Best contemporary folk music according to redditors

yo dawg, i heard you liked Kierkegaard, so I figured i'd point you towards some dank bookskies.

Either/Or. is some good shit, too fucking long and meandering in total in my not so humble opinion, but some good shit to flip through, the individual essays are da baus, especially "the unhappiest man". Also, you may wanna check out Elliott Smith's album by the same name and blast it on your boom box while you're reading.

Fear and Trembling. Some other dank essays, I haven't personally gotten through all of it what with all the bitches that need my attention, but i've heard it's his best.

Hope I've helped a fellow brolosopher out.

Ninja edit: If I haven't, you can go fuck yourself.

I absolutely love Elliott Smith's music. Such a shame that we no longer have him around.

Going Nowhere is one of the most heartbreaking songs I've ever heard. "I was off in some empty daydream, going nowhere." Same goes for New Disaster "Well I wonder what it is your after keeping company with this disaster."

St. Ides Heaven is just straight-up hauntingly beautiful and so damn gut-wrenching. He does an amazing job of conveying solitude & despair in the chorus of this song.

Conversely, Say Yes is beautiful. A love song in the way only Elliott could do it--maintaining the doubt, uncertainty, and wonderful spontaneity of life and love.

Crazy Fucker/Another Standard Folk Song is just "fun" to me. So much of Elliott's music comes at you with a heavy heart from a hard life lived--and this song just seems lighter, and it makes me happy. Plus it's fun as hell to cover.

Honestly, picking just one is nearly impossible for me, so I'm sorry for the rant. If this is anyone's first experience with his music, I recommend getting yourself a copy of Either/Or. It's a masterpiece.

Most that do are awful. Rock has borrowed successfully from classical, esp. in the 1970s, but classical doesn't do so well borrowing from rock.

However, I can highly recommend The Bones of All Men by Phillip Pickett and Richard Thompson. It's like medieval rock.

And Philip Glass bridges the gap occasionally, such as Songs from Liquid Days, but it's more synthy than drums.

1. I am a husband and father of one handsome little man. I am an engineer. I play ultimate frisbee. I used to play video games, but I gave that up to pursue a side business of selling things on Amazon.
   
   
2. I own three white water rafts and a pole vault setup. I am a part time inventor of kitchen gadgets, and my dog helps me keep prototypes clean with her tongue.
   
   
3. I love board games and music. I'm a homebody, but love having friends over. I watch Dexter, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones (finished book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire last night), Impractical Jokers, and my guilty pleasure TV show will always be The Joe Schmo Show. Ben Folds has been my favorite musician for nearly a decade. A little over 6 years ago, I got to be one of ~40 people to play guitar with him in a concert that was held in his Nashville recording studio and broadcast live on MySpace. I made the cover of the DVD (I'm in the blue shirt).
   
   
4. At one of the "You can find DIAMONDS!!!!11! here!" places in the midwest, I found a 1.84 carat diamond. Not bad for a $7 adventure! I had a chance to go with a friend to his friend's skybox at the Super Bowl a couple years ago, but I passed it up to be with my wife as she gave birth to our son.
   
   
5. At a live televised wrestling show about 10 years ago (NWA:TNA), I got a full screen shot of one of my signs. It said "Jerry Lynn says, "Jerry Lynn is a sex god!'" The sign was inspired by a conversation with him the previous week, and when he saw the sign, he pointed at it and gave me a huge thumbs up and smile from the ring. About 7 months later, I brought the sign to a different live show and a friend of mine talked him into giving me a kiss on the cheek while I was holding the sign. The picture still cracks me up.
   
   
6. I'm allergic to peanuts and gluten, but luckily my son doesn't have to worry about that. It's made life a pain.
   
   
7. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Except Tom Bergeron. I can't stand him.
   
   
8. I have a 20 year old goldfish in my bedroom. I won him at a carnival when I was little. His name is Mr. Peepers, and no one expected him to live more than a couple days. I will be seriously crushed when he finally dies. He can't talk back to me or cuddle with me, but he's been an emotional rock during tough times.
   
   TL;DR Odd numbered paragraphs have only true statements, even numbered paragraphs have only false (or mostly false) statements.
   
   Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his Karma level?
   
   Thanks for the contest!

Some ideas for you:

Litographs makes some pretty neat literary gifts with the text as part of the design. Like this T.S. Eliot scarf.

Given her taste in music, she might enjoy Nick Drake if you want to introduce her to something new.

This Etsy shop makes jewelry from repurposed typewriter keys that she might like - especially if you can find her initials.

Hope this helps!

Dude, Pink Moon recently got repressed and is very reasonably priced: http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Moon-Vinyl-Nick-Drake/dp/B001AGNRYO/ref=tmm_vnl_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1377022683&sr=8-1

Leonard Cohen thanyouverymuch. Once roomed with two football players who couldn't go to sleep unless Cohen songs were playing. You can get started here

| | |
|-:|:-|
|name|Ewan Dobson|
|about artist|Ewan Dobson is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist and Candyrat Records recording artist noted for the creativity and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique. Dobson's music borrows from bluegrass, classical music, folk, techno, heavy metal as well as trance. In 1993, he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and mild Tourette's Syndrome. ([more on last.fm](http://www.last.fm/music/Ewan Dobson))|
|album|Ewan Dobson III, released Jan 2012|
|track|My Nightmare|
|images|album image, artist image|
|links|track on amazon, album on amazon|
|tags|acoustic, instrumental, fingerstyle, guitar, canadian|
|similar|Stefano Barone, Antoine Dufour, Craig D'Andrea, Don Ross, Jimmy Wahlsteen|
|metrics|lastfm listeners: 21,681, lastfm plays: 612,218, youtube plays: 950,660, radd.it score: 13.5|


Please downvote this comment if this data is incorrect!
I am a bot by radd.it data services. I have been requested to post these reports.

That shirt is hard to miss on the cover :P. I looked it up on amazon. Lol

There's an album by The Brobdingnagian Bards called Memories of Middle Earth. The instrumental tracks are perfect for a whimsical but epic Tolkien tone. Skip the vocal tracks. http://www.amazon.com/Memories-Middle-Earth-Brobdingnagian-Bards/dp/B00009M775/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331588661&sr=8-1

Boru's Ghost, Hound of Cullan. Original composition Celtic fusion, haunting yet upbeat. http://www.amazon.com/Hound-of-Cullan/dp/B0041RZ4EK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1331588688&sr=1-1

I also strongly recommend Omnia's Crone of War for a slightly darker adventuring and battle sound. I like to call them Angry Pagan Music as when they sing it is about the scary gods and things that go bump in the night. But the instrumentals are daring, enchanting, and atmospheric. Also their piper is fantastic. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Omnia+crone+of+war

Hope this helps.

This US Version has a terrible amount of surface pops and crackle.

Amazon France has a different version for about $20 shipped. I ordered mine on the 23rd of this month and should be getting it today. I can report back if anyone's interested.

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B001AGNRYO/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1X6FK5RDHNB96&psc=1

Some that I can listen to from beginning to end:

• Willie Nelson - Redheaded Stranger
  
  
• Blonde Redhead - Blonde Redhead
  
  
• Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
  
  
• XTC - Skylarking
  
  
• Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane over the Sea
  
  
• Daft Punk - Alive 2007
  
  
• DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
  
  
• Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
  
  
• Chameleons - Script of a Bridge
  
  
• Slowdive - Souvlaki
  
  
• New Order - Substance
  
  
• PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
  
  
• Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Price History

• Elliott Smith   ^PureLink
  CamelCamelCamel - [Info] │ Keepa - [Info] │ Discogs
  
  _
  Call the Bishop, these prices are sinful.
  ^(Info) ^| ^(Developer) ^| ^(Inquiries) ^| ^(Support Me!) ^| **[^(Report Bug)](/message/compose?to=The_White_Light&subject=Bug+Report&message=%2Fr%2FVinylDeals%2Fcomments%2Fe2tr8t%2Famazonwalmart_elliott_smith_elliott_smith1098%2Ff8xkoft%2F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0APlease+explain+here+what+you+expected+to+happen%2Fwhat+went+wrong.)**

• • • • • • • • • • • • LOWEST PRICE EVER - - - - - - - - - - - -
                        
                        Price History Graph
                        

You should try Memories of Middle Earth

I think it's a nice complement to the official score.

Nice pic bro. Reminds me of the album cover to Pat Metheny's One Quiet Night.

http://www.amazon.com/One-Quiet-Night-Pat-Metheny/dp/B00008YUEI

• Price History @ CamelCamelCamel
  
• Price History @ Keepa
  
  ---
  I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

Either/Or is at a really good price on Amazon right now.

There’s this one for $10.98. Either / Or https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004TBVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_5Y4CAbNY6G5FX

For similarish sounding music but with less covers, try The Bones of All Men

Closest thing you'll find to Dylan is Woody Guthrie. And even that's not entirely accurate. I'd recommend this album. Bob is in a class by himself.

However, if you're feeling that "great songwriter who can't sing a lick" vibe, I'd second the recommendations of Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Townes Van Zant. (I think all those albums are on Spotify, BTW.)

Another oddball country-esque album is Greg Graffin's Cold as the Clay. It's weird to hear the frontman for Bad Religion singing old time gospel.

Here are some links for the product in the above comment for different countries:

Link: http://www.amazon.com/One-Quiet-Night-Pat-Metheny/dp/B00008YUEI


|Country|Link|
|:-----------|:------------|
|UK|amazon.co.uk|
|Spain|amazon.es|
|France|amazon.fr|
|Germany|amazon.de|
|Japan|amazon.co.jp|
|Canada|amazon.ca|
|Italy|amazon.it|




This bot is currently in testing so let me know what you think by voting (or commenting).