Among the Oak & Ash is tagged as: folk, americana, alt-country, singer-songwriter, indie folk Among the Oak & Ash are Garrison Starr and Josh Joplin. “A lot of people think of folk music as something that’s sweet and gentle, but so many of these songs are raunchy and brutal. They cover everything from God to the devil, from unrequited love to murder.” – Josh Joplin Their self-titled debut album was released on June 16th, 2009 on Verve Records. Among the Oak & Ash (the name is borrowed from the title of an old folk song) faithfully render traditional ballads and folk tunes but with a contemporary American sound. Their energy and blend of electric and acoustic instrumentation is reminiscent of bands like Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. With the exception of 2 originals (“Joseph Hillstrom” and “High, Low & Wide”) the source material on this debut album consists of tunes whose derivations range from the 1600’s through the early 20th Century and was produced by Brian Harrison. http://www.myspace.com/amongtheoakandash... Read More About Among the Oak & Ash Biography...  Send Among the Oak & Ash ringtones to your cell
|
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
