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Buck Curran - No Love Is Sorrow

Melancholy but also uplifting folk visions from Buck Curran for your Bandcamp Monday this week. You may know Curran from his work with Arborea, or the excellent tributes for Robbie Basho and Jack Rose that he’s put together in recent years. There are traces of both Basho and Rose in No Love Is Sorrow, of course, but Buck has his own thing happening, too, managing to expertly balance ominous vibes with heartfelt devotionals. Very strong stuff. As detailed in this recent Pitchfork interview, Curran is currently in the thick of the COVID-19 crisis over in Italy and — like so many working musicians — has had much of his livelihood cut off for the moment. Buying No Love Is Sorrow is a win-win, then: you get to support an artist in need and you get some great tunes … 

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Ten Years Gone: A Tribute to Jack Rose

It’s been 10 years since the great Jack Rose left this earthly plane, but his influence seems to be stronger than ever. Like any other day of the year, it’s a great day to listen to some of the guitarist’s music – or all of it! Cory at Three Lobed points out that it’ll take you about nine hours to get through the entire Rose catalog. Time well spent. But you could add another hour on there with this fab new tribute record compiled by Buck Curran, released digitally on the venerable Tompkins Square label. Some wonderful sounds here, from Rose’s friends, collaborators and disciples. Lars at NPR has a nice write-up – The House That Jack Rose Built. And hey, this thing I put together a few years back for Aquarium Drunkard — Spirit In The House :: Jack Rose’s Enduring Legacy — is still fresh … 

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Deep thanks to doomandgloomfromthetomb for sharing some words about ‘Ten Years Gone: A Tribute to Jack Rose’. 

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Ten Years Gone : A Tribute to Jack Rose, by Various Artists

14 track album

Marking the 10 year anniversary of the passing of American guitarist Jack Rose, Tompkins Square presents: Ten Years Gone ...an album of original instrumentals made as tribute to Jack by a few of his friends (Mike Gangloff, Sir Richard Bishop, Helena Espvall, Buck Curran, Micah Blue Smaldone, Nick Schillace) and by a group of emerging artists inspired by his music (Andy McLeod, Simone Romei, Matt Sowell, Joseph Allred, Prana Crafter, Paolo Laboule Novellino, Mariano Rodriguez). The music represented here continues forth the craft and tradition of American acoustic music...which Jack Rose so mightily and prodigiously expanded on during the first decade of the 21st century. Curated by Buck Curran (of the psych folk duo Arborea), Ten Years Gone is a tribute to a dear friend and musician who left this plane of existence far too soon, but whose music is carried forth in deep currents of spirit and memory and lives on in an ever evolving heritage of solo acoustic guitar playing around the world.

Releases December 5th, 2019

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Ten Years Gone (a tribute to Jack Rose), by Various

14 track album

In honor of Jack Rose on the 10th Anniversary of his passing, 5 December will see the release of a tribute album including tracks by: Micah Blue Smaldone, Isasa, Sir Richard Bishop, Mike Gangloff, Helena Espvall, Simone Romei, Paolo Laboule Novellino, William Sol (Prana Crafter), Nick Schillace, Mariano Rodriguez, Andy McLeod, Matt J. Sowell, Joseph Allred, and Buck Curran. Details forthcoming! Photo courtesy of Tim Bugbee

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Rake (Townes Van Zandt Cover), by Buck Curran

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Cover of Townes Van Zandt’s Rake by Buck Curran. From the EP ‘Under Cover of Night’.

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Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen Cover) (Alt. Version), by Buck Curran

from the album Under Cover of Night

Cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in the Dark’ by Buck Curran

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War Behind the Sun - Buck Curran (Official Video)

'War Behind the Sun' by Buck Curran. Filmed by Joe Winslow (Idaho Joe) Preview single for the forthcoming album 'Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity' (ESP-Disk...

‘War Behind the Sun’ by Buck Curran. Preview for the forthcoming album ‘Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity’. Video by Joe Winslow

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Seven Gardens To Your Shore (Live) - Buck Curran

'Seven Gardens To Your Shore' by Buck Curran filmed Live in Chadds Ford, PA 21 September 2018 by Jesse Sheppard. From the album 'Immortal Light' (ESP-Disk/Ob...

Live performance of ‘Seven Gardens To Your Shore’ by Buck Curran. Filmed by Jesse Sheppard. Originally from the album ‘Immortal Light’ (2016).

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World Premiere: Buck Curran's 'Song for Liam'

American fingerstylist and composer Buck Curran performs “Song for Liam,” the lead track from his latest album, 'Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas' (ESP-Disk’/...

Acoustic Guitar magazine presents Buck Curran performing ‘Song for Liam’ from ‘Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas’ (ESP-Disk/Obsolete Recordings). This video is a companion for the lesson in the March/April issue of the magazine.

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Photos of Buck Curran’s ‘Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas’ album release show at Gate, Bergamo, Italy 20 April 2018. Jodi Pedrali on Harmonium. Photos by Lanfranco Della Torre

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Photo album of our Garden Concert w/ Victor Herrero & Paolo Laboule Novellino April 24th, 2018, Bergamo, Italy.  Hosted by Obsolete Recordings & Buonocore Guesthouse

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Guitar Gorgeous Edition: Gyan Riley, Ezra Feinberg & Buck Curran

RecommNeds this week focuses on guitar-based albums out now from Gyan Riley, Ezra Feinberg and Buck Curran.

‘Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas’ by Buck Curran among three recommended guitar albums listed in this post at JamBase.

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Stacey Rushing - Masters Of War (Field Recording - Nashville 2016)

Stacey Rushing performing 'Masters of War' by Bob Dylan 2016 Field Recording Nashville, TN. Source recording by Stacey Rushing Post-production by Buck Curran

Field Recording (Nashville 2016)... Stacey Rushing (of The Rushings ) performing a gorgeous and haunting version of Bob Dylan's 'Masters of War'

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A playlist featuring ADT and Among The Rocks And Roots

Buck Curran's 'Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas' & Robbie Basho 'Live in Forlì, Italy 1982' up now on this Fine Spotify Playlist by The Wire 

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Buck Curran: Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas | FRUK

Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas is an album of poetry in guitar music. The space around Buck Curran’s music allows it to grow and change, to become part of the landscape yet also allows you to become part of it as well. Join in.

Review for Buck Curan’s ‘Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas’ up @ Folk Radio UK....

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Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas, by Buck Curran

17 track album

Today is the release of the second solo album by Buck Curran (of Arborea) via Bandcamp & CD. iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc coming April 5th. Vinyl is set for Late May/June. ‘Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas’ is avail via ESP-Disk’/Obsolete Recordings & Forced Exposure.

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Buck Curran guest selects for Sideways Through Sound - 2ser

Guitars, Folk Legends, Guitars, Fleetwood Mac, Guitars… Buck Curran Spotlight Selections 21-03-2018 Buck Curran – Song For Liam [Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas] Bert Jansch – Veronica [S/T] Fleetwood Mac – Albatross [The Pious Bird Of Good Omen] Martin Simpson – The Green Fields Of America [Leaves Of Life] Buck Curran – Taurus [Morning Haikus, Afternoon …

Buck Curran’s Guest DJ set and new album Spotlight (Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas) on ‘Sideways Through Sound’ now officially avail at 2ser FM - Real Radio.