Later With Jools
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redfiona99Jack White's new band and the Chieftains on one Jools. Have I mentioned that I love Later?
Also on, a lot of US acts, Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama all represented. And Canada.
The Alabama band, the Alabama Shakes are hipster soul. I'm not sure how I feel about them. Their music is probably good (it's not my kind of thing so I may not be the best judge) but I'm having trouble moving past the image.
Jools interviewed Jack White, which worked because I think Jack is the same kind of odd as Jools is. They also explained why 'St. James Infirmary Blues' sounds so damn familiar but I knew different words, it's an old English song. We got two choruses of that, impromptu. Jack White, to no-one's surprise, can really go live. And was odd and adorable.
There was a Chieftains / Carolina Chocolate Drops collaboration, which is actual US Bluegrass (I've been told that it's Appalachian bluegrass) back-mixed with Irish folk music, and it worked ever so damn well. Jools has done it again. I'd never heard of the Carolina Chocolate Drops before but now I have an urge to track down more of their stuff.
The Canadian representative, Grimes, was pretty damn good too. Difficult to describe, heavily electro electro-folk, where the folk from somewhere in Asia, at a guess. Not anything I'd ever heard before. Worth a listen too.
Not sure about the other tracks but definitely digging Jack White's 'The (Eponymous) Poor Boy'.
Norah Jones is on. She has an awesome voice, I'm just not so fond of her songs.
Interview with Paddy Maloney, which again worked because he's the same kind of odd as Jools. And Maloney points out that quite a big of stuff that being done nowadays is based on old folk melodies. And disclaiming any fairy circles.
I love the whole Chieftains thing of sharing music from everywhere with the help of people from their.
More of the Carolina Chocolate Drops!!
Re: Norah Jones, I'm really liking Little Broken Hearts.
Actually Jack White wasn't lying when he said the sound with his two bands was totally different.
So yes, the take home message (other than help, I'm picking up management jargon from my boss) is check out the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Or all of Jools, because, for the first time in a while I've liked everyone on it*. I-player link for this week's episode here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ml0l
* Not a diss on Later, it's just so eclectic that chances are there'll be at least one act you don't like and that's a good thing.
Also on, a lot of US acts, Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama all represented. And Canada.
The Alabama band, the Alabama Shakes are hipster soul. I'm not sure how I feel about them. Their music is probably good (it's not my kind of thing so I may not be the best judge) but I'm having trouble moving past the image.
Jools interviewed Jack White, which worked because I think Jack is the same kind of odd as Jools is. They also explained why 'St. James Infirmary Blues' sounds so damn familiar but I knew different words, it's an old English song. We got two choruses of that, impromptu. Jack White, to no-one's surprise, can really go live. And was odd and adorable.
There was a Chieftains / Carolina Chocolate Drops collaboration, which is actual US Bluegrass (I've been told that it's Appalachian bluegrass) back-mixed with Irish folk music, and it worked ever so damn well. Jools has done it again. I'd never heard of the Carolina Chocolate Drops before but now I have an urge to track down more of their stuff.
The Canadian representative, Grimes, was pretty damn good too. Difficult to describe, heavily electro electro-folk, where the folk from somewhere in Asia, at a guess. Not anything I'd ever heard before. Worth a listen too.
Not sure about the other tracks but definitely digging Jack White's 'The (Eponymous) Poor Boy'.
Norah Jones is on. She has an awesome voice, I'm just not so fond of her songs.
Interview with Paddy Maloney, which again worked because he's the same kind of odd as Jools. And Maloney points out that quite a big of stuff that being done nowadays is based on old folk melodies. And disclaiming any fairy circles.
I love the whole Chieftains thing of sharing music from everywhere with the help of people from their.
More of the Carolina Chocolate Drops!!
Re: Norah Jones, I'm really liking Little Broken Hearts.
Actually Jack White wasn't lying when he said the sound with his two bands was totally different.
So yes, the take home message (other than help, I'm picking up management jargon from my boss) is check out the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Or all of Jools, because, for the first time in a while I've liked everyone on it*. I-player link for this week's episode here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ml0l
* Not a diss on Later, it's just so eclectic that chances are there'll be at least one act you don't like and that's a good thing.
