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Stoned Folk

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STONED FOLK Folky psychedelic rock selection for all the terminal stoners out there. A nod back to all those halycon years hanging out getting nicely mellow on a regular basis hehe.... From folk to blues to rock the mix is naturally heavy on late-60's to mid-70's music but there are a number of more recent tracks sprinkled in & about... A nod to the 1970's when people still believed in coming together in the possibility of aspiring for a better world. We were so close to popular culture driving common debate, think John Lennon, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Nelson Mandela, Muhammed Ali, kids TV shows like Rainbow & Seseme Street, ...and it was all then snatched away from under our feet, labelled first as outdated & now woke .     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE or tap the logo^^   Leading with the likes of Hawkwind , Gong , The Incredible String Band , The Doors ,  Grateful Dead and an old favourite, the underrated Quintessence , the mix ebbs, flows...

45 Legends Of Folk Guitar

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Legends Of Folk Guitar 44 tracks of flowing acoustic music from across the years by 45 master guitarists. Acoustic guitars take centre stage here (give or take the odd mandolin, bouzouki or ukulele, lap steel, etc.) while recordings are either solo pieces or have only minimal accompaniment (unplugged) and date from the early 60s to the present. Stream/download here         This mix is not in any way definitive or comprehensive, in fact, there are countless glaring ommissions & oversights and of course there are gaps in my collection. There's still plenty to chew on here nonetheless...  Numerous big name appearances; from Bob Dylan, Donovan, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, John Renbourn & Dick Gaughan to Joni Mitchell, Julie Felix, Ry Cooder, Chris Cornell, Bonnie Raitt & Ani DiFranco. Paul Brady, Richard Thompson, Tracy Chapman, Kurt Cobain & Joan Baez to Stephen Stills, Ben Harper, Rory Gallagher, Neil Young, Martin Carthy & Steve Knightley. A ho...

Love That Country Pie

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    Love That Country Pie Listen to Love That Country Pie by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at   Having a good time with alternative country rock sounds taken largely from the golden 60s & 70s alongside a few from the 80s & 90s... The likes of Bob Dylan & Neil Young helped inspire a more progressive movement within the genre Featuring Bob Dylan, Kitty Wells, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt, George Jones -& Tammi Wynette, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Ry Cooder, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggart, Jean Shepard, Manassas, Dr Hook, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Sixto Rodriquez, Dick Gaughan, Dolly Parton, Charlie Pride, The Band, Los Lobos   Features the whole side A of Willie Nelson's 1975 Time Of The Preacher/Red Headed Stranger concept story album: Time of the Preacher - I Couldn't Believe It Was True - Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain - Red Headed Stranger. Also features Patsy Cline's atmos...