Vote for a FAIR album before May 31

Lisnaholic · 05-26-2012, 12:23 AM

Every two weeks the Folk And International Roots Album Club votes 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.

Here we are again, back after the break, with some fresh albums to consider :-

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Originally Posted by fazstp

June Tabor - Ashore (2011)

Newer release from a prolific English folky.

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Originally Posted by fazstp

On the international side this is a rather peaceful diversion from Armenia featuring the duduk (a traditional reed woodwind). Not particularly ground breaking but a kind of melancholy beauty.

Songs From a World Apart - Lévon Minassian and Armand Amar.

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Originally Posted by Jack Pat

Oh, I'll go ahead and nominate Dark Country Magic by Big Blood. It's an incredibly catchy, well-written psychedelic folk album with experimental tendencies.

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Solar Shears by Shooglenifty (2001)

Shooglenifty do more than just add an electronic gloss to Celtic-sounding music, they create a convincing marriage of techno and traditional elements to produce “hypno-folkadelic” or “acid-croft” music. Play it loud to hear all the delicious details, and to understand why this band chose, for their name, a Scottish word that means “shake or agitate”.

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Originally Posted by fazstp

Bourbon & Rosewater by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Jerry Douglas

^ According to fazstp, MB`s very own V.M.Bhatt expert, this album is better than his more publicised collaboration with Ry Cooder, "A Meeting By The River" .

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Fly,Fly, My Sadness by Huun-Huur-Tu (1996)

This starkly beautiful album is not for the faint-hearted. Uplifting and uncompromising, you have to hear it to believe it.

Although it`s a bit late arriving, there`s still plenty of time to cast a vote in this poll before it closes!

**Frownland** · 06-01-2012, 09:35 AM

I'll vote for Shooglenifty in a post, since the poll appears to be closed.

Mrd00d · 06-01-2012, 05:02 PM

That's because the poll closed yesterday ;D

I wanted to vote for it too, though. Based on the album art and description.

Lisnaholic · 06-01-2012, 10:39 PM

Counting in the late-arriving votes from Frownland and Mrd00d, makes the poll totals :-
Shooglenifty: 2
V.M.Bhatt and Hun-Huur-Tu: 1 each

So, if no-one objects, we`ll make Shooglenifty the winner. We have until June 7 to track it down and give it a play, then a discussion thread for their "Solar Shears" album will be opening up.
See you there, I hope.

**Frownland** · 06-02-2012, 09:36 AM

Anyone have a DL link?

Mrd00d · 06-02-2012, 03:29 PM

I'll be on the lookout for a copy!

Stephen · 06-03-2012, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Counting in the late-arriving votes from Frownland and Mrd00d, makes the poll totals :-
Shooglenifty: 2
V.M.Bhatt and Hun-Huur-Tu: 1 each

So, if no-one objects, we`ll make Shooglenifty the winner. We have until June 7 to track it down and give it a play, then a discussion thread for their "Solar Shears" album will be opening up.
See you there, I hope.

No objections. Just doing a bit of a Google and found out they played here just up the road in March. I'm so out of the loop with live music around here.

Lisnaholic · 06-04-2012, 09:42 AM

What a pity you missed them, stp ! You might`ve had a night to remember, and a first-hand concert report would`ve been very interesting.
Thinking about it though, "just up the road", which means 10 minutes away to an Englishman, might not mean the same thing in Australia :-

Stephen · 06-04-2012, 11:41 PM

More FAIR related Googling turned up video of a meeting between Huun Hur Tu and Frank Zappa. I think it was pretty informal from the footage I saw but if you're interested try searching Frank Zappa Salad Party 93.

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

What a pity you missed them, stp ! You might`ve had a night to remember, and a first-hand concert report would`ve been very interesting.
Thinking about it though, "just up the road", which means 10 minutes away to an Englishman, might not mean the same thing in Australia

LOL, yeah just up the road in the outback takes on a whole new meaning but here in suburban Victoria I was about 5 km away from the Shooglenifty gig.

View Poll Results: Vote for a FAIR album before May 31
June Tabor	0	0%
Lévon Minassian and Armand Amar	0	0%
Big Blood	0	0%
Shooglenifty	0	0%
V.M.Bhatt and Jerry Douglas	1	50.00%
Huun-Huur-Tu	1	50.00%
Voters: 2. You may not vote on this poll

06-01-2012, 09:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'll vote for Shooglenifty in a post, since the poll appears to be closed. __________________ 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

06-01-2012, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	That's because the poll closed yesterday ;D I wanted to vote for it too, though. Based on the album art and description. __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

06-01-2012, 10:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Counting in the late-arriving votes from Frownland and Mrd00d, makes the poll totals :- Shooglenifty: 2 V.M.Bhatt and Hun-Huur-Tu: 1 each So, if no-one objects, we`ll make Shooglenifty the winner. We have until June 7 to track it down and give it a play, then a discussion thread for their "Solar Shears" album will be opening up. See you there, I hope. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

06-02-2012, 09:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Anyone have a DL link? __________________ 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

06-02-2012, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mrd00d Stoned and Jammin' Out Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern California; Eugene, OR; mobile Posts: 1,602	I'll be on the lookout for a copy! __________________ Mrd00d's Last.fm

06-04-2012, 09:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	What a pity you missed them, stp ! You might`ve had a night to remember, and a first-hand concert report would`ve been very interesting. Thinking about it though, "just up the road", which means 10 minutes away to an Englishman, might not mean the same thing in Australia :- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953