I think it's worth mentioning that sub genres are as much about association as they are about sound. That's why Grunge was centered around every Seattle band, and the Shoegaze label was thrown at bands from Thames Valley. Time just further bastardizes the meaning of the sub genre until it's meaningless _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
This thread had already piqued my interest in a genre of
Music that until 30-40 minutes ago I dint really have on my radar. Thanks! You're starting the bar high on these threads! Keep it coming.
Also, this Stelling character intrigues me. I will definitely get into checking him out soon. I know you recced me him months back on the 20th Century songwriters chart talk me you and Norm had.
In your opinion where does an artist like William Elliott Whitmore fall? He clearly is basically completely vocal, but his style seems to be very early roots based. _________________ -Ryan
Great! I wasn't even sure I was gonna include him, since he was such a fringe member of the style. But i figured that if you're interested in American Primitivism, you enjoy beautiful instrumental guitar playing, and he's one of the best. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
In your opinion where does an artist like William Elliott Whitmore fall? He clearly is basically completely vocal, but his style seems to be very early roots based.
I think William is far more rooted in early country music than this stuff. Lines blur though. Actually, Tallest Man is a pretty strong fingerpicker, and was likely influenced by a lot of American Primitivism.
It's hard not to just say American Primitivism begins and ends with John Fahey, because it pretty much does. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
Would this possibly fall under the umbrella of American Primitivism? I personally hear more of an Irish folk influence, though there are definitely some lines in here which feel like descendants of the blues. Either way, it's definitely worth checking out given some of the similarities it shares with other albums in this thread.
Anyway, cheers Mecca! Will be slowly going through this thread and picking out that which I'm unfamiliar with. Some awesome work here mate. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
It's hard not to just say American Primitivism begins and ends with John Fahey, because it pretty much does.
Was Fahey driven by a philosophy similar to primitivists in the visual arts or did he just like old folk music? That is, did he think that traditional folk captured something more real/honest than his contemporaries? His influences weren't actual primitives, of course, but you might argue that their aesthetic was less polluted than that of a modern musician.
Was Fahey driven by a philosophy similar to primitivists in the visual arts or did he just like old folk music? That is, did he think that traditional folk captured something more real/honest than his contemporaries? His influences weren't actual primitives, of course, but you might argue that their aesthetic was less polluted than that of a modern musician.
I'm certainly no Fahey scholar, but I think that's a very fair assumption. He was clearly driven to preserve a past aesthetic and did so with his own playing, along with his compilations. It required an absurd level of digging to find the recording that he put onto the American Primitive collections. He was a collector, and likely incredibly obsessive. _________________ http://jonnyleather.com
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