What's Old is New

Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Glen Campbell, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills Nash and Young... if any of these names sounds familiar then you have some history with folk music and story tellers. The broad category of folk is making a rebound. After the 60's went electric kool-aid and we explored new dimensions of amplification and distortion... after the disco of the 70's... and the metal of the 80's... after the hip-hop rap of the 90's... and (hopefully) after the manufactured electronic dance music of the 00's... there seems to be some level of influence of getting back to the real roots of music and instruments. Artists like Mumford and Sons with acoustic guitar, mandolin, resonator guitar, accordian have brought us back full circle. It's good to hear. Some that I've also been listening to are Of Monsters and Men, Bon Iver, The Lumineers, and The Civil Wars. I still love that 60-80's sound but this trend is refreshing. It gives hope that "real music" will survive. Is there a favorite of yours currently playing "indie folk".

 Of Monsters and Men