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Category: Folk

  • Ghost Bees & Laura Barrett

    photo taken from Aberdeen show flyer So upcoming concert possibility is Ghost Bees and Laura Barrett here in Calgary on December 4th.  I am still up in the air on participating so I am putting up a couple of tracks to see if you can convince me that I will be missing something by not…

  • Geri X – Another Friday Discovery

    So here is a “Friday Discovery” for all ya out there.  I can honestly say that I just discovered Geri X for myself and have been listening for the entire evening now (it’s Thursday night as I write this). Geri X can be described ultimately as “Folk” music.  This isn’t enough, just one word, she…

  • Deer Tick – War Elephant (re-issue)

    So just a quick one today as I am just on the go (or something along those lines) and I apologize for not giving this release the full attention and praise it should get.  The Album is “War Elephant” from Deer Tick, a great release from last year that was just re-released 2 days ago…

  • Frontier Ruckus – The Tower

    So I tend to obsess on artists I like, Frontier Ruckus being one of them.  Just so everyone knows, there was a lot of life prior to the latest release “The Orion Songbook”.  I most recently took a revisit to the first EP “I Am The Water You Are Pumping” when looking forward to the…

  • We/Or/Me – Ghostwriter EP and other gems

    I have an EP that you should want to buy.  No, scratch that, I have an EP that you will buy.  I know this because if you are here, you are clearly a connoisseur of all things quality.  You will have no other choice to fork over your hard earned (or not so hard earned)…

  • Slowcoustic Song of the Week

    Just so everyone knows that I now have a song of the week, and folks this is it. I have recently picked up the Callers Album “Fortune” that was released this past August and fully missed them if it weren’t for my Western Vinly playlist.  The more I listen, the more I enjoy this album. …

  • Dustin Gamble

    So in lead up to J. Tillman’s new album being released tomorrow (wow, I think I must have a man crush on Josh, due to the last few posts…), I have a bit of a “J. Tillman in the making” in Dustin Gamble for your listening pleasure today. I stumbled across Dustin’s MySpace profile while…

  • A Western Vinyl Playlist

    Sorry for no post yesterday, but I have a big one today (and inspired by yesterday and no posting…). Well yesterday I received an advance copy of the new J. Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues from an online friend.  This led me to immediately start an all encompassing listening fest of my own.  So, I…

  • Auld Lang Syne

    Auld Lang Syne can be a bit of a raucous band for the Slowcoustic regulars, but sometimes some of the best toned down music comes from more up tempo artists, simply at 3/4 speed.  If you think of the classic Auld Lang Syne (the New Year’s eve song after which they are named), they would…

  • Frontier Ruckus – The Orion Songbook (2008)

    I have been trying to hold back on this post for a couple of weeks until it was closer to the album’s release (I don’t know why), but I have to post already!  So here we have Frontier Ruckus’ first full length album and it has been well worth the wait.  Spectacular down home traditional…

  • Twin Cats – Up North (2008)

    Some Monday listening for y’all today in the form of Joseph Murphy’s “Twin Cats“.  While Murphy is not new to creating and performing music, this is a bit of a new project for Murphy.  “Up North” as an album feels and listens like a transition to something new, a beginning of Twin Cats itself (both…

  • Jason Anderson – Life Sucks Love Sucks Dose Out

    Just a quick one today for you Sunday Bloggin’ folks.  This one is quick, but worth stopping and listening to. I have been a bit of a fan of Jason Anderson (or Wolf Colonel at one point) for previous albums such as “The Wreath” in 2005 and “Tonight” in 2007 released on K Records.   Anderson…