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Has the Music Industry Gone Folking Crazy?
Is it me or has anyone else noticed that after the success of Mumford and Sons and other people/bands who have been performing in that genre for years, it seems that the folk sound is being adapted by quite a few. Gary Barlow and James Blunt trying to get back in favour by changing their sound I can understand, but there are areas I wouldn't expect to hear it like the new One Direction song or even Avicii's Wake Me Up.
Or as I said, is it just me?
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It's not really folk though is it? It's just a few bands having success who happen to play acoutic guitars and the odd banjo.
On the plus side, if their success leads people into looking at bands like Show of Hands, Lau and Oysterband or solo artists like Emily Portman, Bella Hardy or Martin Simpson it can only be a good thing. British folk music at the moment is full of excellent young performers who deserve to be heard, so if you like the Mumfords, find out where thet got their inspiration. |
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It's very very Radio friendly stuff. One Direction is being played lot on Radio 2, and even Avicii is. It gives you maximum exposure, and reaches artists out of their traditional fan bases.
It just seems to be the in-sound at the moment. |
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Is it me or has anyone else noticed that after the success of Mumford and Sons and other people/bands who have been performing in that genre for years, it seems that the folk sound is being adapted by quite a few. Gary Barlow and James Blunt trying to get back in favour by changing their sound I can understand, but there are areas I wouldn't expect to hear it like the new One Direction song or even Avicii's Wake Me Up.
Or as I said, is it just me? ![]() I've seen articles talking about how acoustic guitar sales are high at the moment and how record labels are looking for the next Ben Howard or Jake Bugg. You can see this a bit with George Ezra and Luke Sital-Singh on the BBC Sound Of list. Again, I'm not sure how much of a trend this will be. The BBC list doesn't really hint at an obvious trend, other than it doesn't look like bands are coming back into fashion any time soon. Quote:
It's not really folk though is it? It's just a few bands having success who happen to play acoutic guitars and the odd banjo.
On the plus side, if their success leads people into looking at bands like Show of Hands, Lau and Oysterband or solo artists like Emily Portman, Bella Hardy or Martin Simpson it can only be a good thing. British folk music at the moment is full of excellent young performers who deserve to be heard, so if you like the Mumfords, find out where thet got their inspiration. |
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I think it's a lovely trend, a welcome change from all the dance music (or is it called electro?) that had been dominating for so long.
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It's all very middle class and radio friendly. I'm not a fan.
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It's all very middle class and radio friendly. I'm not a fan.
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Neither am I. I find it really boring.
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Give me a batshit crazy Metal band any day
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What about a batshit crazy Folk Metal band?
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I would call that batshit crazy
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I would call that batshit crazy
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It was a good idea on Avicii's part, since it gave his song huge crossover appeal for radio. It hurt his rhythmic airplay a bit, but it also got him extra airplay on AAA, alternative, HAC and AC formats, that he probably wouldn't get normally.
The dance-pop music that Avicii used to do isn't having as much success anymore, so it's good for him to change it up a bit. |
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What about a batshit crazy Folk Metal band?
![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ynsTWpl9Ng or you want something totally insane: Hayseed Dixie is a bluegrass band that started as an AC/DC tribute band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pST4tHrc6Q4 |
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Nah, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R61JQjbzkw (bat being most apposite). As someone wrote in the comments: Loaf plus a lorry = lots of bikes. Look through the favourite videos thread and you will soon appreciate what is missing today. |
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Trend followers always outnumber trend setters.
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folk music on DAB radio
Check out this thread if you want to hear some folk on the radio
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1924885 |
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Is it me or has anyone else noticed that after the success of Mumford and Sons and other people/bands who have been performing in that genre for years, it seems that the folk sound is being adapted by quite a few. Gary Barlow and James Blunt trying to get back in favour by changing their sound I can understand, but there are areas I wouldn't expect to hear it like the new One Direction song or even Avicii's Wake Me Up.
Or as I said, is it just me? ![]() Here's the Irish version played by proper musicians and it's just as danceable. Avicii v Lurgan - Wake me Up And it proves a general point that people like Avicii are non-musicians and the idea of 'authorship' is a very broad one! It sounds like the Irish combine folk and metal even - Mael Mordha - Intro and Cluain Tarbh |
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It's very very Radio friendly stuff. One Direction is being played lot on Radio 2, and even Avicii is. It gives you maximum exposure, and reaches artists out of their traditional fan bases.
It just seems to be the in-sound at the moment.
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I thought the Avicii stuff was a reasonably good folk song interrupted by a lot of daft computer babble.
Here's the Irish version played by proper musicians and it's just as danceable. Avicii v Lurgan - Wake me Up And it proves a general point that people like Avicii are non-musicians and the idea of 'authorship' is a very broad one! It sounds like the Irish combine folk and metal even - Mael Mordha - Intro and Cluain Tarbh |
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Is it me or has anyone else noticed that after the success of Mumford and Sons and other people/bands who have been performing in that genre for years, it seems that the folk sound is being adapted by quite a few. Gary Barlow and James Blunt trying to get back in favour by changing their sound I can understand, but there are areas I wouldn't expect to hear it like the new One Direction song or even Avicii's Wake Me Up.
Or as I said, is it just me? ![]() It can "folk off" IMO |
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I hate folk music.
It can "folk off" IMO |
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I'm not keen on folk by itself but it can sound great when it's mixed with something else.
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Maybe it's just me being a 'purist' but folk music isn't simply acoustic guitars, nor are acoustic guitars necessarily folk music. I would define folk music as music deriving from a folk tradition, be it a country or an ethnic grouping - English Folk has its own roots, quite distinct from Irish folk or Scottish Folk, but it can be heard in the music played by artists from that tradition, even if playing songs written themselves. English bands like Bellowhead couldn't be further from the 'single acoustic guitar' image of folk and there are similar variations in all folk music - there are even brilliant folk-metal bands from Scandanavia like Korpiklaani or Turisas.
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