#Bluegrass

[joy-haver]

There needs to be more trans folk musicians. I know there are trans folk punk musicians. But I want some folksy stuff. I want some country stuff too. And some bluegrass. Give me that trans townes van zandt. Girl oh woody guthery. A Ralph Stanley whose a faggot

[reejindeed]

“You had gone up to the mountain, higher ground

to make a stand

Perched up on a ledge with a rifle in your hand

Singing ‘I don’t need no man’”

-Matt Heckler, Haw River Ballad

A song that really struck me since the first time I listened to it. Genuinely a joy to watch him perform it live, too- I suggest checking out both versions!

Live : recorded

[luvrlola]

summer dusk

[sock-ness-monster]

I love you folk music I love you celtic tunes I love you sea shanties I love you trail songs I love you bluegrass I love you ballads I love you madrigals I love you roundelays I love you Irish jigs I love you jug music I love you sertanejo I love you cowpunk I love you ragtime I love you yodeling

[bynux]

Bluegrass is just Folk Nightcore

[all-yourn]

“In Your Love” by Tyler Childers

[fieldtomatoes]

"Second fiddle to her larger dreams, 17-year old Lisa Rhoades's talent for bluegrass music will, she hopes, see her through college and law school. Here with her niece Tara Jane Estes, she warms up for an old-time fiddling contest at Thedford, Nebraska's high school."

National Geographic - October, 1978

[lastoneout]

my real toxic trait is that I think almost any song could be improved with the inclusion of either a banjo, a clarinet, a fiddle, a horn section, or all four

[haveyouheardthisband]

[gothicfairytopia]

Like the music in the new Hunger Games movie but not really know anything about folk/bluegrass/country? Here are some quick recs to get you started!

(This is not comprehensive and the genres here are a little whack, these are just songs I listen to as someone raised on good Appalachian vibes. Not necessarily from just Appalachian artists, particularly in the second section. Just think it’s nice that people are getting more exposure to folk + bluegrass!)

Protest Songs / Coal Criticism

(Hazel Dickens I would give you smooches.. also these are just the ones living in my playlists rn)

“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” Patty Loveless

“The L and N Don’t Stop Here Anymore,” Jean Ritchie

“Coal Tattoo,” and I’m exercising my free will and linking the Hazel Dickens version

“The Yablonski Murder,” Hazel Dickens

“Coal,” Tyler Childers

“Trip to Hyden,” Tom T. Hall

“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Loretta Lynn

“Devil Put the Coal in the Ground,” Steve Earle

Assorted Personal Favorites

(where my love for Sierra Ferrell is really on display)

“West Virginia Waltz,” Sierra Ferrell

“Across the Great Divide,” Nanci Griffith

“Blue Ridge Mountain,” Hurray for the Riff Raff

“Iowa (Traveling, Pt. 3),” Dar Williams

“Rhododendron,” Bella White

“Boulder to Birmingham,” Emmylou Harris

“Silver Dollar,” Sierra Ferrell

“Hands of Time,” Margo Price

“Lilacs,” Waxahatchee

“Way of the Triune God,” Tyler Childers

“The Dreaded Spoon,” Ricky Skaggs + Bruce Hornsby

“Preacher in the Ring, Pt. 1,” Bruce Hornsby

“The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia,” Hazel Dickens

“Rocky Top,” The Osborne Brothers

“Do You Think About Me At All,” Bella White

“In Dreams,” Sierra Ferrell

[folk-enjoyer]

Jean Ritchie, The Mother of Folk

[frank3nfr0ggi3]

I love these introduction cards for them. I love them sm

[delineate-creates]

Y’all. Tyler Childers, an Appalachian bluegrass artist from Kentucky, just released a song with a music video featuring a queer love story between two coal miners called In Your Love. At this point I have no idea if he’ll get backlash for it, but I would really appreciate if you would watch the mv below and maybe give some positive engagement. I have a feeling he’ll need it.

He has a beautiful discography with really thoughtful, poignant lyrics, and imo he does a fantastic job tackling complicated topics. I highly recommend him! With all the Jason Aldean stuff going around, it feels more important than ever that we have empathetic and authentic voices in country music.

(…and unlike Jason, Tyler’s 2020 song Long Violent History actually SUPPORTS the fight against racial inequality. You can listen to it here if you’d like.)

TLDR: Stan Tyler Childers 🖤

[bttrflyblu]

The Po' Ramblin' Boys - "Lonely Pine" (Live Performance Video)

[alacant-raw-power]