Lars68 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 A few days ago a friend asked me if I wanted to come along to a concert with Sam Outlaw in a small town about an hour from where I live. This is a very, very small place with about 1500 people. Sam Outlaw (which is his real name, by the way) was great, but the young lady, Molly Parden, who opened for him was fantastic. A new name for me. I can't believe these two acts played here in Sweden, in the middle of nowhere. Kudos to the bookers! Here is a Molly playing her Gibson. Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Thanks for sharing Lars.Just saw a piece on CBC (Canadian news service) that said that the number of folks between the ages of 18-24 listening to country music in the US has gone up by 54% from 2007 to 2015.I've got a feeling that guitar sales might not be tanking after all.There are so many younger artists out there now and we have yet to discover half of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Baggs on board makes that old, ladder-braced LG1 student guitar sound great. Of course - she makes it sound superb ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Very nice. Good to see the youts playing guitar, and she's quite gifted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Wow, she’s terrific!! Thanks for the heads up about her, Lars...she is reminds me a little of my friend Devon Sproule, a wonderful artist from Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 A few days ago a friend asked me if I wanted to come along to a concert with Sam Outlaw in a small town about an hour from where I live. This is a very, very small place with about 1500 people. Sam Outlaw (which is his real name, by the way) was great, but the young lady, Molly Parden, who opened for him was fantastic. A new name for me. I can't believe these two acts played here in Sweden, in the middle of nowhere. Kudos to the bookers! Here is a Molly playing her Gibson. Lars Thanks for sharing. Is there much of an appetite there for American roots/country/americana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livemusic Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Very nice, clear voice, good playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thanks for sharing. Is there much of an appetite there for American roots/country/americana? Yes, that type of music is very popular here. As far as comercial and chart success, Swedish acts have always been best know for pop music, all the way from Abba, to Roxette, Ace of Base, Max Martin, and Avicii, but beyond that there is a great interest for what you call Americana. There is very often a melancholy in this music that is very close to Swedish folk and roots music. I see the American roots music and Swedish folk music, as two distinct but very similar sides of the same coin. There are also a lot of Swedish acts combining the two influences, singing in either Swedish or English. Of the ones singing in English, my absolute favorite is Anna Ternheim, who tends to record either in Stockholm or Nashville. Here is a taste of what she sounds like with some Nashville musicians, among them Matt Sweeny and David Ferguson who recorded with Cash for thirty years. There is so much great music to discover! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Yes, that type of music is very popular here. As far as comercial and chart success, Swedish acts have always been best know for pop music, all the way from Abba, to Roxette, Ace of Base, Max Martin, and Avicii, but beyond that there is a great interest for what you call Americana. There is very often a melancholy in this music that is very close to Swedish folk and roots music. I see the American roots music and Swedish folk music, as two distinct but very similar sides of the same coin. There are also a lot of Swedish acts combining the two influences, singing in either Swedish or English. Of the ones singing in English, my absolute favorite is Anna Ternheim, who tends to record either in Stockholm or Nashville. Here is a taste of what she sounds like with some Nashville musicians, among them Matt Sweeny and David Ferguson who recorded with Cash for thirty years. There is so much great music to discover! Lars Interesting, thanks Lars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 She sound real good, Lars. I’m drawn to ballad-style tunes. Gentle, easy-going picking. If she played a little slower, I could keep-up with her....lol.....Seriously, she’s easy-on-the-ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I like her pickin’ and singin’. Regarding her LG-1, I have one in my collection that looks just like it, although I use a Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker soundhole pickup if ever I mic it. QM aka Jazzmam Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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