'Strange Folk' CD

Subject: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: GUEST,GUEST
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 05:59 AM

Check this out: www.strange-folk.co.uk

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 06:07 AM

Believe that Stephen Duffy was a one time member of Duran Duran.
Am I right in assuming that "Acid Folk" is a meaningless journalistic subcategory?
(Loved the sleeve design though)

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 07:00 AM

Yes Stephen Duffy was a founder member of Duran Duran, but left in 1979 before they were signed. Better remembered as Stephen "Tin-Tin" Duffy.

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: rich-joy
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 11:15 PM

No, Stewie can describe just what "Acid Folk" is - he produced a fabulous "workshop presentation-cum-themed concert" for the 1987 National Folk Festival in Australia (held in the red centre at Alice Springs!)

But for more on this kind of "strange folk" type of music - checkout :

http://www.theunbrokencircle.co.uk/

or just put "wyrd folk" into your search engine - it's a huge folk sub-culture!!

Cheers! R-J

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: rich-joy
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 11:18 PM

oh, and I think this could also be related to "The Wicker Man" music too ... currently the subject of some thread discussion!!


Cheers! R-J

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: rich-joy
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 08:20 PM

Also check out "woven wheat whispers" - the sister site to "the unbroken circle" - where you can legally download lots of interesting folk music ...

- but both sites are worthy of investigation!


Many of we "older" folkies :~))) worry and wonder where the next generations of "folkies" are : sites like these two could well be a big part of the answer!!
Just a thought ...


Cheers! R-J


PS    "Acid Folk" is a term I'd always associated with "The Holy Modal Rounders", but I think the genre has evolved (transmogrified?!) just a little since those 60s daze!!!

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: rich-joy
Date: 03 Mar 06 - 08:31 PM

yes, me again!

Woven Wheat Whispers :
http://www.wovenwheatwhispers.co.uk/index-main.html

also has a link to "FOLKCAST" - the UK's first podcast dealing in Folk, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter and Roots-based music - where you can listen to or download music and interviews etc etc :

http://www.folkcast.co.uk/



Cheers! R-J

Subject: RE: 'Strange Folk' CD
From: Purple Foxx
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 04:03 AM

Thanks for the links R-J,I think I'm getting the flavour of it.
I wouldn't worry about the next generation,I'm sure they'll be along when they're ready.
(See recent "revival" thread)