Wychwood Ottawa, Ontario
We identify only half-jokingly as “the world’s first blackgrass band.” We play old murder-ballads and other spooky traditional folk songs, with some bright and sentimental spots thrown in for contrast. Some days we’re acoustic purists. Some days we like to corrupt traditional folksongs with bits of black metal, ambient, and noise music. We’re trying to make folk music dangerous again. ... more
Wychwood recommends:
Putting the Sky to Sleep
by Seth Martin and the Menders
Seth's an old friend, tourmate, and inspiration who makes great folk music. A kind of 21st century Woody Guthrie – rooted in tradition but searching for justice in the present.
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dust & stars is dreamy and atmospheric, yet also fragile and sparse – and utterly lovely.
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Sissy is Chrissy's solo project. It's thoughtful singer-songwriter fare, with lush instrumental twists.
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Marjaa: The Battle Of The Hotels
by Mayssa Jallad
Inspired by a battle that took place in contested land in Beirut, Mayssa Jallad creates beautifully haunted folk songs.
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All the Roads that Lead Us Home [2015 Album]
by Gaelynn Lea
Gaelynn Lea won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, and it's easy to see why. Haunting, beautiful country songs, laced up with weeping fiddle lines.
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Portland's Dao Strom describes her work as "song poems," gorgeously layered dark ambient folk soundscapes with a heavy sense of foreboding.
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