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Archive for the ‘Folk Rock’ Category
The Dubliners: Seven Drunken Nights
There is a comforting hilarity in Irish Drinking songs that can envelope you and whisk you into the corner of a low-ceilinged of an Irish bar. Before your eyes is a pint of iron-enriched dark liquid they call Guinness, and beyond that you see a throng of jiggly patrons tapping their feet, clapping [...]
The Clancy Brothers: Beer, Beer, Beer
A long time ago, way back in history,
when all there was to drink was nothin but cups of tea.
Along came a man by the name of Charlie Mops,
and he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops.
He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king,
and to his praises we [...]
Frightened Rabbits: Old Old Fashioned
I always love discovering a new band that plays the kind of music I enjoy – and yesterday, it happened again. One of my buddies had this song listed in his LaLa music feed, the name of the band was worth clicking through to discover what the deal was. Thanks, Joe. [...]
The Corrs: Breathless
he Corrs completes my trio of “C” bands that saw international success in the 1990’s. The Corrs, an Irish Folk-Rock/Pop group is made up of four siblings – Andrea, Caroline, Sandra and Robert. Their music is a blend of traditional Irish music with a more modern guitar-sound, and the added dimension of [...]
The Decemberists: Crane Wife 3
The Decemberists are known for their slumbering ballads that recount historical events or tales, and have been likened to a modern version of some great 1970’s progressive rock groups – Jethro Tull, ELP and Genesis [The Decemberists are interviewed by Pitchfork]. The Decemberists were formed in Portland, Oregon, in 2000 and the Pacific [...]
Crash Test Dummies: White Christmas
In 2002 The Crash Test Dummies (a Canadian band that was briefly popular in the early 90’s with the song “MMM MMM MMM MMM”) depart on a path perpendicular to their regular output of Folk-Rock, and reproduce a version of White Christmas that would probably have given Bing Crosby nightmares. Brad Roberts, The [...]
