Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours blog spawns comprehensive comp, out September
Blogmaster and collector Paul Hillery curates double LP package
Paul Hillery, a hugely respected collector of private press obscurities and the man behind the Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours blog, has curated a double album of “lost loner folk, strange musical fauna and intricately played floral powered wonders”
‘Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours Volume One’ will be released on the RE:WARM label on September 9.
Known in collectors’ circles for his deep digging adventures and his immersive mix series on the blog, Paul has gained a reputation as the go-to man for compilers and labels seeking information pretty much unavailable anywhere on the net. He’s built long-standing relationships with many lost and forgotten artists, and is on a mission to give these guys the exposure they deserve.
For volume one in the series, Paul has compiled nineteen tracks that represent the journey he’s been on with the Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours sound to date. There’s music here that has never seen the light of day, demo versions that never made the cut, new exclusive material and beloved classics from the FFTT vaults. The compilation is a sonic landscape of canyon rock, hot tub soul, Frisco folk, Balearic breeze and trippy troubadourial treasures, all lovingly handpicked for the series.
Hear ‘Sweet Sweet, Stay A While’ by Jeb Loy Nichols here;
Full tracklisting:
Side One
Duncan Pryce Kirk – ‘Space Out’
Eik – ‘Mr Sadness’
Joe Hall and Eyeball Wine Company – ‘Movable Feast’
Christian Besa Wright – ‘Cherry Blossom Oak’
Wendy Grose – ‘Blue Sunny Sky Day’
Ruth Finlay – ‘Deep Calls To Deep’ ^
Side Two
Will and James Ragar – ‘Clouds Lift’ §
Scott Seskind – ‘I Wonder’
Tim McKenna – ‘Where Are You?’ ∞
Jeb Loy Nichols – ‘Sweet Sweet Stay A While’
Gary Boyle – ‘So Many Times Before’
Side Three
Peter Wale – ‘One Quiet Sultry Sunday’
Sorahan – ‘With His Siller In His Hand’
Cindi Titzer – ‘All For You’ ∞
Side Four
Smokey – ‘Topaz’
Geoff Bartley – ‘Don’t Want To Know About Evil’
Robin Woodland – ‘One Golden Moment’
Richard Pass – ‘We’ll Find Love’
Kip Carmen – ‘That’s Enough For Me’ §