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View Poll Results: Vote for a FAIR album
Passion, Grace and Fire - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucia 3 37.50%
Tsunawatari - Hako Yamasaki 0 0%
Exuma - Exuma 2 25.00%
Koder Pà Snor - Valravn 2 25.00%
Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan 0 0%
Irish Heartbeat - Van Morrison and The Chieftains 1 12.50%
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Old 07-21-2011, 08:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Every two weeks the Folk And International Roots Album Club will vote for an album that they will listen to and discuss in the coming weeks.
Anyone can vote in this poll, but if you vote, please follow through and be ready to discuss whichever album wins the poll.
These are the candidates to choose from :-

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Passion, Grace and Fire - John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia (1983)



Certainly acoustic, not entirely sure it's folk. Some brilliant spanish guitar though.
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Hako Yamasaki - Tsunawatari



This is an album by Japanese singer/songwriter Hako Yamasaki. Strikingly beautiful, melancholic, and not in English. This record employs some of the standard 1970s studio tricks, but for the most part, it's a true folk record featuring just the artist and her guitar.
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Exuma by Exuma



I suppose I'll nominate Exuma's debut album, which was released in 1970. Basically, it's an early freak folk album that incorporates a somewhat African-like vibe into its music. It's rare for me to find an album and enjoy it from start to finish, and I have to say that this is one of those rare albums.
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Koder Pà Snor by Valravn



I have for you some new version of folk, there exists even name for this genre - folktronic.
Valravn is band from Denmark and Faroe Islands, they combinate traditional folk instruments with electronic music. I enjoy music with non-english lyrics, it's fresh change.
Unique sound and when it comes to live concert, they create evening full of energy. Their live playing was one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
It's folk for open-minded music freaks so I love this album from start to finish.
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"Nashville Skyline"- Bob Dylan





An important album in Dylans' career. Dylan had been taken over by ego till God made him have that motorcycle crash.
Dylans' oversized ego crashed at the same time. When he surfaced, he was more grounded and more real. He came back with the superb rootsy classic John Wesley Harding which featured some of his best songs
The album closed with a country love song "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" which was a prequel to "Nashville Skyline", his album of simple country songs in which his voice sounded better than ever accompanied by Nashvilles top players
The ego was gone. Here was a man making music. And it sounded good
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Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison and the Chieftains (1988)



After building up a huge following in their own right, the Irish folk band, The Chieftains, finally teamed up with fellow country-man Van Morrison to produce an album that should have a wide appeal.

Eight of the ten tracks are fresh and powerful reworkings of traditional songs; the lyrics do not disappoint and Van Morrison`s unique delivery will send a chill down the most jaded of spines. Add to that the full range of the Chieftains` fiddles, pipes and bodhràn, and you have an album that succeeds on many levels. You can play it loudly and be swept away by the swirling music, or play it softly and it still sounds great. There are moments of joy, nostalgia and mystery, and a heartfelt version of Carrickfergus in which VM pulls out all the stops.

VM also contributes two of his own more reflective compositions (including the title track) that fit well into the album although I consider the traditional material much stronger. Well, give the album a listen and you can decide for yourself !

So, vote now, before this poll closes on July 30 and be part of MB history. Be proud to tell your children, "Yes, I voted for the very first FAIR club album."
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ha ha
I havn't heard all the albums but I went with "Passion, grace & Fire"
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Dylan specifically sang different for that album

and did so again only for some songs off the polarising Self-Portrait
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Dylan specifically sang different for that album

and did so again only for some songs off the polarising Self-Portrait

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Tough call. I've already heard Nashville Skyline and love it to death, so I know I could write that one up pretty good... but I'd really like to get something I haven't heard.

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Dylan specifically sang different for that album

and did so again only for some songs off the polarising Self-Portrait
Love Self Portrait. His voice is also smooth on New Morning. I read somewhere that when Dylan started out he was singing clear like he does on Nashville Skyline. After he heard Woody he adopted the croaky voice
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Love Self Portrait. His voice is also smooth on New Morning. I read somewhere that when Dylan started out he was singing clear like he does on Nashville Skyline. After he heard Woody he adopted the croaky voice
Really? You actually like Self Portrait? I consider myself a pretty big Dylan fan but I find that album to be awful.
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Tough call. I've already heard Nashville Skyline and love it to death
I can't say I'm a Dylan fan to begin with and I was kind of thrown by the difference in his vocals. I'll give it another listen though.
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I havn't heard all the albums but I went with "Passion, grace & Fire"
I updated my original post just to explain that the three guitarists play in left, right and centre stereo channels if you want to work out who plays what part.
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Really? You actually like Self Portrait? I consider myself a pretty big Dylan fan but I find that album to be awful.
Yes, It has some great tracks on it
I wouldn't say I'm a great Dylan fan but I like some of his albums. "Self Portrait" is a sort of exploration of American music & Dylans voice sounds pretty good on it
I know most Dylan fans didn't like it, but I do.
Probably my favourite Dylan album would be "Desire". I just love the sound on that one.
A somewhat overlooked album "John Wesley harding"
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