Tag: folk jazz

The music of Korea is over 1000 years old. Isang Yun – a musician teaching in Berlin included Korean songs in his course which was later brought back to Korea. Like all other strong influences, war definitely had its impact on Korean music. Korean music is mostly influenced by shamanistic and Buddhist thoughts. The dance,…

Last night I went to see Vin Garbutt at The Sage, Gateshead. It cost me the princely sum of £3.50! Not bad to see two acts (support came in the form of Jez Lowe) in a beautiful venue methinks. This was the third time I have seen Vin live – my first as a child…

Earl Klugh was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 16, 1953. He first studied the piano and after that began to play the guitar when he was ten years old. His very first interest was in folk guitar songs. When Klugh was thirteen he heard some records by Chet Atkins and suddenly realized the full…

The different forms of folk narration include songs, ballads, fables, erotica, romance and epics. Kannada literature in the 12th century began undertaking some important changes like speaking and singing folk songs while some still used the champu form of writing till the 17th century. The Gajashtaka composition is said to be the foundation for two…

True to form, Jeff “Tain” Watts shows his gift for interpretation and improvisation on Folk’s Songs ; he is a chameleon of the music world, Tain becomes the music. Folk’s Songs: Samo ©, Rotation (Jarrett), Ling’s Lope, Seed of Blakzilla, Laura Elizabeth, Galilee, Blues 4 Curtis, Rotation II (Jarrett), Same Page…, Blasphemy (Kirkland) Personnel: Jeff…

Folk music in Ireland is not very popular until collections from George Petrie and others were found in the 18th century. It also gained its popularity when Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann organized their Fleadh Cheoil music festival. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann is an organization that promotes music, song, dance and language of the Ireland artists like the…