Vote for a FAIR album before June 30

Lisnaholic · 06-21-2012, 05:54 PM

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.

This week we have just four albums to choose from, but that`s not to say that there isn`t a big variety of material on offer. Take a look at these ! :-

Quote:

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.

Quote:

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.

Quote:

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" .

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cru Hoor

Red Hash by Gary Higgins (cd release date: 2005)

Gary Higgins "I Pick Notes From The Sky" 1973 - YouTube

Many thanks to everyone who makes the effort to share their enthusiasm for FAIR music here. If we are not careful, our next poll will be down to three albums, so it`s a good time to dream up some nominations.

Lisnaholic · 07-01-2012, 02:27 PM

OK, this is another poll that ended up with a tie.
As usual, the win goes to the album that has been waiting in the wings longest, so our new winner is the intriguing Bourbon And Rosewater album by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Jerry Douglas.
We`ll be opening a discussion thread for it on July 7th, so you have a week to get your thoughts together on this one.
Thanks.

**Frownland** · 07-01-2012, 11:10 PM

This album is a bit hard for me to find. Does anyone have a link?

Lisnaholic · 07-02-2012, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mahoganyfolk

I would say the Gary Higgins dude!

Hi, mahoganyfolk, welcome to the folk forum ! Gary Higgins will get another chance to win when the next FAIR club album poll opens up on July 7th. You should give him a vote then to help him along. Have you checked out the main FAIR club thread yet ? That`ll tell you how the club operates; there`s a link to it in my signature, below.

If you haven`t already, you also might like to tell us a little about yourself on this page too :-
Introductions - Music Banter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frownland

This album is a bit hard for me to find. Does anyone have a link?

^ Help`s on the way, via stp and/or me.

View Poll Results: Vote for a FAIR album before June 30
Lévon Minassian and Armand Amar	0	0%
Big Blood	0	0%
V.M. Bhatt and Jerry Douglas	2	50.00%
Gary Higgins	2	50.00%
Voters: 4. You may not vote on this poll

07-01-2012, 02:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	OK, this is another poll that ended up with a tie. As usual, the win goes to the album that has been waiting in the wings longest, so our new winner is the intriguing Bourbon And Rosewater album by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Jerry Douglas. We`ll be opening a discussion thread for it on July 7th, so you have a week to get your thoughts together on this one. Thanks. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-01-2012, 11:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	This album is a bit hard for me to find. Does anyone have a 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