Holiday albums you'll want for next year!

[jamestkirk]

...or right NOW!




THEA GILMORE-"Strange Communion"
And a great U.K. artist. period.


That'll Be Christmas"
...official video...my new favorite "new" Holiday tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qQAE794uvo

St Stephen's Day Murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuisenFO96o

Midwinter Toast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pg9HCByyok

December In New York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=row_mij6Zlo

Drunken Angel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA9iBHe0gRA

[jamestkirk]

Kate Rusby





"Sweet Bells" 2009, & "While Mortals Sleep" 2011


Poor Old Horse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEmeraqRNA4

Hark The Herald
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f1VPUO96X8


Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtlfH6Bw1jc

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ANd a fine year round album.."Little Lights"


Who Will Sing Me Lullabies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjPfNk4_-Q

Just so fine live...anytime!

Sir Eglamore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmWv0ho9IVc


Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene." In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

[The Freedom Man]

Allah Las, in my opinin Best Album from 2012:

Allah-Las formed in Los Angeles in 2008 around a mutual love for records, Los Angeles history, and the beach. They are all surfers and cover the city from the East Side (Mt. Washington) to way out West (Venice Beach) - and their sound reflects the geography of the city. The group consists of Miles Michaud, singer and guitarist, Pedrum Siadatian, electric guitar and vocals, Spencer Dunham, Electric Bass and vocals, and Matthew Correia, drums, percussion and vocals.

Since coming together as a band, they have cut their teeth playing numerous California dates with groups like Entrance Band, Tyde, Tijuana Panthers, and the Growlers, and have garnered the approval of original UK Psych founding-father Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Nirvana). In the Los Angeles musical community, they have gained a reputation as a laid-back, grooving band with strong ties to the authentically LA-centric sounds of bands like the Byrds, Love, and early Captain Beefheart.

https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&source=w ... PmmFK-MQSA

[jamestkirk]

Allah Las, in my opinin Best Album from 2012:

Allah-Las formed in Los Angeles in 2008 around a mutual love for records, Los Angeles history, and the beach. They are all surfers and cover the city from the East Side (Mt. Washington) to way out West (Venice Beach) - and their sound reflects the geography of the city. The group consists of Miles Michaud, singer and guitarist, Pedrum Siadatian, electric guitar and vocals, Spencer Dunham, Electric Bass and vocals, and Matthew Correia, drums, percussion and vocals.

Since coming together as a band, they have cut their teeth playing numerous California dates with groups like Entrance Band, Tyde, Tijuana Panthers, and the Growlers, and have garnered the approval of original UK Psych founding-father Patrick Campbell-Lyons (Nirvana). In the Los Angeles musical community, they have gained a reputation as a laid-back, grooving band with strong ties to the authentically LA-centric sounds of bands like the Byrds, Love, and early Captain Beefheart.

https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&source=w ... PmmFK-MQSA

Very good, ed!

Wow! I feel like I'm back in the 60's! Good to hear these kids honoring and producing the sounds of the 60's on their own unique way for the 2000's and beyond!

[The Freedom Man]

They were in Holland some weeks ago.I found out about them on the last evening they played here, so I missed them!

[jamestkirk]

A favorite to get for your 2012 must haves...

ELEPHANT REVIAL



Psychedelic Country for sure. Unique, and quite engaging!

REMEMBER THE BEGINNING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3lUfUWt69c


Elephant Revival is a folk music group from Nederland, Colorado, formed in 2006. The band consists of Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe, musical saw), Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola, vocals), Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals), Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar vocals) and Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).[1]

Their style of music is often referred to as "transcendental folk," which incorporates elements of Scottish/Celtic fiddle tunes, original folk pieces, traditional ballads, bluegrass,[2] psychedelic country, indie rock, reggae, 40s/50s jazz standards and an occasional hip-hop beat. All members of the band are multi-instrumentalists and contribute vocals and to songwriting.

Individually and collectively the band members have performed with or opened for Dispatch, Bela Fleck, John Paul Jones, Devotchka, Michael Franti, Little Feat, Yonder Mountain String Band, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Leftover Salmon, Railroad Earth, State Radio, String Cheese Incident, Shanti Groove, and others.[1]

The band members originate from many parts of the country but have roots in both Colorado and Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Paine's hometown. Several members of the band began playing together in the summer of 2006 in various group combinations in Oklahoma and Colorado. The first show where all five members played together was in Colorado in October 2006 at the Gold Hill Inn, performing as Elephant Revival Concept. After solidifying the group, "Concept" was soon dropped from the name. Elephant Revival's debut, self-titled recording was released in 2008 and produced by David Tiller of Taarka. In summer 2010 Elephant Revival was signed to Ruff Shod Records, an independent label started by Chad Stokes of State Radio and Dispatch. Elephant Revival's second CD Break In the Clouds, also produced by Tiller, was released on November 22, 2010.[3]






* Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe, musical saw)
* Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola, vocals)
* Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals)
* Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar vocals)
* Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).

NOSTALGIA #28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVWGw6IRSE0

RING AROUND THE MOON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd57MRcW-NQ

COSMIC PULSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHqym_w975A

BONNIE PAINE doing a solo number....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKahE3SkpZw




Ancient Sea/Cosmic Pulse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfbw5HCj9I

TRUTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlsVkVrvTHU

[jamestkirk]

Try Shawn Colvin's "Holiday Songs and Lullabies" album--very christmassy

A MUST HAVE!

Christmastime Is Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uRep2akPJU

Windy Nights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrVm3dhrCt8

Now the Day Is Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfzuiX3lFg

All Through The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZEJ8CmzFB4

In The Bleak Midwinter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5i1QzXdezU




1. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Traditional) – 4:04
2. "Christmas Time Is Here" (Vince Guaraldi, Felix Mendelson) – 2:37
3. "Now the Day Is Over" (Traditional) – 1:47
4. "Rocking" (Traditional) – 2:33
5. "Windy Nights" (Stevenson, Wilder) – 3:10
6. "All Through the Night" (Traditional) – 2:03
7. "Love Came Down at Christmas" (Traditional) – 3:04
8. "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber) – 3:22
9. "All the Pretty Li'l Horses" (Traditional) – 1:43
10. "Little Road to Bethlehem" (Michael Head, Margaret Rose) – 2:52
11. "Seal Lullaby" (Rudyard Kipling, Alec Wilder) – 2:29
12. "Evening Is a Little Boy/The Night Will Never Stay" (Eleanor Farjeon, Frances Frost, Alec Wilder) – 3:09
13. "The Christ Child's Lullaby" (Traditional) – 2:19
14. "Close Your Eyes" (Johannes Brahms, William Engvick) – 1:39




Of course Shawn is a favorite...

Shotgun Down The Avalanche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DbxN0ukCyU