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Will Varley - To Build A Wall

Tags: folk, 2016

16 comments

  1. [16]
    esrever
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    I really loved this and always will have a soft spot for folk. I wonder if you're familiar with Onder Invloed / The Influences? From the site's description: I subscribe to the YouTube channel...
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    I really loved this and always will have a soft spot for folk. I wonder if you're familiar with Onder Invloed / The Influences?

    From the site's description:

    Onder Invloed (The Influences) is a project by Dutch music journalist Matthijs van der Ven. Since 2008, he's been filming his favourite musicians covering their influences in sessions.

    I subscribe to the YouTube channel which is how I primarily keep up with anything new that is posted, and they have a ton of great musicians on there that you would probably enjoy if you're into things like this. Here are a few of my favorites.

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      cfabbro
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      That cover of Chicago was really beautiful. Thanks for the new Youtube channel to subscribe to, as well. p.s. Speaking of Sufjan, the quality is garbage since it's a super old video, but this is...

      That cover of Chicago was really beautiful. Thanks for the new Youtube channel to subscribe to, as well.

      p.s. Speaking of Sufjan, the quality is garbage since it's a super old video, but this is still one of my favorite recordings of his that you may enjoy:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4tkiGvV_ek&list=PL4HLmC20A0cMhlOFg2dorn3hmW4uDg1gB&index=60&t=0s

      You might get a kick out of rest of the playlist too since it's mostly folk-ish, acoustic and/or minimalist music sets. I have been slowly building it up over the years (and just added that Chicago cover to it, too). :)

      4 votes
      1. [9]
        esrever
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        I wanted to comment just to let you know I'm listening through the playlist now. I'm familiar with many of the names on there. If you like Sufjan Stevens, perhaps you'd like Joshua Piper aka...

        I wanted to comment just to let you know I'm listening through the playlist now. I'm familiar with many of the names on there.

        If you like Sufjan Stevens, perhaps you'd like Joshua Piper aka heavypiano on YouTube. He does a bunch of improvisational piano covers from a bunch of artists, including Sufjan Stevens, Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Beatles, Nick Drake, etc.

        4 votes
        1. [8]
          cfabbro
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          Yeah, that channel is right up my alley. I created /r/coversongs and ran it for almost a decade (up until recently since I am no longer active on reddit), so they are a particular passion of mine....

          Yeah, that channel is right up my alley. I created /r/coversongs and ran it for almost a decade (up until recently since I am no longer active on reddit), so they are a particular passion of mine. Thanks for another great channel recommendation! :)

          p.s. Damn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk3XRmlnPIU - That's super good.

          4 votes
          1. [7]
            esrever
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            Hm, if you're into covers... For Elliott Smith stuff in particular, I like betweenthecolorbars and plectrum34, though these are more faithful recreations and don't really deviate to make them...
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            Hm, if you're into covers...

            For Elliott Smith stuff in particular, I like betweenthecolorbars and plectrum34, though these are more faithful recreations and don't really deviate to make them their own thing.

            Songs With My Daughter is pretty much exactly what the name reads as. It's a man singing to his daughter.

            There's a lot of original songs in these next ones as well, so you'll have to do some searching for covers specifically, but if you are a fan of fingerstyle guitar, these are some of my favorite channels.

            For Funk covers, Scary Pockets

            And one of my all time favorites, Isto. He does a bunch of standards and show tunes.

            4 votes
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              cfabbro
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              Haha... it's so bizarre that you should mention candyrat (and Gareth Pearson) since @muh_tilde and I had a rather long lovefest discussion about them a few days ago:...

              Haha... it's so bizarre that you should mention candyrat (and Gareth Pearson) since @muh_tilde and I had a rather long lovefest discussion about them a few days ago:
              https://tildes.net/~music/a6y/what_have_you_been_listening_to_this_week#comment-2ji0

              Culminating in this comment by myself about Gareth in particular:
              https://tildes.net/~music/a6y/what_have_you_been_listening_to_this_week#comment-2kv7

              Although one [candyrat artist] you didn't mention that I particularly enjoy is Gareth Pearson. That dude can fucking play and I especially love his Jackson 5 cover. Last year he was in Kingston, Ontario at the Canadian Guitar Festival (about 3 hours drive from me) and I really wanted to go but couldn't manage to make the trip. Sadly the festival is cancelled this year too, due to some zoning bylaw bullshit. :(

              Thanks for the other recommendations, too.

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                esrever
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                I'm fond of Ewan Dobson and the other names mentioned in those comments! There's just so much talent in that group.

                I'm fond of Ewan Dobson and the other names mentioned in those comments! There's just so much talent in that group.

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                  cfabbro
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                  Indeed... IMO Candyrat has, hands down, the most talented roster of guitarists in the world under their label. I really love everything they put out. And Ewan is probably my absolute favorite of...

                  Indeed... IMO Candyrat has, hands down, the most talented roster of guitarists in the world under their label. I really love everything they put out. And Ewan is probably my absolute favorite of the bunch, too. (edit: although he isn't actually with Candyrat anymore, sadly.. but he is still putting out great stuff on his own channel.)

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                    First time I found Candyrat was on listentothis waaaay back when it was a young under1k user forum. Someone shared a few of the Brendan Power & Andrew White videos. They have one of the finest...

                    First time I found Candyrat was on listentothis waaaay back when it was a young under1k user forum. Someone shared a few of the Brendan Power & Andrew White videos. They have one of the finest libraries of any label out there.

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              cfabbro
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              Whoa... was just going back through listening to some of the links you provided. Is that Jack Conte playing piano for Scary Pockets? I didn't realize his was involved in a new project! <3...

              Whoa... was just going back through listening to some of the links you provided. Is that Jack Conte playing piano for Scary Pockets? I didn't realize his was involved in a new project!

              <3 Pomplamoose, and even though he hasn't uploaded to it in ages, his original channel still has some of my all-time favorite coversongs and mashups. E.g. Panic at the Disco, Feel Good Inc, Radiohead / Chopin mashup, Green Day / Incubus Mashup, etc.

              How he manages to be the CEO of Patreon and still find time to keep making so much music is a mystery to me... but I am sure glad he does!

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              1. esrever
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                It is Jack Conte! I've been following his stuff since the very early days of YouTube and always thought he had unique views on how creative endeavors could operate online. In terms of his music,...

                It is Jack Conte! I've been following his stuff since the very early days of YouTube and always thought he had unique views on how creative endeavors could operate online.

                In terms of his music, I've always been most partial to his VS4 album.

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      Amarok
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      I do love a good folk tune and there is something magical about one person with a guitar singing their heart out. My favorite musical horseradish is new music in older styles. Anything post-2000...

      I do love a good folk tune and there is something magical about one person with a guitar singing their heart out. My favorite musical horseradish is new music in older styles. Anything post-2000 that sounds like it's from 1920-1980 will have my immediate attention. I have some sets up on mixcloud if you're into that stuff. #4 is probably the one that's most in your wheelhouse. I'll share some others I think you might enjoy.

      Also, KEXP's Pickathon is a veritable orgy of acoustic music every year, including a lot of bands doing acoustic that normally don't perform it very much. There's a ton of excellent stuff in there, like JD McPherson doing acoustic rockabilly.

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        esrever
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        Sierra Ferrell would be right up your alley for sure. Adding some more by way of edits. Good Old War - Stay By My Side Joe Purdy - Cowboy Song Rocky Votolato - White Daisy Passing I really am...

        Sierra Ferrell would be right up your alley for sure.


        Adding some more by way of edits.

        Good Old War - Stay By My Side
        Joe Purdy - Cowboy Song
        Rocky Votolato - White Daisy Passing

        I really am loving Chris Staples and Izaak Opatz! Thanks for the introductions. Yes! Pickathon is great stuff. I loved Shovels & Rope back in 2012. Anything with vocal harmonies like that.

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        1. Amarok
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          Oh yes. That's some mind-bending vocal control. Always good to find another artist that can prove pureblooded country music is still alive and well out there.

          Oh yes. That's some mind-bending vocal control. Always good to find another artist that can prove pureblooded country music is still alive and well out there.

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          Amarok
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          I love the Busted Jukebox albums S&R put out, -1- and -2-. That cover of Unknown Legend they did with Shakey is a favorite. Ever heard Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra? They have a very...

          I love the Busted Jukebox albums S&R put out, -1- and -2-. That cover of Unknown Legend they did with Shakey is a favorite.

          Ever heard Marty O'Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra? They have a very melancholy sound, traditional music for the first two records, but their new album is very strange, almost like a kind of prog-country hybrid. Not sure if I like it yet but at least it's a fresh kind of style, and I do love it when bands experiment.

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          1. esrever
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            I'm not familiar with their stuff, but I did check out a few things off YouTube. I'm not sure I'm much a fan. It just seems a bit too disorganized for my tastes.

            I'm not familiar with their stuff, but I did check out a few things off YouTube. I'm not sure I'm much a fan. It just seems a bit too disorganized for my tastes.

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