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Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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Posted by alexr (My Page) on Wed, Dec 6, 06 at 14:43
| Anyone remember this Canadian folk group from the 60's? And while we're here, How about any other great, but somewhat obscure folk music?? (i.e. no dylan/baez/judy collins/leadbelly/woody)... I might start with :
Fraser and Debolt- wild canadian folk
Davy(Davey) Graham, -guitar
David Bromberg. -guitar/songwriter/not so obscure
Ralph McTell- british, not related to Willie
Please list people you really like, not just obscure |
Here is a link that might be useful: who is Davy Graham?
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RE: Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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Alexr, you could say most folkies are obscure. Chicago
had a great folk scene. I was too young to go to some
of the clubs that were around like "The Gate Of Horn"
and missed seeing people like Bob Gibson and
Bob (Hamilton) Camp. But I was lucky enough to see Steve
Goodman, John Prine and Jim Post (Friend & Lover) when
they were true folkies. Our locals included: Ed Holstein
Fred Holstein
Ginnie Clemens
Bonnie Koloc
Stewart & Jerome
Steve Unger (if anyone out there has a recording by Steve
Unger, PLEASE contact me) Other favorites: Ian & Sylvia
Tom Paxton
Tom Rush
Judy Henske
Eric Andersen
Phil Ochs
Fred Neil
Terry Callier
Cisco Houston
Josh White
Eric Von Schmidt
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Koerner, Ray and Glover
Chad Mitchell Trio
Ramblin' Jack Elliot |
RE: Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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Dino Valente
Karen Dalton
Tim Hardin
Richie Havens
Judy Henske
Vince Martin
Richard Fariña
Fred Neil
John Sebastian
Bruce Langhorne
Felix Pappalardi
Richard & Mimi Farina
Dave VanRonk
Christine Lavin
Peter Yarrow
Tom Paxson Yesterday I actually heard Suzanne Vega on the radio... does she count? Likewise The Roaches. Check out anti-postmodern folk, anti-folk, pop-folk but definitely folk derived Tender Forever, the disk is The Soft and the Hardcore. |
Richard Fariña
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RE: Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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| I remember reading Richard's book , Been Down So Long, IT Looks Like Up to Me.. at least I think that was it.. long ago.. loved Tim Harden and Fred Neil. I also was a big John Prine fan back in the 70's, I knew all his songs by heart "I knew a girl who was almost a lady, she had a way with all the men in her life"... I'm familar with most of these names, except Felix Pappalardi.. I'll give one more, Dick Gaughan, he had a wonderful album called "A Handful of Earth" that included a song Anne Briggs sang called "The Snows they melt the Soonest"... BTW, This is what Fraser and Debolt looked (and sounded ) like in 1970. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fraser and Debolt w/ Ian Guenther
RE: Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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| Felix Pappalardi was better known for being a "hard rock" originator, made his bones in the Village as a folkie though. Bassist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter worked with some of the greats. He went on to become a producer and most famously in my book joined up with Corky Laing and Leslie West as the bass player for one of my favorite bands Mountain. Maybe he came to mind for the wrong reason. Check out the bass-lines on Bunky and Jake's Uncle Henry's Basment. 
Sorry 'bout that, I guess I could have just as easily included Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. 
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RE: Obscure Folk: Fraser and Debolt
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| thanks for links, listened to tender forever and bunky and jake this morning. |
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