North American Prog Folk, Part 1
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Topic: North American Prog Folk, Part 1
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Subject: North American Prog Folk, Part 1
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 08:16
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Prog Folk happens to be one of my favorite sub-genres from the realms of progressive rock music. While doing some Prog Folk listening and reviewing of my lists and reviews, I began to realize how much great Prog Folk music came from outside the British Isles, thus my impetus to start a series of polls to raise awareness of said phenomenon. Question: How many of these North American Prog Folk artists do you know? Multiple votes allowed!!!
------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 08:30
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Tim Buckley (5 albums owned) Linda Perhacs Midlake (2 albums owned) Ptarmigan Espers (3 albums owned) Pearls Before Swine The Decemberists Fleet Foxes (2 albums owned)
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 08:41
That's quite a collection, Paul! I'm really impressed with how well you've reached out beyond the traditions of your homeland! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 08:45
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Harmonium (4) and Tim Buckley (5).
------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 08:52
Thanks! I've not only heard of those listed artists - I like them all too.  Harmonium also sounds familiar, but I didn't realise they were American. I thought they were French.
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 09:12
Québecois! (Which makes them North American
 )------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 09:21
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^ Thanks. That explains it then.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 12:33
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Harmonium ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 12:50
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Midlake Kurt Vile as prog folk ?? |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 13:22
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I know a dozen, but the poll should be able to show multiple votes ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 13:56
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Multiple votes allowed!!! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 13:58
"Schicklgruber"!!! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 14:06
I'm familiar with about 8-10 of the artists listed here; i was recommended this lp many years ago by a friend who lived in Canada for many years and i bought a vinyl copy from Ebay and love it! ------------- |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 14:23
please explain :-) |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 14:30
Oh, I see, just one at a time! Got 'em. Tim Buckley Discography in vinyl, some in CD Linda Perhacs Heard, but do not own Midlake Discography Jack O' The Clock Heard, but do not own Espers Heard, but do not own Steve Unruh 1 CD Pearls Before Swine Discography in vinyl and CD The Decemberists 2 CDs Tempest 3 CDs and have seen live multiple times Fleet Foxes 2 CDs My Morning Jacket Heard, but do not own Kurt Vile Heard but do not own ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 17:31
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The Chicago Sun-Times praised The Decemberist's The Crane Wife's progressive rock influences with the tongue-in-cheek description "the best Jethro Tull album since Heavy Horses." ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: November 10 2022 at 17:33
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Harmonium and Decemberists from this group. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 00:41
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I know some work by Buckley, The Decemberists and Harmonium. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 01:11
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I knpw of 15 of the 25, buit no merit, since I'm part of the PF team. Needless to say that my preferences go to Canadian PF bands. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 08:08
… of which I could have scraped a few more--especially from Québec. I'm really just trying to provoke people into expanding their horizons a bit, if you know what I mean. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 08:17
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Tim Buckley - couple of albums Jack O The Clock - 7 albums The Decemberist - 4 albums Fleet Foxes - nothing but heard a bunch ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 08:50
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Harmonium and a bit of Tim Buckly, Pearls Before Swine and The Decemberists ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 09:37
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Familiar with 16 of these. Here's the ones I really love (at least one or two albums by) Tim Buckley, Linda Perhacs, Ptarmigan, Conventum, Pearls Before Swine, Perry Leopold and Woven Hand |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: November 11 2022 at 16:08
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Harmonium ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: November 13 2022 at 07:24
Nice list! All "what is there not to love" artists for me. I wish Woven Hand and Ptarmigan would get a little more attention from PA readers. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |