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Learn something new everyday. The uncutbbest of 2023 has Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble - III and Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay - s/t listed as #75 and 74. The ensemble is described as jazz mixed with American Primitivism. The other is just straight up Primitivism. Had never come across the term before today but it is a music I have been getting in to recently with Yasmin Williams, Bryan Rahija and then @Yer Ol' Uncle D throwing a double shot of Daniel Bachman at us. Anyhow good stuff and the two albums that Uncitbinteoduced me to are worth checking out if you like any or all of those others.
 
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Learn something new everyday. The uncutbbest of 2023 has Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble - III and Jim Ghedi and Toby Hay - s/t listed as #75 and 74. The ensemble is described as jazz mixed with American Primitivism. The other is just straight up Primitivism. Had never come across the term before today but it is a music I have been getting in to recently with Yasmin Williams, Bryan Rahija and then @Yer Ol' Uncle D throwing a double shot of Daniel Bachman at us. Anyhow good stuff and the two albums that Uncitbinteoduced me to are worth checking out if you like any or all of those others.
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I love this genre, but it seems the term “American primitive” has become somewhat controversial over the past couple years. The article below touches on it briefly but I also remember Yasmin Williams going on a bit of a twitter rant about it a couple years back as well.

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You Can Fingerpick Anything! 2021 in Guitar Music

In the spring of 2021, I had a revelation. Fingerstyle guitar dared itself to transform. To grow beyond its presumed roots and sprout beautiful, perhaps even...
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The Best Country Music on Bandcamp: November 2023

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.
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Dori Freeman is great, and it looks as though the cat is out of the bag on Jeffrey Martin. He's amazing.

@avecigrec any insight on Elise LeBlanc? She is based in Cumberland, BC, on Vancouver Island.
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Fascinating. I don't know that I've come across her before... I wonder if she moved to Cumberland after I left. I've known her bass player for years, though. And the drummer on her album was in a band with friends of mine some years back (I actually wrote the liner notes for their album.) Will definitely have to give this a listen!
 
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daily.bandcamp.com

The Best Country Music on Bandcamp: November 2023

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.
daily.bandcamp.com daily.bandcamp.com
Dori Freeman is great, and it looks as though the cat is out of the bag on Jeffrey Martin. He's amazing.

@avecigrec any insight on Elise LeBlanc? She is based in Cumberland, BC, on Vancouver Island.
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the Ryan Davis record on here is from one of my favorite artists of the past 15 years or so and my probable album of the year. huge step forward for him and love seeing all the positive press on this one
 
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