry Cooder
Johnny Copeland
James Cotton
Robert Cray
Steve Cropper

D
Cyril Davies
Guy Davis
Bo Diddley
Willie Dixon
Fats Domino

E
Little Esther

F
Robben Ford
Aretha Franklin
Blind Boy Fuller

G
Rory Gallagher
Henry Garza (Los Lonely Boys)
Danny Gatton
Peter Green (early Fleetwood Mac)
Buddy Guy

H
W.C. Handy
Jeff Healy
Canned Heat
Scott Henderson
Jimi Hendrix
Billie Holiday
Earl Hooker
John Lee Hooker
Lightnin' Hopkins
Son House
Mississippi John Hurt

I

J
Elmore James
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Dr. John
Blind Willie Johnson
Eric Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Robert Johnson

K
B.B. King
Freddy King
Albert King
The Kinsey Report
Alexis Korner
Richie Kotzen

L
Mike Landau
Jonny Lang
Leadbelly
Jerry Lee Lewis
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Professor Longhair

M
Big Maceo
Lonnie Mack
Taj Mahal
Manfred Man
John Mayall
Big Maybelle
John Mayer
Delbert McClinton
Brown McGhee
Tony McPhee
Blind Willie McTell
Memphis Mini
Keb' Mo'
MOFRO
Wes Montgomery
Coco Montoya
Gary Moore
Charle Musselwhite

N
Robert Nighthawk

O
Johnny Otis

P

Q

R
Bonnie Rait
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Louisiana Red
Tampa Red
Paul Reddick and the Sidemen
A.C. Reed
Jimmy Reed
Little Richard
Jimmie Rodgers
Otis Rush

S
Magic Sam
Son Seals
Brian Setzer
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Guitar Shorty
Nina Simone
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lightnin' Slim
Memphis Slim
Sunnyland Slim
Bessie Smith
Jimmy Smith
Otis Spann
Hubert Sumlin

T
Hound Dog Taylor
Koko Taylor
Mick Taylor
Susan Tedeschi
Sonny Terry
Big Mama Thornton
ZZ Top
Walter Trout And The Radicals
Ike Turner
Big Joe Turner
Tina Turner

U

V
Jimmie Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan

W
T-Bone Walker
Joe Walsh
Little Walter
Muddy Waters
Doc and Merle Watson
Katie Webster
Junior Wells
Bukka White
Snowy White
Buddy Whittington
Johnny Winter
Big Joe Williams
Sonny Boy Williamson
Howlin' Wolf

X

Y

Z

Feel free to post here to add more artists, I'll edit them in.
Cheers!

Instrumental Blues/Folk Artists

ClifforCrater — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:18:25 GMT

I'm really interested in insturmental artists such as Jack Rose and James Blackhsaw.
Are there any others that I may like?

blues anyone

matucker — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:51:01 GMT

Anyone out there with a love for the Blues. Would love to hook up and share music.

Neofolk Artist/Band Sharing

ClifforCrater — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:13:32 GMT

Anybody interested in talking about neofolk artists?
My personal favorites are:

Orion Rigel Dommisse
Darkwood
Faun Fables
Tunng
Agalloch
Espers

Jonathan Coulton and the Creative Commons

Moot Pirate — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:33:30 GMT

No, that's not a band! Rather, Jonathan Coulton licenses his music under the Creative Commons and allows people to distribute it for free. Is anybody else here a fan of JoCo?

Danville Trains...from a small, small place

Moffadoo — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:17:08 GMT

They are a (now broken up) blues/folk band from Montana. I met the guitar player who now resides in california and plays solo. His solo stuff is a little different but if you like this band I can give you a link to his other stuff.

Danville Trains

if anyones on here

RJshoegazed — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:28:17 GMT

a really great bluegrass/folk artist, you might remember his songs from "oh brother, where art thou?"

dirk powell

favorite blues artist of all time!

rustandcyanide — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:26:40 GMT

personal favs are as follows:

Son House

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Willie Johnson

John Lee Hooker

Where have all the acoustic singer songwriters gone...

SquidgeyFlint — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:28:21 GMT

... or more importantly, why is their music so hard to find these days.

I miss the modern day acoustic singer songwriter / folk musicians. Dar Williams and Richard Shindell are the top shelf examples although as the two of them mature they are getting less acoustic and more produced. I'm looking for that coffee house folk concert sound.

How is Joe Bonamassa?

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:06:36 GMT

I came across a CD with a lot of praise by a guy named Joe Bonamassa. Has anybody heard of him? He's got a good sound from what I can tell on the samples.

Looking for Traditional Quebecois gems

HipCzeck — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:55:15 GMT

I've been listening to a lot of Genticorum, La Bottine Souriante, etc. Anybody have any suggestions for someone looking for some of the good stuff?

Taj

lCHItheKILLER — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:45:02 GMT

Anybody recomend some good blues. I like Taj Mahal ,open to more artists