08-04-2017, 07:32 AM
(08-03-2017, 07:57 PM)Viktor Wrote:(08-03-2017, 07:30 PM)Samulis Wrote: I love folk, bluegrass, and blues. I even enjoy some real heavy rock every once in a while, particularly when working on something. Two of my favorite soundtracks of all time are those to Railroad Tycoon II & III.
I even have a few 'singer-songwritery' albums I enjoy as well, again, working very well for working.
Any recommendations on the blue grass front? I did really enjoy listening to The Punch Brothers for a while, while it is defintly a very song based approach and more modern.
I'm far from an expert in the field, just a casual listener. Honestly, I wouldn't know where to begin.
I grew up listening to the radio program "A Prairie Home Companion", which frequently featured blues, folk, bluegrass, jazz, folk-rock, and occasionally classical (now it seems to be leaning more towards the rock/indie side after the long-time host Garrison Keillor retired). I was always in love with the simplicity but virtuosity and beauty of a lot of the more folk-inclined pieces, and of all the harmonic languages, blues, no matter what kind, is the among the most emotionally enjoyable interesting music I have ever heard- I've even used 12-bar blues forms in a number of pieces just because the format is so lovely and trellis-like to work with.
A good start if you want to hear some good folk music (although the actual recordings are rather old/poor) is the Anthology of American Folk Music set- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology_...Folk_Music
It's cited as the element that set off the revival and modern appreciation of folk music.
The soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" is also a great source of some lovely bluegrass and country.
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