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Folklore

16 Horsepower (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Audio CD (Feb 18 2008)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Jet Set Records
ASIN: B00006BTDW
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #92,281 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Hutterite Mile

2. Outlaw Song

3. Blessed Persistence

4. Alone and Forsaken

5. Single Girl

6. Beyond the Pal

7. Horse Head Fiddle

8. Sinnerman

9. Flutter

10. La Robe a Parasol

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Whistling in the wind like a ghost in the desert, 16 Horsepower's Folklore is a grave, brooding piece of dark theater. Outside of occasional relief in the form of a loose French waltz finale and the natural rockabilly songwriting touch of David Eugene Edwards, the music here is akin to a bleak ride to a dusty crossroads where the devil awaits. Reminiscent of the rustic cacophony that Grant Lee Buffalo brought to Mighty Joe Moon, or Nick Cave's desolate wasteland elegies, Folklore leaves behind the last of the band's alt-country tics. The flat, yearning tones of Edwards's singing combines with a spare banjo on tracks like "Alone and Forsaken" before "Single Girl" picks up the tempo with a bouncy bass line and a folksy chorus. But the mood is short-lived, as "Sinnerman" and the bleak, brilliant "Horse Head Fiddle" reestablish the album's desolate, hypnotic trance. Folklore's haunted melodies and mythic inspirations have a frightening intensity that turns this short set (just over 37 minutes) into an unforgettable experience. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

2002 album for Denver-bred alternative country-rock trio. Ten tracks including covers of Hank Williams' 'Alone & Foresaken' & The Carter Family's 'Single Girl'. Digipak.

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4.0 out of 5 stars From Moonshine to a Deep, Big Red, Jun 9 2004

M. B. "femmyv" (TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Folklore (Audio CD)

Their fifth studio album showed 16 Horsepower sounding more confident and less self-consciously arty than ever before, without compromising any of their distinctness. Much of the band's normal brimstone is absent, and their music's spooky, ethereal quality is being replaced by a sorrowful worldliness. The music and tales remains haunting - David Eugene Edwards still has souls on his mind, but there's more room for indulging in earthly pleasures and a joyous yawp or two that come across in the cover of the Carter Family classic, "Single Girl," and "La Robe a Parasol" (sung in French!).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing as always., Oct 18 2003

Emily E. Jorrey "Emily Jorrey" (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews
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16 Horsepower has never ignored the dark side of country, the dark side of folk. And Folklore is no exception. It is well crafted, haunting, and beautiful. They blend religion, old legends, violence, and love seamlessly. So many brilliant bands give into the mainstream, but 16 Horsepower is still defiant.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Gothic Traditionals, Feb 15 2003

Dominika Lepak "nikatoo" (Bakersfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I picked this CD up today on a whim, having heard just a few 16HP tracks. I was under the impression that they were more southern rock, and I think this may be the case on their other albums. Folklore, however is a mix of traditional country (covering a Hank Williams tune) and folk music, with heavy, gothic overtones. I also bought Nick Cave's new CD today, and had it in queue behing Folklore. Several times I had to look see if the player hadn't moved on to the Cave album. I'm sure I'll have more to say about this CD later, but I took to it immediately, since I like dark music, like Cave, Waits, Cash, Mark Lanegan, etc. Think the "Oh Brother, Where art Thou?" soundtrack on downers and whiskey during a cold winter. I'm on the second listen now, and this is a standout album, that I think will be in heavy rotation for a long time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I like it more every time I hear it.
When I first got this one, I hardly listened to it at all. (Partly because I was still listening to "Alice" and "Blood Money" from Tom Waits. Read more

Published on Aug 30 2002 by FYI

5.0 out of 5 stars Head low and smoking
I, like many it seems, was a little reserved when I first gave Folklore a listen. But it quickly grew on me the more I listened. Read more

Published on Aug 20 2002 by andrew dingledy