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"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles #folkRock band #theByrds, first released in June 1965 on the #Bside of the band's second single, "All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., just outside the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, #MrTambourineMan and #TheByrdsGreatestHits. The song was written by band member #GeneClark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867AFH1FkVc

#folkrock #thebyrds #bside #mrtambourineman #thebyrdsgreatesthits #geneclark

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:40 UTC

"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles #folkRock band #theByrds, first released in June 1965 on the #Bside of the band's second single, "All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., just outside the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, #MrTambourineMan and #TheByrdsGreatestHits. The song was written by band member #GeneClark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867AFH1FkVc

#folkrock #thebyrds #bside #mrtambourineman #thebyrdsgreatesthits #geneclark

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:40 UTC

"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles #folkRock band #theByrds, first released in June 1965 on the #Bside of the band's second single, "All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., just outside the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, #MrTambourineMan and #TheByrdsGreatestHits. The song was written by band member #GeneClark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867AFH1FkVc

#folkrock #thebyrds #bside #mrtambourineman #thebyrdsgreatesthits #geneclark

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:40 UTC

"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles #folkRock band #theByrds, first released in June 1965 on the #Bside of the band's second single, "All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., just outside the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, #MrTambourineMan and #TheByrdsGreatestHits. The song was written by band member #GeneClark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867AFH1FkVc

#geneclark #thebyrdsgreatesthits #mrtambourineman #bside #thebyrds #folkrock

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:40 UTC

"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better" is a song by the Los Angeles #folkRock band #theByrds, first released in June 1965 on the #Bside of the band's second single, "All I Really Want to Do". Despite initially being released as a B-side, the song managed to chart in its own right in the U.S., just outside the Billboard Hot 100. It was also included on the Byrds' debut album, #MrTambourineMan and #TheByrdsGreatestHits. The song was written by band member #GeneClark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867AFH1FkVc

#folkrock #thebyrds #bside #mrtambourineman #thebyrdsgreatesthits #geneclark

Le son du VorteX | Radio @[email protected] · 2026-09-07 · 17:30 UTC

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Ben! (Boo!) @[email protected] · 2026-09-06 · 14:43 UTC

Don't care much for Van Morrison as a person, a notorious egotistical asshole and later an anti-vaxxer, but I'm rocking out to Moondance this morning while watching #f1 on mute and I can't deny it is an incredible record.

#folkrock #jazzrock #soul #randb #rock #70s #music

#music #70s #rock #randb #soul #jazzrock

Lluís Miquel Soto ✊🏿⛏️💪! @[email protected] · 2026-09-04 · 07:55 UTC

https://youtu.be/bUmKUWzbDxg?is=dviI5s5SG4c13TB_

La meva #CançóDelDia per al dimarts 8 de setembre és aquesta de la #PaulaCole #Rockport #FolkRock #Pop #Soul #RnB #Balades #Cantautora 🤠!

#cancodeldia #paulacole #rockport #folkrock #pop #soul

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-09-01 · 10:10 UTC

Blues For Allah

#gratefuldead #bluesforallah #70srock #folkrock #progressiverock #psychedelicrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #jerrygarcia #donnajeangodchaux #mickeyhart #billkreutzmann #philleash #bobweir #keithgodchaux September 1, 1975 ~ The Grateful Dead release Blues For Allah. It's a highly experimental record -- even for the Dead -- that blends progressive rock, jazz fusion, and Middle Eastern musical influences. It is also the first album to…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/09/01/blues-for-allah/

#gratefuldead #bluesforallah #70srock #folkrock #progressiverock #psychedelicrock

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-08-30 · 10:26 UTC

Highway 61 Revisited

#BobDylan #Highway61Revisted #orpheus #60srock #americana #folkrock #classicrock #folk #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #alkooper Released on August 30, 1965, it's #4 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and includes the greatest rock 'n roll song of all time: "Like A Rolling Stone." It's a landmark album in music history that is famed for Orpheus "going electric" and fusing blues-based rock and roll with sophisticated,…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/30/highway-61-revisited/

#bobdylan #highway61revisted #orpheus #60srock #americana #folkrock

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-08-23 · 18:15 UTC

Grace

#jeffbuckley #Grace #90smusic #folkrock #altrock #jazzrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky One album. And then, he was gone. It's produced by Andy Wallace -- known for mixing Nirvana's Nevermind -- and deftly combines alternative rock, folk, blues and even some art-pop. All that and Buckley's four-octave range and you have something special. It had poor sales but over the years its reputation has risen to legend.

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/23/grace-5/

#jeffbuckley #grace #90smusic #folkrock #altrock #jazzrock

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-08-20 · 15:52 UTC

Slow Train Coming

#dylan #slowtraincoming #70srock #americana #bobdylan #orpheus #folk #folkrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Orpheus releases Slow Train Coming on August 20, 1979. Like many of his albums, it's controversial among fans. Dylan lays his personal faith on the line which doesn't sit well with many of his tight-ass fans. But the album also welcomes many new fans to the work of Orpheus. He wins a Grammy for best male vocal performance and…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/20/slow-train-coming/

#bobdylan #orpheus #folk #folkrock #rock #rockmusic

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-07-28 · 11:42 UTC

Gordon

#barenakedladies #BLN #Gordon #90srock #90smusic #altrock #collegerock #folkrock #comedyrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky The debut album so big it had to have two album covers ... Released July 28, 1992. "Two covers of this album were released. The original Sire Records cover features all five band members in front of a big grey word which spells "Gordon" and has the band name in front of a red and blue ball with a stripe on it (a reference to…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/28/gordon/

#barenakedladies #bln #gordon #90srock #90smusic #altrock

Eryck Gu⸸⸸eЯaL @[email protected] · 2026-06-25 · 10:50 UTC

@mwt

Is that how that happens? I've heard of AI on such platforms. 'cause yeah, the platforms keep the ad money.

I highly suggest using Pipepipe on @GrapheneOS / Android. It somewhat evades such horrible al-gore-rhythms and other google garbage. (subscribe to all good channels!)

And try Napster or Rokk (with a VPN + European IP address) for streaming music.

https://www.radio-browser.info/
search in @fdroidorg for Internet radio

http://adagio.fm/ for #classicalmusic, I think they also have an OST, and #ethereal. If you're into the latter, https://www.projekt.com/ for more plus #ambient, #showgaze, #gothicrock, #darkfolk #folkrock #filk

#classicalmusic #ethereal #ambient #showgaze #gothicrock #darkfolk

Chris Bond @[email protected] · 2026-06-23 · 19:33 UTC

Recorded #OnThisDay 56 years ago:

Steeleye Span - Peel Session 1970

The complete session recorded by Steeleye Span on 23 June 1970 for John Peel on the the Top Gear show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 27th of that month.

Tracklist:

1. The Blacksmith (0:07)
2. Female Drummer (4:31)
3. Rave On (7:46)
4. I Was A Young Man (9:12)
5. Lark In The Morning (13:02)

https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2018/09/steeleye-span-peel-session-1970.html

#SteeleyeSpan #PeelSessions #Folk #FolkRock #FolkMusic #OTD

#onthisday #steeleyespan #peelsessions #folk #folkrock #folkmusic

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2026-06-18 · 11:03 UTC

Punisher

#PhoebeBridgers #punisher #2020rock #contemporaryfolk #folkrock #emo #indiefolk #indierock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Phoebe releases her critically acclaimed sophomore album on June 18, 2020 ... This one confirmed what we already knew from her first album -- Phoebe Bridgers is one of her generation's most vivid and devastating lyricists, blending indi-folk with ethereal dream pop. I mean .. look at the album cover.

https://robinbannks.com/2026/06/18/punisher-2/

#phoebebridgers #punisher #2020rock #contemporaryfolk #folkrock #emo

Angry Metal Guy @[email protected] · 2026-05-27 · 15:31 UTC

Albion – It Was In The Month of May I Review By Mystikus Hugebeard

Sorry, but I can’t resist: It was in the month of May that I sat down to review the newest album by the British folk-rockers Albion, titled It Was In The Month of May I.1 This gaggle of self-declared whippersnappers blew this reviewer away with their 2024 album Lakesongs of Elbid. What started as an unassuming filter piece grew on me more and more to the point it made my (and my co-conspirator Killjoy’s) end-of-year list. Albion’s timeless, joyful folk-rock music has enjoyed constant rotations in the Hugebeard tower since then, and so a new album has been a hotly anticipated affair. Now that it’s in our hands, has Albion continued their trend for quality?

For those unfamiliar with Albion, they play a flute-heavy, wistful sort of progressive folk-rock that draws an obvious comparison to Jethro Tull and reminds me a great deal of Big Big Train. For those a little more familiar, it’s worth mentioning that It Was In The Month of May has somewhat toned down the already limited metal crunch that graced Lakesongs of Elbid. Rest assured, this is no criticism, as this album remains energetic and adventurous in all the right ways. The opening prelude, “Mis Mai,” followed by the first true foray into the album’s essence, “The Green Knight,” demonstrate Albion’s sonic strengths right out of the gates. “Mis Mai” highlights the dulcet pipes of Joe Parrish-James as he lathers the song’s Welsh lyrics in decadent velvet, while “The Green Knight” starts the album in usual Albion fashion with grandiose flute melodies explored atop galloping guitar strumming.

What I love about Albion’s music, and what they maintain in It Was In The Month of May, is a sense of effortlessness. The music is fun, it’s accessible, it’s breezy, it’s comfortably warm and full of well-crafted little moments so crisp and yet so obvious it almost makes you wonder how no one else thought of it first. The pub-rock verse of “Down With The Hero” and the epic call-and-response between the flutes and guitars in the middle of “Calan Mai” come especially to mind. In the album’s longer songs, Albion are quite eager to just let the music run free through the meadow in spacious explorations of riffs and solos, but it never feels aimless. The melodies of “The Green Knight” and “Eldest” in particular see the guitars and flutes bounce merrily along in an endless up-and-down like the rolling hills stretching before you as you prepare for adventure. The closer, “Calan Mai,” is the longest at ten minutes, but even at its most unrestrained, the song’s melodies wield graceful finality in a way that always feels satisfying.

It Was In The Month of May is almost 20 minutes shorter than its predecessor, Lakesongs, which makes for an overall cleaner listening experience. However, the album’s pacing does waver a little by over-saturating the latter half with lower-energy tunes. I really quite love “Hymn to Elbereth,” as it has this gently twisting nature to it that happily makes me think of Glass Hammer, but it’s misplaced between the otherwise pleasantly acoustic “She Is The River” and the ballad “Cherry Hill,” making for an overly languid sequence of songs. “Cherry Hill” in particular leans a bit too heavily on chorus repetition for its six-minute runtime. Still, the album ends on the right note with “Calan Mai,” and there are no other noteworthy structural issues or damaging patterns affecting the album. However, I simply must mention the “la-da-da’s” and “doo-do-do’s” in the chorus of “Down With The Hero.” I don’t mind vocalizations at all and they work perfectly well as little interstitial passages like in “Eldest,” but I find it to be a heavily misguided choice for them to carry the chorus of the album’s most upbeat song.

It Was In The Month of May is warm, adventurous, inviting, and once again, and I simply cannot stress this enough, extraordinarily British. While this album never gripped me quite like Lakesongs of Elbid did, the final word on this review is nevertheless one of eager positivity. Albion is a band I tend to think of no matter the musical flavor I’m looking for, and It Was In The Month of May only furthers that trend. This is music that is just so pleasant to listen to, no matter the day, and there are some damn good bangers to be found here for any fan of folk, British rock, or prog.

Rating: Good!
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: FLAC
Label: Self-Release
Websites: official | facebook | bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: May 26th, 2026

Killjoy

In the year 2021, I unexpectedly became acquainted with the debut EP of a very special folk rock group from England. The potential that Albion showed on Pryderi was immediately obvious, and I longed for more. My wish was granted in 2024 by the whopping 70-minute full-length debut Lakesongs of Elbid, for which my esteemed colleague (and now review partner), Mystikus Hugebeard, wrote a splendid filter piece. Albion has wasted no time since then, here to regale our ears again with cheery tunes. It Was in the Month of May seeks to honor the magical time of year when spring sunsets and will soon cede to warmer temperatures.

Albion’s music is wholesome for the soul, whispering to the part of human consciousness that yearns for carefree meadows and being in nature. They primarily achieve this through the exquisite pairing of flute and guitars (both acoustic and electric). This, of course, invites comparisons to Jethro Tull,2 although Albion perhaps hews a bit closer to folk music. Take, for example, the beautiful acoustic guitar fingerpicking and Welsh singing3 in “Mis Mai.” Further, Albion plays a more modernized style of rock than Jethro Tull. “Down with the Hero” is a rousing, ultra-catchy pub rock number and the guitarwork in “The Green Knight” is elaborate, sounding like a slightly slower and proggier Dark Forest. The way that Albion harmoniously blends the old with the new is genuinely refreshing.

It Was in the Month of May similarly succeeds in striking a balance between humble and epic. In both the quiet and upbeat moments, there is an air of unassuming regality. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that Albion composed a pair of songs about Tolkien’s characters Tom Bombadil and his wife, Goldberry. “Eldest (Tom Bombadil)” contains gorgeous guitar and flute swells evoking endless verdant hillsides, as well as a Celtic folk-influenced jig reminiscent of Tuatha de Danann or Braia. “She Is the River (Goldberry)” is entirely acoustic and percussion-less (save for hand claps), with sunny guitar strumming and pleasantly poetic lyrics. Continuing with Tolkien subject matters, “Hymn to Elbereth” features vocal harmonization by Joe and Rhiannon Parrish-James which is as fair as the elves who Frodo, Sam, and Pippin overheard singing these very words in The Fellowship of the Ring. Rhiannon adds her voice to Joe’s at various other times throughout the record, and I would love to hear her take center stage in the future.

Overall, It Was in the Month of May is sharper and more focused than its predecessor. As much as I loved Lakesongs of Elbid, opening with a 9-and-a-half minute instrumental track didn’t help it find its footing. “The Green Knight,” the first full song here, isn’t much shorter but its structure is more disciplined, never wavering from its gallant, galloping theme. The other 8+ minute songs, “Eldest (Tom Bombadil)” and “Calan Mai,” also mostly justify their lengths, although the latter feels a bit meandering towards the end. But the larger issue with “Calan Mai” has to do with the track that precedes it. “Cherry Hill (Maya II)” hits like a lullaby, which might have been okay if it were 3 minutes instead of 6, so it ends up stifling the momentum leading into the ornate concluding track. I do appreciate that, with a total runtime of 52 minutes, It Was in the Month of May is easier to listen to in one sitting.

It Was in the Month of May is great for drifting away and forgetting one’s troubles for a while. The uplifting compositions are easy on the ears while offering bountiful details to uncover during return visits. “Cherry Hill (Maya II)” is the main thing holding it back from unqualified greatness. That said, if Albion continues refining their songcraft at this pace, the next album will surely shatter our score safety counter. So, kick back and enjoy time outside with loved ones. It Was in the Month of May is an excellent way to ring in summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

#2026 #30 #35 #Albion #BigBigTrain #Braia #BritishMetal #DarkForest #FolkMetal #FolkRock #GlassHammer #ItWasInTheMonthOfMayI #JethroTull #LakesongsOfElbid #May26 #ProgressiveRock #Pryderi #Review #Reviews #TuathaDeDanann

#albion #bigbigtrain #braia #britishmetal #darkforest #folkmetal

acque agitate @[email protected] · 2026-03-09 · 08:15 UTC

Goat – Requiem [2016], dieci anni dopo

Un disco che ha retto bene i colpi degli anni e che anzi è migliorato mentre cresceva è il terzo dei Goat, Requiem. Quando uscì, nel 2016, dovette subire il confronto innanzitutto coi precedenti dei Goat stessi, che avevano acceso gli animi con una mista di psichedelia, afrobeat, raga indiani, riffoni carichi di fuzz e wah wah e due impressionanti voci femminili a dare la carica, e perciò forse venne un po’ snobbato: tanti non accettarono l’idea di un disco folk, a tratti delicato, poco distorto e tanto strumentale; prevalse l’idea che fosse un’opera media, al limite discreta, fioccarono i giudizi compiacenti ma trattenuti. Riascoltato oggi, invece, con la prospettiva del tempo passato e mettendolo a fianco di altri dischi decenni – alcuni dei quali, è evidente, non hanno retto la botta – assume un altro sapore e un’altra profondità.

Il folk di Requiem è musica popolare multicolore e multiculturale i cui antenati vengono dall’Africa, dall’India, dal sud del Mediterraneo e dall’America Latina; è immersa in questa storia e tuttavia sembra non fare alcuno sforzo per assomigliare a qualcosa in particolare, e la firma della band ce l’ha stampata in fronte.

Gli strumentali spadroneggiano, ma cosa gli volete dire a dei pezzi come Goatband o Goodbye? Che sono troppo narcotici? Cosa vi aspettate dalla «psichedelia», le canzonette con la chitarra in riverbero? Suvvia. E non si può certo affermare che manchi il materiale per ballare. Ce n’è anzi da vendere ed è di ottima fattura: gli inni apripista da cantare a squarciagola I Sing in Silence, Trouble in the Streets, Try My Robe e Union of Mind and Soul sono già diventati dei classici. Il giro di flauto dell’ultima ha la stessa potenza ipnotica del riff di chitarra di Seven Nation Army – ed è un cazzo di flauto, non so se rendo l’idea. E poi c’è Goatfuzz, una carica col fuzz in spalla lanciata da due voci indemoniate che termina in una coda raga acidissima: non è forse tra le migliori del suo Goatgenere?

È un disco strano e alieno questo Requiem, non è conciso e immediato come i suoi fratelli più grandi e necessitava di tempo per aprirsi e fiorire. Questo mi è parso di capire. È un’opera che tiene tanti mondi insieme allineandoli l’uno accanto all’altro in un racconto che appare sempre più coerente, sempre più affascinante e grande a ogni ascolto, e che stacca di chilometri per carattere e fervore tante cose più blasonate.

Viva il caprone!

#Afrobeat #FolkRock #Goat #HeavyPsych #LaMusicaDel2016 #PsychedelicRock #Requiem #Worldbeat

#afrobeat #folkrock #goat #heavypsych #lamusicadel2016 #psychedelicrock

Jon - Revival Records :vinyl: @[email protected] · 2026-01-11 · 12:56 UTC

Coffee and cleaning with The Woods Band. This is the 2023 reissue of the 1971 Irish folk rock classic. #vinyl #TheWoodsBand #xp #folk #FolkRock #SteeleyeSpan

#vinyl #thewoodsband #xp #folk #folkrock #steeleyespan

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-01-09 · 11:46 UTC

"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by #folkRock duo #SimonAndGarfunkel, written by #PaulSimon and originally released on their 1966 album #ParsleySageRosemaryAndThyme. #CashBox called it a "sparkling, spirited lid". The song is named for the #QueensboroBridge which spans the #EastRiver between the #NewYorkCity boroughs of #Manhattan and Queens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xhJcQEfD5s

#folkrock #simonandgarfunkel #paulsimon #parsleysagerosemaryandthyme #cashbox #queensborobridge

50+ Music @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 12:08 UTC

"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by #folkRock duo #SimonAndGarfunkel, written by #PaulSimon and originally released on their 1966 album #ParsleySageRosemaryAndThyme. #CashBox called it a "sparkling, spirited lid". The song is named for the #QueensboroBridge which spans the #EastRiver between the #NewYorkCity boroughs of #Manhattan and Queens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuRBynDwo60

#folkrock #simonandgarfunkel #paulsimon #parsleysagerosemaryandthyme #cashbox #queensborobridge

Robin Bannks @[email protected] · 2025-12-27 · 11:26 UTC

The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Released on December 27, 1967 -- the debut album. Listen to the Songs of Leonard Cohen on Amazon Music ... #leonardcohen #songsofleonardcohen #folkmusic #folkrock #contemporaryfolk #music #musicsky #musiciansky

http://robinbannks.com/2025/12/27/the-songs-of-leonard-cohen/

#leonardcohen #songsofleonardcohen #folkmusic #folkrock #contemporaryfolk #music