I am ashamed to admit: I’ve been holding out on you again. You see, several months ago, we had this thing in Memphis called the North American Folk Alliance Conference which will, for the next several years, be in Memphis. For one amazing weekend, Memphis got consumed with the best folk music in the world presented by four generations of folk-based and folk-influenced performers.
Among the many wonderful things I saw was Old Man Luedecke, hailing from Toronto before making his great escape to Nova Scotia with banjo in hand, he swept into my city and made everything that was going on at the time seem right. Ironically, Old Man Luedecke isn’t old at all; somewhere in his early-mid 20′s, he is an author of simple folk songs that evoke protest, quests for love, and all the stuff that dreamers like he and I could tell you about. His bio correctly describes him as being in “the tradition of solo banjo men and women of days gone by like Dock Boggs, Bascom Lunsford and Roscoe Holcomb”. His exceptional debut album, Hinterland, has turned out to be a well-worn and well-loved CD around these parts. It’s equal parts Woody Guthrie and Bonnie Prince Billy, add a dash of Dylan and a touch of Pete Seeger, and you’re ready to serve.
I just hit up his MySpace page to find two new songs for download from his forthcoming album, tentatively titled For Pete’s Sake. Time to share the sharing and unleash what I’ve been sitting on. Check out this lovely protest track about the efforts to preserve wildlife refuge in the Clayoquot (clah-kwatt) Sound called, well, “Clayoquot Sound”.
Old Man Luedecke – Clayoquot Sound
You can check out more Old Man Luedecke at his MySpace page by clicking here.
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