Tag: Country Folk
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Zach Bryan ‘The Great American Bar Scene’ (2024)
Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene feels like a natural step forward for a songwriter who’s always worn his heart right on the surface, even as his world has grown from lo-fi Navy barracks recordings to stadium crowds and big-name collaborations. What makes this record stand out is how Bryan widens the frame, folding…
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Gordon Lightfoot ‘If You Could Read My Mind’ (1970)
Gordon Lightfoot’s has an enduring appeal that stems from a rather extraordinary gift for melody and his captivating storytelling. With a career spanning over six decades he carved a unique space in folk and pop music, seamlessly blending poetic lyrics with an accessibility that gave him an everyman type feel. He was considerate and not…
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Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’ (1971)
Evaluating the importance of Joni Mitchell’s Blue over fifty years since it was released is a unique experience. From a contemporary listening perspective it’s a lovely folk album, filled with wonderful harmonies and rock-solid storytelling that explores the dynamics of romantic relationships and the swirling emotions that come along with them. But from a historical…
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Slaid Cleaves ‘Broke Down’ (2000)
I was first introduced to Slaid Cleaves by one of my closest friends during freshman year of high school. His father was a huge folk music fan and always had a ton of new and interesting records from lesser known artists lying around the house and would always share them with a smile on his…
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John Denver ‘Poems, Prayers and Promises’ (1971)
My first memory of John Denver ironically has nothing to do with his music– it was the cult classic movie Dumb and Dumber starring the iconic Jim Carrey (Lloyd Christmas) and Jeff Daniels (Harry Dunne). In the movie Lloyd and Harry are driving to Aspen, Colorado to meet a girl Lloyd has fallen head over…
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