The world of folk music is vast and may encompass more offshoots and sub-genres than perhaps any other style of music. My enjoyment of folk music tends to revolve around American, British, and Celtic folk artists from the ‘60s and ‘70s. Lately I have also been listening to some folkies who get labeled “Americana”- too tough and streetwise for folk, too sensitive and introspective for country- but who play traditional American music and so fit comfortably under folk's large umbrella. Besides Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits, I don’t really have any particular favorite folk albums but here is a collection of some of my favorite folk songs from the past year or so. Enjoy!
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| James McMurtry |
01. Burl Ives – “Call Me Mr. In-Between” (1962)
02. Loudon Wainwright III – “Dead Skunk” (1972)
03. Kate & Anna McGarrigle – “The Swimming Song” (1976)
04. Jackson C. Frank – “Blues Run the Game” (1965)
05. Ralph McTell – “Nanna’s Song” (1968)
06. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – “Into the Mystic (Live)” (2007)
07. Jim Sullivan – “U.F.O.” (1969)
08. Guy Clark – “Anyhow, I Love You” (1976)
09. James McMurtry – “Long Island Sound” (2015)
10. Alejandro Escovedo – “Farewell to the Good Times” (2016)
11. Judy Collins – “Send in the Clowns” (1975)
12. Noel “Paul” Stookey – “The Wedding Song (There Is Love)” (1971)
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| Alejandro Escovedo |
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