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'''The New Lost City Ramblers''' |
'''The New Lost City Ramblers''' is a contemporary [[Old-time music|old-time]] [[string band]] that formed in [[New York City]] in 1958 during the [[Folk Revival]]. The founding members of the Ramblers, or NLCR, are [[Mike Seeger]], [[John Cohen]], and [[Tom Paley]]. [[Tom Paley]] later left the group and was replaced by [[Tracy Schwartz]]. |
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The New Lost City Ramblers not only directly participated in the [[Old-Time music|old-time]] music revival, but |
The New Lost City Ramblers not only directly participated in the [[Old-Time music|old-time]] music revival, but has continued to directly influence countless musicians who have followed. Indeed, the NLCR may well be the longest-running popular music group still performing, albeit irregularly. |
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The Ramblers distinguished themselves by focusing on the traditional playing styles they heard on old [[78rpm]] records of musicians recorded during the 1920s and 1930s, many of whom would later appear on the [[Anthology of American Folk Music]]. The NLCR refused to "sanitize" these southern sounds as did other [[folk music|folk groups]] of the time, such as, for example, [[The Weavers|the Weavers]]. Instead, the Ramblers have always strived for an ''authentic'' sound. However, the Ramblers did not merely copy the old recordings that inspired them. Rather, they would use the various [[Old-Time music|old-time]] styles they encountered while at the same time not becoming slaves to imitation. |
The Ramblers distinguished themselves by focusing on the traditional playing styles they heard on old [[78rpm]] records of musicians recorded during the 1920s and 1930s, many of whom would later appear on the [[Anthology of American Folk Music]]. The NLCR refused to "sanitize" these southern sounds as did other [[folk music|folk groups]] of the time, such as, for example, [[The Weavers|the Weavers]]. Instead, the Ramblers have always strived for an ''authentic'' sound. However, the Ramblers did not merely copy the old recordings that inspired them. Rather, they would use the various [[Old-Time music|old-time]] styles they encountered while at the same time not becoming slaves to imitation. |
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Revision as of 00:05, 22 August 2004
The New Lost City Ramblers is a contemporary old-time string band that formed in New York City in 1958 during the Folk Revival. The founding members of the Ramblers, or NLCR, are Mike Seeger, John Cohen, and Tom Paley. Tom Paley later left the group and was replaced by Tracy Schwartz.
The New Lost City Ramblers not only directly participated in the old-time music revival, but has continued to directly influence countless musicians who have followed. Indeed, the NLCR may well be the longest-running popular music group still performing, albeit irregularly.
The Ramblers distinguished themselves by focusing on the traditional playing styles they heard on old 78rpm records of musicians recorded during the 1920s and 1930s, many of whom would later appear on the Anthology of American Folk Music. The NLCR refused to "sanitize" these southern sounds as did other folk groups of the time, such as, for example, the Weavers. Instead, the Ramblers have always strived for an authentic sound. However, the Ramblers did not merely copy the old recordings that inspired them. Rather, they would use the various old-time styles they encountered while at the same time not becoming slaves to imitation.
They recorded extensively for the Folkways label.