Producers
Folk is acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, voice - instruments that sound most authentic in analog format. Vinyl captures their wooden, earthy tone with full nuances.
Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat = El Año Del Gato RCA Victor – PL-25042
£13.48
America – History · America's Greatest Hits Warner Bros. Records – WB 56 169,
£12.17
Paul Simon – Hearts And Bones Warner Bros. Records – 92-3942-1
£18.26
Mark Knopfler – Music By Mark Knopfler From The Film Cal Vertigo – 822 769-1
£31.52
Jethro Tull – Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! Chrysalis – 6307 572
£13.04
Mike Oldfield – The Complete Mike Oldfield Virgin – 302 689 The Best
£42.39
£16.96
Ravi Shankar – Improvisations & Theme From Pather Panchali World Pacific – ST-1416
£14.13
Paco De Lucia Sextet – Live... One Summer Night Philips – 822 540-1
£20.87
Jethro Tull – Repeat - The Best Of Jethro Tull - Vol. II Chrysalis – CHR 1135
£21.74
Naturalness of sound
Folk is acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, voice - instruments that sound most authentic in analog format. Vinyl captures their wooden, earthy tone with full nuances.
In folk, vocals are like a conversation - intimate, sincere, often telling stories. Vinyl "brings closer" to the voice of the performer - you can hear every breath, every break in the voice. This affects emotions much more strongly than digital sound.
Folk is music inherited from generation to generation - often passed on orally. Vinyl as a retro medium is in itself a part of this tradition - it sounds as if it flowed from another era, with the soul of ancestors.
Folk works perfectly in a home, cozy environment. Vinyl adds warmth, nostalgia and introduces the atmosphere of a "bonfire in the living room". This is not music to listen to in a hurry – it is a moment of pause.
An acoustic guitar or a mandolin have their own “micro-details” that can get lost in a digital format. Vinyl allows them to resonate – you can hear every touch of a string, the resonance of the body.
Holding a record by, for example, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, or Fairport Convention is contact not only with sound, but also with an idea, a lifestyle, poetry. Vinyl is not just a medium – it is part of the story.