"Wayfaring Stranger"
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My #folksong version of this #gospel song
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Ready for a #Listen
muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/wayfar...
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My #folksong version of this #gospel song
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Ready for a #Listen
muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/wayfar...
Wayfaring Stranger, by Stan Stewart (aka @muz4now)
track by Stan Stewart (aka @muz4now)
muz4now.bandcamp.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"Wayfaring Stranger"
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My #folksong version of this #gospel song
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Ready for a #Listen
muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/wayfar...
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My #folksong version of this #gospel song
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Ready for a #Listen
muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/wayfar...
Release number 9 of '25 was WSR072: "Skylarks" - the 3rd album by HARESS
Haress seem somewhat unique within the revival of interest in traditional music. They might use motifs and feel from British folksong but they do so in new settings, informed by own backgrounds in underground music...
Haress seem somewhat unique within the revival of interest in traditional music. They might use motifs and feel from British folksong but they do so in new settings, informed by own backgrounds in underground music...
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Release number 9 of '25 was WSR072: "Skylarks" - the 3rd album by HARESS
Haress seem somewhat unique within the revival of interest in traditional music. They might use motifs and feel from British folksong but they do so in new settings, informed by own backgrounds in underground music...
Haress seem somewhat unique within the revival of interest in traditional music. They might use motifs and feel from British folksong but they do so in new settings, informed by own backgrounds in underground music...
"The Great Rock Island Route" (#Roud 4228), popularized as "Wabash Cannonball" and also known by various other titles, is a 19th-century American #folkSong that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of a fictional train, the Wabash Cannonball Express, as it travels on the Chicago.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
interesting reverse of something I talked about the other day, where modern songs with a clear origin are mistaken for traditional folksongs: "House of the Rising Sun" actually *is* a folksong. I always assumed it had been written sometime in the 1950s.
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
interesting reverse of something I talked about the other day, where modern songs with a clear origin are mistaken for traditional folksongs: "House of the Rising Sun" actually *is* a folksong. I always assumed it had been written sometime in the 1950s.
There are some tells on the folksong front, mostly by how they feel to sing without any musical accompaniment and particularly in a group.
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There are some tells on the folksong front, mostly by how they feel to sing without any musical accompaniment and particularly in a group.
Less Wreckage - or how a song got its 4th version
Stan Stewart - @muz4now
muz4now.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I finished the first draft of the latest folk song re-setting last week. Time for the second draft. And then there's the melody to compose, although thankfully I have some voice recordings saved on my phone of some suggestions.
#folksong
#folksong
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I finished the first draft of the latest folk song re-setting last week. Time for the second draft. And then there's the melody to compose, although thankfully I have some voice recordings saved on my phone of some suggestions.
#folksong
#folksong
The one thing I do appreciate about the US is that no other culture I have ever encountered would produce a folksong where the devil challenges a kid to a duel in an obvious morality play about hubris and then the kid just absolutely kicks his ass and wins the fiddle
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The one thing I do appreciate about the US is that no other culture I have ever encountered would produce a folksong where the devil challenges a kid to a duel in an obvious morality play about hubris and then the kid just absolutely kicks his ass and wins the fiddle
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Here’s a glorious rendition of Hamish Henderson’s “Freedom Come-All-Ye”, sung by Karine Polwart in the Italian Chapel, Orkney. The chapel was built & decorated by Italian POWs during WW2 using scraps & reclaimed materials, & is still in use today
#song #folksong
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Phu...
#song #folksong
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Phu...
“Freedom Come All Ye” performed by Karine Polwart in The Italian Chapel, Orkney, August 2013.
YouTube video by Alan Ferrier
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November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here’s a glorious rendition of Hamish Henderson’s “Freedom Come-All-Ye”, sung by Karine Polwart in the Italian Chapel, Orkney. The chapel was built & decorated by Italian POWs during WW2 using scraps & reclaimed materials, & is still in use today
#song #folksong
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Phu...
#song #folksong
9/10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Phu...
The folksong "yeder ruft mikh zhamele" is a good example of this. I might also say, more philosophically, that in EE, jews had a more flexible approach to names, famously resisting government last names. You might be "known as" Moyshe Brokhes or Moyshe Gel or
youtu.be/v7kpqa0G1sM?...
youtu.be/v7kpqa0G1sM?...
Yeder Ruft Mikh Zaimele (Everybody Calls Me Zaimele)
YouTube video by Ruth Rubin - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The folksong "yeder ruft mikh zhamele" is a good example of this. I might also say, more philosophically, that in EE, jews had a more flexible approach to names, famously resisting government last names. You might be "known as" Moyshe Brokhes or Moyshe Gel or
youtu.be/v7kpqa0G1sM?...
youtu.be/v7kpqa0G1sM?...
Less Wreckage - or how a song got its 4th version
Stan Stewart - @muz4now
muz4now.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Today's happy #MusicTheory "Aha!" moment in my slow self-taught journey: I had written a piece in Dorian in the style of an English folksong. The verse resolution was bVII - Im, which worked okay, but felt weak. I banged around on the piano for a while trying to think of a better way.
November 16, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Today's happy #MusicTheory "Aha!" moment in my slow self-taught journey: I had written a piece in Dorian in the style of an English folksong. The verse resolution was bVII - Im, which worked okay, but felt weak. I banged around on the piano for a while trying to think of a better way.
Sweet and pensive folk ballad, captivating with its sincere storytelling.
#newtracktolove: Charles Walker - Stay for a While
Review/Song: shorturl.at/1zkq9
#indiemusic #folkmusic #folksong #singersongwriter #beautifulsong
#newtracktolove: Charles Walker - Stay for a While
Review/Song: shorturl.at/1zkq9
#indiemusic #folkmusic #folksong #singersongwriter #beautifulsong
Charles Walker - Stay for a While
Charles Walker - Stay for a While
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December 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Sweet and pensive folk ballad, captivating with its sincere storytelling.
#newtracktolove: Charles Walker - Stay for a While
Review/Song: shorturl.at/1zkq9
#indiemusic #folkmusic #folksong #singersongwriter #beautifulsong
#newtracktolove: Charles Walker - Stay for a While
Review/Song: shorturl.at/1zkq9
#indiemusic #folkmusic #folksong #singersongwriter #beautifulsong
A piece of a folksong from my novel Tales & Treasure
Running through the garden
Skipping by the trees
Where is she hiding?
Where could she be?
Is she in the window?
Is she in the hall?
Ah! There!
In a bright blue dress
Coming for us all
#Writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poet #prose
Running through the garden
Skipping by the trees
Where is she hiding?
Where could she be?
Is she in the window?
Is she in the hall?
Ah! There!
In a bright blue dress
Coming for us all
#Writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poet #prose
January 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A piece of a folksong from my novel Tales & Treasure
Running through the garden
Skipping by the trees
Where is she hiding?
Where could she be?
Is she in the window?
Is she in the hall?
Ah! There!
In a bright blue dress
Coming for us all
#Writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poet #prose
Running through the garden
Skipping by the trees
Where is she hiding?
Where could she be?
Is she in the window?
Is she in the hall?
Ah! There!
In a bright blue dress
Coming for us all
#Writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poet #prose
A new song just dropped on my YouTube Channel!
Title: The Wind Still Whispers
YouTube Link: youtu.be/XgB84YFfgfo?...
#FolkMusic
#SingerSongwriter
#AcousticVibes
#StorytellingThroughMusic
#FolkSong
#NowPlaying
#Music
Title: The Wind Still Whispers
YouTube Link: youtu.be/XgB84YFfgfo?...
#FolkMusic
#SingerSongwriter
#AcousticVibes
#StorytellingThroughMusic
#FolkSong
#NowPlaying
#Music
The Wind Still Whispers
YouTube video by Robert Forslund
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January 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A new song just dropped on my YouTube Channel!
Title: The Wind Still Whispers
YouTube Link: youtu.be/XgB84YFfgfo?...
#FolkMusic
#SingerSongwriter
#AcousticVibes
#StorytellingThroughMusic
#FolkSong
#NowPlaying
#Music
Title: The Wind Still Whispers
YouTube Link: youtu.be/XgB84YFfgfo?...
#FolkMusic
#SingerSongwriter
#AcousticVibes
#StorytellingThroughMusic
#FolkSong
#NowPlaying
#Music
“Variations on a Russian Folksong” by John Field #nowplaying #radio3
April 10, 2024 at 7:42 AM
“Variations on a Russian Folksong” by John Field #nowplaying #radio3
Cool to read Nick Bollinger's "web history" on AudioCulture of John Archer's long-running NZ Folksong site - and some nice shout-outs to the web-archiving team at National Library of New Zealand
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/fol...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/fol...
Folksong.org.nz: John Archer’s repository of NZ folk - Article | AudioCulture
While the internet has been a boon for detailed information about musical genres and artists, there is one problem: often these pages disappear after a few years. This can be because the creators forg...
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April 16, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Cool to read Nick Bollinger's "web history" on AudioCulture of John Archer's long-running NZ Folksong site - and some nice shout-outs to the web-archiving team at National Library of New Zealand
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/fol...
www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/fol...
Coming tomorrow: a new song (preview from my upcoming folksong album) and song video
#MusicVideo
Watch for it on
#MusicVideo
Watch for it on
Stan Stewart - aka @muz4now - the muse is present
Stan Stewart is a poet, musician, and human being who enjoys connecting with people and nature. Since his focus is on improvisational music, the inspiration he gets from these connections is often the source of his music.
muz4now.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Coming tomorrow: a new song (preview from my upcoming folksong album) and song video
#MusicVideo
Watch for it on
#MusicVideo
Watch for it on
Is it too "early" to tell? Another album preview.
Stan Stewart - @muz4now
muz4now.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Echo Vocal Ensemble: The sun has burst the sky | Sun 5 Oct
Experience the raw power of the human voice in a performance of vocal music spanning 5 centuries – Monteverdi, Mvula, improvisation & folksong in an immersive concert inspired by the autumn equinox.
Book: unionchapel.org.uk/church/churc...
Experience the raw power of the human voice in a performance of vocal music spanning 5 centuries – Monteverdi, Mvula, improvisation & folksong in an immersive concert inspired by the autumn equinox.
Book: unionchapel.org.uk/church/churc...
August 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Echo Vocal Ensemble: The sun has burst the sky | Sun 5 Oct
Experience the raw power of the human voice in a performance of vocal music spanning 5 centuries – Monteverdi, Mvula, improvisation & folksong in an immersive concert inspired by the autumn equinox.
Book: unionchapel.org.uk/church/churc...
Experience the raw power of the human voice in a performance of vocal music spanning 5 centuries – Monteverdi, Mvula, improvisation & folksong in an immersive concert inspired by the autumn equinox.
Book: unionchapel.org.uk/church/churc...
youtu.be/F5mBx6ZoJDA?...
celebrating new walmart campus- 300 some odd acres of brand spanking new offices for studying consumer desire !! moon pie !! #walmart #samwalton #arkansas #bentonville #folk #folklore #folksong #folkschool
celebrating new walmart campus- 300 some odd acres of brand spanking new offices for studying consumer desire !! moon pie !! #walmart #samwalton #arkansas #bentonville #folk #folklore #folksong #folkschool
sam walton
YouTube video by Bossa Screwanova
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May 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
youtu.be/F5mBx6ZoJDA?...
celebrating new walmart campus- 300 some odd acres of brand spanking new offices for studying consumer desire !! moon pie !! #walmart #samwalton #arkansas #bentonville #folk #folklore #folksong #folkschool
celebrating new walmart campus- 300 some odd acres of brand spanking new offices for studying consumer desire !! moon pie !! #walmart #samwalton #arkansas #bentonville #folk #folklore #folksong #folkschool