Showing posts with label sadness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sadness. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

John Jacob Niles-I Wonder as I Wander

The true voice of sorrow and desolation married with a weirdo homemade dulcimer equals your tears. Dylan often discusses Niles influence. Folkies still give him some cred. Outside of the cult, there doesn't seem to be nearly as much hype for this guy despite his massive contributions to American music. Not joking, without this guy contemporary music would have a much different topography. This will not make you feel good. So it's just like every other day. This makes all modern weird beard folkies sound utterly irrelevant.

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