August 31, 2010 at 10:22 (News)
Tags: bon iver, kanye west
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A couple of weeks ago we reported that Kanye West would be teaming up with Justin Vernon from Bon Iver. Well the result entitled “Monster” (also featuring Jay-Z, MIA and others) has finally hit the web. It’s not folk in the slightest but in case you’re interested you can listen below or download here (caution if language easily offends).
August 30, 2010 at 20:56 (News)
Tags: court yard hounds, dixie chicks, folk music, Kate Miller-Heidke, lilith fair, sarah mclachlan, the verses
Image Courtesy of Sarah McLachlan
US songstress Sarah McLachlan has confirmed she will be bringing a version of her all-female music festival Lilith Fair to Australia in October. The Australian version of the festival, titled A Taste of Lilith, will be visiting Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. Confirmed acts include McLachlan, Dixie Chicks side project Court Yard Hounds, The Verses and Kate Miller-Heidke.
The dates and venues for what is guaranteed to be an amazing lineup are below. Tickets will be on sale 9am, 2nd September.
Monday 4 October – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Friday 8 October- One Movement for Music by Twilight, Perth
Sunday 10 October- Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
Tuesday 12 October- Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday 16 October – Convention Centre, Brisbane
August 29, 2010 at 10:03 (News)
Tags: folk music, jay jay pistolet, the vaccines
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Jay Jay Pistolet was meant to be the next big thing in UK nu-folk after the breakout success of Mumford and Sons, Laura Marling and Johnny Flynn. But instead of riding the nu-folk wave, Pistolet announced in September 2009 that he would be hanging up his acoustic guitar and changing his musical direction.
Well that direction has finally come to light in the form of Pistolet’s new band The Vaccines. Not much is known about them as yet except that their first track “If You Wanna” has a really lo-fi surfy vibe:
You can also check out their official web site (featuring not much but a couple of arty photos) here.
August 28, 2010 at 12:19 (News)
Tags: folk music, sufjan stevens
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A week after releasing his All Delighted People EP Sufjan Stevens is proving suddenly prolific announcing a new long player to be released 12th October. Titled The Age of Adz (pronounced “The Age of Odds” apparently), the new album will be Stevens’ first full LP of new material since 2005’s Illinois.
According to the Asthmatic Kitty Records (Stevens’ record label) website: “It’s much too soon to cast descriptive lots, but we can say the new album sounds nothing like the All Delighted EP (although it shares similar themes of love, loss, and the apocalypse). Nor is this new album built around any conceptual underpinning (no odes to states, astrology, or urban expressways).”
The full tracklisting is:
Futile Devices
Too Much
Age of Adz
I Walked
Now That I’m Older
Get Real Get Right
Bad Communication
Vesuvius
All for Myself
I Want To Be Well
Impossible Soul
August 27, 2010 at 18:24 (News)
Tags: basement birds, folk music, liam finn, little red, pyramid rock festival, xavier rudd
Image Courtesy of Liam Finn
The latest summer festival to get the lineup-announcement treatment is Phillip Island based New Years Eve event Pyramid Rock. Unlike other festivals Pyramid Rock is pretty light-on in the folk department but a few gems including Liam Finn (above), Basement Birds, Little Red and Xavier Rudd will be making an appearance. For details on the festival check the official site. The full lineup is below:
N*E*R*D
The Temper Trap
Chromeo
Neon Indian
Future Of The Left
Born Ruffians
Shout Out Louds
Mystery Jets
Xavier Rudd
Arrested Development
Basement Birds
Lightspeed Champion
Tinie Tempah
Spit Sindicate
Built To Spill
Violent Soho
Hungry Kids Of Hungary
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Gypsy and The Cat
The John Steel Singers
Trentemoller Live
Liam Finn
Little Red
Jebediah
Lowrider
Tumbleweed
Horrorshow
Urthboy
Miami Horror
Gyroscope
August 26, 2010 at 22:02 (News)
Tags: ben harper, dhani harrison, fistful of mercy, joseph arthur, roots
Image Courtesy of Fistful of Mercy
Not content to play with just the Innocent Criminals, Relentless7 or the Blind Boys of Alabama, roots legend Ben Harper has decided it’s time to form a new band – and yes it’s a supergroup. Fistful of Mercy is the new project from Harper, Dhani Harrison (son of George) and alt-rocker Joseph Arthur. Not much info has hit the net about the group other than the fact it exists and it has a video that you can watch below. It will be interesting to see where this project goes.
August 26, 2010 at 14:41 (News)
Tags: folk music, the verses
Image Courtesy of The Verses
Having just released their new album Seasons don’t be surprised if you start seeing brother/sister duo The Verses popping up everywhere. And when they do remember that you heard them first on Timber and Steel. Check out the video for their latest single “Want Everything” below for a great taste of what to expect from Seasons:
August 25, 2010 at 16:42 (News)
Tags: boy & bear, folk music, georgia fair
Image Courtesy of Georgia Fair
For a limited time Sydney band Georgia Fair will be previewing their upcoming EP Times Fly via their MySpace. The EP (cover art above) is due out on the 8th September and features a collaboration between the boys and Australia’s hardest working band Boy & Bear titled “Marianne”. Head over to Georgia Fair’s MySpace to have a listen.
August 25, 2010 at 16:12 (News)
Tags: angus and julia stone, folk music
Image Courtesy of Angus and Julia Stone
Things that annoy me: fans who spend the whole time at concerts with their phone in the air, that everyone now plays the mandolin and I’m no longer special.
Things that I love: When fans who hold their phone up in the air at concerts capture new songs played on the mandolin by artists like Angus and Julia Stone.
Check out the video below for a sneak peak at the brand new Angus and Julia Stone track “I Believe in Love” filmed by a fan recently. Makes me hope everyone’s got tickets to the current sold out tour.
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