The endearingly profane anti-folk pioneer and artistic rabble-rouser Ed Hamell, aka Hamell on Trial, joins us for this one, and helps us make a large announcement that we’re excited to share with you! We were able to squeeze in almost two hours of his tour stories (featuring the likes of fellow anti-folk legends Ani DiFranco and Kimya Dawson), shared Syracuse roots, and good-natured political debate, so settle in and get ready to spend some quality time with this truly wholesome anti-folkery. Later in the show, we get into WTF is anti-folk, anyway, and note the looming 18th anniversary of the Iraq War. 

Featured songs are “Values,” “Social Distancing,” and “Gonna” by Hamell on Trial, courtesy of the artist.


Follow Hamell On Trial: https://www.hamellontrial.org/home
Instagram (for Hamell’s art): @hamelltv

Episode 22: What the Anti-Folk with Ed Hamell

03 Guacmaster

yourname.wav ep
02 Ian's Song

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of our crowd-funded album "Cantrips", we wanted to share some secret songs. One of the tiers on Kickstarter leading up to the production of "Cantrips" was a custom song. People would send us notes and we got to work on creating their song the best we could.

Now, one year later, we got the yourname.wav songs mastered so we can share them with the world (with the permission of those who bought the songs, of course!)

The second song is for Ian Doherty, a top tier human who has been there supporting Vaporeyes before we deserved it or were any good at all..

Vaporeyes' singer/keyboardist and Ian met in a very interesting way. They are both a little obsessed with the horror video game series Silent Hill, and connected on a Silent Hill fan forum years ago. They had each shared some music in a general discussion part of the forum and discovered they were both in Syracuse. It wasn't long after before Vaporeyes and Lee Terrace, Ian's band at the time, shared a bill. The rest is history.

When Ian backed us on Kickstarter and ordered the custom song, he pretty much let us do our thing. What we promised was at least a couple minutes. What we came out with was a 12 minute long journey through Silent Hill with Ian as the protagonist. 

The music in the Silent Hill is always incredible and unique, composed throughout the years by the incredible Akira Yamaoka. We did our very best to retain the style and feel of Yamaoka-San's Silent Hill music for Ian's very own Silent Hill journey. Glad you made it out, brother!

02 Vaporeyes - Ian's Song

A new banjo tune came out of me today, crooked as all get out.  Tap your foot!

Trying To Speak

Song for Colleen - Final (week 6)

Bryan Sutton -  Cricket On The Hearth

Sarah Jarosz - Build Me Up From Bones

Chris Eldridge and I played a show in April 2014 at my alma mater, Hampshire College.  As usual for us we did almost exclusively Stanley Brothers material including this beautiful number, The White Dove.  Chris sings lead, and I jump in on the tenor part and some Stanley-style background humming.  Enjoy!

The White Dove with Chris Eldridge

Some of Sugar Hill's best and newest artists.

Dolly Parton - I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open

Recorded for the James Bond tribute disc, "Songs, Bond Songs," available Spring 2017 from Curry Cuts.

Personnel:
Gary Frenay - all vocals, bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitar fills & synth cellos
Tommy Allen - drums, percussion & piano
Mark Doyle - synth strings and organ
Paul Carbonara - slide, acoustic & electric  guitars
Nick Frenay - french horns & flugelhorn

Produced by Tommy Allen
Arranged by Gary Frenay, Nick Frenay & Tommy Allen
Mastered by Ducky Carlisle

Bond Tribute

Moonraker

Ed Hamell in conversation with Tom Robinson on BBC Radio 6 Music. Includes live performances of Enquiring Minds and Ain't That Love.

Song for Colleen - Final (week 6)

schmath

Recent comments

DC SpaceDog

Related tracks