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lovemydog

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52. Yeah, folk, blues, caribbean, african, all sorts of music!

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 09:22 PM

Mar 2015

I didn't know you were into folk music Hekate. That's great.

I've been rediscovering some old folk stuff there on that site, and also listening to some stuff on youtube like Fairport Convention, Steeley Span, Jean Ritchie. I love all the intersections where folk & blues meet & converge.

Especially tracing it back from the rock & roll music that I love. Like, I learned Gallows Pole from Led Zepellin, then learn it was a very old song with many derivations. Same goes for Where Did You Sleep Last Night, which I first heard from Nirvana.

As Muddy Waters once sang 'the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll'.

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Alan Lomax's Massive Archive Goes Online [View all] lovemydog Mar 2015 OP

Photo of Alan Lomax lovemydog Mar 2015 #1

Back in 1979 I spent all my spare time trying to clawhammer like Wade Ward HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #40

What's clawhammer? lovemydog Mar 2015 #43

Wade Ward is one of the GREAT pre-bluegrass banjo players... HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #47

Here's a youtube of the audio of Wade Ward playing Johnson Boys HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #48

Cool! I had no idea. lovemydog Mar 2015 #50

K&R NuclearDem Mar 2015 #2

Yeah, Lomax recorded Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Muddy Waters lovemydog Mar 2015 #4

Man this is major. A song for DUers -- If Dewey Gets Elected. Hoyt Mar 2015 #3

That's awesome Hoyt. lovemydog Mar 2015 #6

Love me some Pretty Boy Floyd. The "six-gun and fountain pen" line sums up our world. Hoyt Mar 2015 #8

True that. Here it is: lovemydog Mar 2015 #9

is my signature! KittyWampus Mar 2015 #32

Oh yeah, it's your signature. Awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #59

bookmarked. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #5

I bookmarked that site too. lovemydog Mar 2015 #7

Me too! n/t RoccoR5955 Mar 2015 #10

Yay! lovemydog Mar 2015 #11

An amazing feat! Congratulations to all who participated, librarians of culture. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #12

Yeah, absolutely amazing feat. All those volunteers lovemydog Mar 2015 #15

Whew, a harsh dose of reality. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #18

Thanks for the Leadbelly, one of the greatest. K&R. n/t freshwest Mar 2015 #53

You're welcome freshwest. lovemydog Mar 2015 #57

Lomax k&r, thanks ND-Dem Mar 2015 #13

Heck yeah. lovemydog Mar 2015 #16

Thanks for posting! They_Live Mar 2015 #14

Truly amazing. lovemydog Mar 2015 #17

Huge Kick...adendum hibbing Mar 2015 #19

Peace to you too my friend. lovemydog Mar 2015 #20

I wonder if it includes "The Ballad of Molly Turgis"? Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #21

Here's the search results for that song: lovemydog Mar 2015 #22

thank you for posting and including the link, lovemydog. K&R Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #23

Hey Tuesday Afternoon! I've been listening to Jean Ritchie lovemydog Mar 2015 #24

She also has an amazing Christmas album KittyWampus Mar 2015 #34

Wow, awesome. lovemydog Mar 2015 #37

awesome! I posted it to Facebook so more people can hear it. yurbud Mar 2015 #25

Cool. The more people hear it the better. lovemydog Mar 2015 #26

Recommend! KoKo Mar 2015 #27

Yay! Have you listened to any of it yet? It's a really easy site to navigate. lovemydog Mar 2015 #28

Awesome site! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #29

My pleasure sheshe2. lovemydog Mar 2015 #30

I will check it out further, lovemydog. sheshe2 Mar 2015 #42

I'm glad you're telling your friends. lovemydog Mar 2015 #44

I've got an amazing cd of his Christmas special in the UK. Has ancient folk tunes KittyWampus Mar 2015 #31

All that beautiful Celtic music & ancient folk tunes! lovemydog Mar 2015 #35

Incredible collection! morningfog Mar 2015 #33

Yes morningfog. lovemydog Mar 2015 #36

Lomax as a person was questionable...his work with archiving folk music extraordinary! HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #38

I never knew that before. It's good to know. lovemydog Mar 2015 #39

This is awesome! zappaman Mar 2015 #41

You're welcome zappaman! lovemydog Mar 2015 #45

So many, many, many thanks, lovemydog! HUGS!! raven mad Mar 2015 #46

Hey, no problem raven mad! Hugs to you too! lovemydog Mar 2015 #51

FOLK MUSIC HEAVEN! This is a fantastic development. Hekate Mar 2015 #49

Yeah, folk, blues, caribbean, african, all sorts of music! lovemydog Mar 2015 #52

Mom loved music and when the folk music revival came on she took right to it. From the late '50s on Hekate Mar 2015 #54

I love these stories Hekate! lovemydog Mar 2015 #56

Wow, what a great resource cemaphonic Mar 2015 #55

Yeah, no kidding cemaphonic. lovemydog Mar 2015 #58