The Folk And International Roots album club

Lisnaholic · 03-23-2013, 08:52 AM

Thanks, Cenotaph ! It´s good to have a nomination from you again - you always dig up something interesting.

**Frownland** · 03-26-2013, 10:40 PM

Kath Bloom & Loren MazzaCane Connors - Restless Faithful Desperate & Moonlight

Some beautiful folk from an improvisational guitarist and a female folk singer. This is a two disc album that contains the first two albums of this duo. The songs are hauntingly emotional, mostly because of Bloom's vocals. Connors plays some good and somewhat noodly backgrounds to these songs that complement Bloom's style very well. I don't know if Connors is improvising or not, but it's a stunning product either way.

TockTockTock · 03-27-2013, 03:15 AM

Okay, great. This gives me an excuse to finally look into Loren MazzaCane Connors.

He has been on my 'To-Listen-To" listen for several months now, and this album looks pretty fun and interesting.

misspoptart · 03-27-2013, 06:41 AM

I love Iag Bari!

Thanks for posting, Cenotaph! They play some songs from that album at a bar I like to frequent in Istanbul.

I nominate Niyaz's first album, the self-titled Niyaz. Great Persian flavor, although some songs are in Turkish also.

I think this is one of the best songs on the album. Enjoy.

Lisnaholic · 03-28-2013, 09:25 PM

Thanks, Frownland and Miss P ! It´s good to have some new material for the next poll. That´s going to open on April 7th. Hope it doesn´t seem a long way away; rather at variance with the internet, the pace of this club is slow and steady - but we always get to the good albums in the end.

Stephen · 04-16-2013, 12:52 AM

I've been debating putting this one up for a while mainly because it is of more a classical bent but I figure you can't get much more international folk than medieval French troubadours.

Heliotrope - The Romance of the Rose (Feminine Voices from Medieval France) 1995

While the songs were sourced from 13th century texts the actual melodies on these recordings were kind of educated guesses as there was little musical notation from the period.

More info here: The Romance of the Rose

Stephen · 04-16-2013, 01:20 AM

Milton Nascimento - Clube de Esquina (1972)

Fifth album from Brazilian Milton Nascimento. Well technically it's a collective effort of "The Corner Club".

(Video features entire album apparently)

Lisnaholic · 04-21-2013, 06:35 PM

Hey, thanks for the nominations, stp ! I´ve only just noticed them - luckily in time to put them in a poll that I´ll open later this evening. Funnily enough, I was exploring some medieval music the other day too. Perhaps you and I were motivated by the same question; what are the earliest discernable roots of European folk music ? Whatever the case, looks like you´ve picked something interesting for us !

Stephen · 04-23-2013, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Perhaps you and I were motivated by the same question; what are the earliest discernable roots of European folk music ?

Not a nomination and not European but I thought you might be interested in this.

Hurrian Songs
The Oldest Song in the World

musical notation on clay tablets from Syria dated to around 1400 BC

and this

based on tablets from Syria (I imagine they are the same tablets but in the notes on YouTube they claim they were dated to 3400 BC. I think they meant to say 3400 years ago.).

Lisnaholic · 04-23-2013, 10:09 PM

That´s a very interesting link, and a nice piece of music too. I wonder how certain they are about the transcribing process; I though that casting it all for a classical music orchestra rather detracted from the authenticity of the sound. What did you think, stp ?

( haha, yes, I think you´re right about correcting the Youtube date!)

03-23-2013, 08:52 AM	#101 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks, Cenotaph ! It´s good to have a nomination from you again - you always dig up something interesting. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

03-26-2013, 10:40 PM	#102 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Kath Bloom & Loren MazzaCane Connors - Restless Faithful Desperate & Moonlight Some beautiful folk from an improvisational guitarist and a female folk singer. This is a two disc album that contains the first two albums of this duo. The songs are hauntingly emotional, mostly because of Bloom's vocals. Connors plays some good and somewhat noodly backgrounds to these songs that complement Bloom's style very well. I don't know if Connors is improvising or not, but it's a stunning product either way. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-28-2013, 09:25 PM	#105 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Thanks, Frownland and Miss P ! It´s good to have some new material for the next poll. That´s going to open on April 7th. Hope it doesn´t seem a long way away; rather at variance with the internet, the pace of this club is slow and steady - but we always get to the good albums in the end. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

04-16-2013, 12:52 AM	#106 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	I've been debating putting this one up for a while mainly because it is of more a classical bent but I figure you can't get much more international folk than medieval French troubadours. Heliotrope - The Romance of the Rose (Feminine Voices from Medieval France) 1995 While the songs were sourced from 13th century texts the actual melodies on these recordings were kind of educated guesses as there was little musical notation from the period. More info here: The Romance of the Rose Last edited by Stephen; 04-17-2013 at 06:56 PM.

04-16-2013, 01:20 AM	#107 (permalink)
Stephen I sleep in your hat Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus. Posts: 1,847	Milton Nascimento - Clube de Esquina (1972) Fifth album from Brazilian Milton Nascimento. Well technically it's a collective effort of "The Corner Club". (Video features entire album apparently) Last edited by Stephen; 04-16-2013 at 01:26 AM.

03-27-2013, 03:15 AM	#103 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Okay, great. This gives me an excuse to finally look into Loren MazzaCane Connors. He has been on my 'To-Listen-To" listen for several months now, and this album looks pretty fun and interesting.

03-27-2013, 06:41 AM	#104 (permalink)
misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	I love Iag Bari! Thanks for posting, Cenotaph! They play some songs from that album at a bar I like to frequent in Istanbul. I nominate Niyaz's first album, the self-titled Niyaz. Great Persian flavor, although some songs are in Turkish also. I think this is one of the best songs on the album. Enjoy.

04-21-2013, 06:35 PM	#108 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Hey, thanks for the nominations, stp ! I´ve only just noticed them - luckily in time to put them in a poll that I´ll open later this evening. Funnily enough, I was exploring some medieval music the other day too. Perhaps you and I were motivated by the same question; what are the earliest discernable roots of European folk music ? Whatever the case, looks like you´ve picked something interesting for us ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

04-23-2013, 10:09 PM	#110 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	That´s a very interesting link, and a nice piece of music too. I wonder how certain they are about the transcribing process; I though that casting it all for a classical music orchestra rather detracted from the authenticity of the sound. What did you think, stp ? ( haha, yes, I think you´re right about correcting the Youtube date!) __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953