Farmers Market

Farmers Market

ASIN: B00004RGPN

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Farmers Market presents another stellar opportunity to familiarize yourself with Stefan Winter's post-JMT label, Winter & Winter. A Norwegian and Bulgarian quintet, Farmers Market picks up music from all over the map and plays it with a part-Balkan, part-jazz sensibility that's ultimately uncategorizable. The entire session is packed with cameos and guest spots from Bulgarian musicians and singers, each of whom changes things ever so slightly (or dramatically) for each track. A vocal choir reminiscent in tone of the Bulgarian Women's Choir sings the brief "Young Girl Made a Crown of Forest Flowers," and for a spell, Farmers Market feels like a forward-looking set of genre-bending Bulgarian music made in a sometimes folkier, sometimes hipper frame than much of the Downtown New York Balkan stuff. Then guitarist and accordionist Stian Carstensen takes the band in another, grittier direction with "Les Paul, More John" and along a more traditional dance-oriented trail with "Jog Trot" and the fusion-tinged "Jabber." Bulgarian saxophonist Trifon Trifonov gives all the horn lines a clipped, quick-cutting feel that's almost staccato, a nice touch especially on the urban-funky "Ornamental Boogie." It's fun, pristinely recorded music footed in the Balkans, quick-cutting jazz, and the kind of catholic approach that's made Winter & Winter such a distinctive record label. --Andrew Bartlett

From Jazziz
Balkan-jazz crossover may be well-established by now, especially on this side of the Atlantic. But seemingly from out of nowhere comes the Finnish/Bulgarian quintet Farmers Market with a self-titled album that kicks the burgeoning genre sideways a notch or three.

The album's first two tunes are fairly respectful of Bulgarian tradition, the second a feature for quartet of guest vocalists who sing in a style made familiar by Les Mystère des Voix Bulgares. Not until the third track, "Graovo Dance," is there any indication of the album's subversive bent, as growling electric guitar notes lead into a funky drum'n'bass-influenced groove and a thumping bassline, while folkish flutes twitter above and tablas burble below.

From there, it's anything goes. "Les Paul, more John" sets a Beatles-esque bassline in 9/8 under guitar solos evoking Nashville one moment, psychedelia the next. "Some Fag Rag" uses ragtimey piano and banjo to bite Spike Jones, Frank Zappa, and Glenn Miller in the space of three-and-a-half minutes. "Jog Trot" edges into Laswell territory with dubby bass and tabla, while "The Straight One" tucks in a bit of King Sunny Adé's juju magic.

Nearly indescribable, and packaged with the arthouse chic customary of Winter & Winter, Farmers Market is one of the most unexpected delights of the year.

Tracks:

Ramadan's Slow Song & Dance
A Young Girl Made A Crown Of Forest Flowers
Graovo Dance
Monkey's Dance
Les Paul, More John
New Smeseno
Some Fag Rag
Jog Trot
Jabber
The Straight One
Ornamental Boogie
Old Slow Melody
Trifonov's 5th

Amazon.com

Farmers Market presents another stellar opportunity to familiarize yourself with Stefan Winter's post-JMT label, Winter & Winter. A Norwegian and Bulgarian quintet, Farmers Market picks up music from all over the map and plays it with a part-Balkan, part-jazz sensibility that's ultimately uncategorizable. The entire session is packed with cameos and guest spots from Bulgarian musicians and singers, each of whom changes things ever so slightly (or dramatically) for each track. A vocal choir reminiscent in tone of the Bulgarian Women's Choir sings the brief "Young Girl Made a Crown of Forest Flowers," and for a spell, Farmers Market feels like a forward-looking set of genre-bending Bulgarian music made in a sometimes folkier, sometimes hipper frame than much of the Downtown New York Balkan stuff. Then guitarist and accordionist Stian Carstensen takes the band in another, grittier direction with "Les Paul, More John" and along a more traditional dance-oriented trail with "Jog Trot" and the fusion-tinged "Jabber." Bulgarian saxophonist Trifon Trifonov gives all the horn lines a clipped, quick-cutting feel that's almost staccato, a nice touch especially on the urban-funky "Ornamental Boogie." It's fun, pristinely recorded music footed in the Balkans, quick-cutting jazz, and the kind of catholic approach that's made Winter & Winter such a distinctive record label. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Great album, incredible musicians, lots of humor.......2002-10-15

This is a great record. It demands a lot from the listener because it's not easy. But their is so much soul and energy in it that I stopped counting the odd meters and started to enjoy it.

Clearly the Voice of God.......2002-03-05

This is the only review I have ever written and I will ever write, but it needs to be reinforced- these musicians are the most creative, impressive and beautiful minds making music today. Their awesome fusion backgrounds lend to signatures up to 65/8, their pancultural savvy leads the listener from African Pop to Bulgarian 5/8 dance to a Bossa Nova with a broken leg to furious Ivo Popasov style gypsy licks to Jazz Trio fusion-funk to Drum and Bass trance beats that dont ever quit no matter how inhumanely precise it gets. This is the combined vision of 5 masters who clearly love what they are doing and have wrenched their soul to get it perfect, enjoy the small-world-esque adventure through time and culture and embrace the sheer quality of this album.

Off the charts!.......2001-10-15

If you only listen to one CD this year, it's got to be this one!
It's the whole package -- rhythm, soul, imagination, and much, much more.

The closest Americans have come to the imaginative mix of musical styles is probably "Brave Combo", but the two groups really aren't comparable.

You've got to experience this one!

Swept away in Texas

goox!.......2000-07-08

This album is MO GOOX! I think everybody should buy it. And if they don't, they should be beaten to death with a large trout. Okay, maybe just slapped on the hand.

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At The Hilo Farmers Market
Lou Ann Gurney and Leonard Kubo
Manufacturer: North Glenwood Road Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000IONF8W
Release Date: 2006-06-15

Tracks:

Pikake
I'm Old Fashioned
Body and Soul
Windy Day at Hilo Bay
Corcovado
Angel Eyes
At The Hilo Farmers Market
My Foolish Heart
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Plumeria
Lover Man
In The Wee Small Hours. . .

Product Description

If You've Had A Long Day... These tunes relax you, soothe your soul. You'll want to close your eyes and drift. That's because they speak to you directly. There's nothing frivolous here, just a beautiful voice, and the most compatible jazz guitar you could hope for. Listen to this a while and you'll feel good about yourself again. You'll be yourself again: happy, personable, intimate, romantic. Listen to: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, then see if you can say it isn't true! ... Further words to describe this CD: charming, soothing, smooth, listenable, mellow, laid-back, understated... Lou Ann Gurney and Leonard Kubo live and perform on the Big Island of Hawaii. Their CD has an undeniable Island influence. In fact, four of the songs are jazzy Hawaiian Island songs: Pikake, Windy Day At Hilo Bay, Plumeria, and At The Hilo Farmers Market -- the latter three written by Kubo...This CD is a good example of how a good solid sound can be achieved with a fine singer and relatively simple instrumentation. Most of the songs are laid down with only a singer, a guitar, and another lead instrument--a flute, sax, or another guitar. Lou Ann Gurney has a wonderful voice: it is like a good still life painting: detailed and clear, precise, and evoking a lot of feeling. Leonard Kubo plays a very compatible rhythm guitar, and adds a bass line too. On some cuts he plays solo guitar; on others he plays a spare, bluesy lead guitar. Robin Jensen and Richard Lee play marvelous solos, and Peter Quackenbush provides a swinging, lively percussion.

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Hungarian Musical Mother Tongue

Manufacturer: Hungaroton Classic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00009OOJ1
Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

Sa Szemem, Hull Az Kem (My Eyes Weep, I Shed Tears)
Haragusznak a Jzd(The Good Farmers Are Angry)
SzilvFaluj Vidri a Nevem (My Name Is Vidri from the ...)
Nagy Udvara Van a Holdnak (There Is a Circle Round the Moon)
Nal HosszulyFolksongon a Long Flute)
New Vttem Semmit HazFalujk (I Have Done No Harm to My Village)
Olyan Felesm Vagyon (My Wife Is of the Sort)
Rott a P MegyehFal (The Peacock Has Flown Onto the Wall
Leszott a P Verye Ka (The Peacock Has Settled on the ...)
Lovam HajLefela Sz(The Wind Blows Back My Horse's Mane)
es Jtenem, Indd Meg vizet (Good Lord, Let the Flood Free) - Gyula Gercuj
Egy Kicsi Mada... (A Small Bird)
Egy Kicsi Mada... (A Small Bird)
Rj, P, Rj (Fly, Peacock, Fly)
Dance Melody - Balint Sarosi
Kiszdt a T [The Lake Has Dried Up] - Lajos Murguly
Lehullott a Js V [Jesus' Blood Has Been Shed]
Jaj, Lelkem, Lelkem Jrsam... (Woe, My Dear, My Dearest Good ...)
Amhara Epikus ek (Amharic Epic Song) - Balint Sarosi
Siralmas Volt Nm Szm (It Is Lamentable That I Was Born ...)
T Lja (Chicken and Goose Liver)
LCsikL. (Mount the Horse, Horse-Herder)
Beli Buba, A Bbe (Sleep Baby in the Craddle)
Csordaptorok... (Herdsam...) - Balint Sarosi
Ne Hagyj Elesnem (Don Not Let Me Fall)
Ne Aludj el, KSzemenek Vil (Do Not Drop Asleep, My Eyes)
FelnyAz Mellett KSzMajora (Two Pieces of Marjoram Have
VAz Erdei Utat (The Forest Road Is Being Cleared) - Ferenc Ballai
Rongyot, Asszonyok! (Rags, Women!) - Balint Sarosi
Magyar Asszonyok, Magyar Any (Hungarian Women, Hungarian Mothers!)
Hejde, Betett Nm a Gyulai Vr (The Market of Gyula Has Done ...)
Az vIstene Azt el Nem Neti (The God of the Orphans Cannot ...)
Felja Fes Hold Az K (The Bright Moon Has Risen ...)
Ennek a Gazdk SzKocsija Van (This Farmer Has a Nice Cart) - Balint Sarosi
Ha a Dunna Sz Tudna (If the Eiderdown Could Speak)
DudanDud(Bagpipe Melody Performed on Bagpipe)
Magyar Verbunk
FordulTurning Dance) - Balint Sarosi

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Weather Permitting
Farmers' Market String Band
Manufacturer: MJM 105
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAJRVG
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Average customer rating:

Every Saturday Morning
Farmers' Market String Band
Manufacturer: MJM
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CADWRG
Release Date: 2002-12-03

Average customer rating:

Mimicry
Secret Chiefs 3 , Dengue Fever , Estradasphere , Sleepytime Gorilla Museum , Farmers Market , Brazzaville , Danubius , Fishtank , I.S.S. , and Faxed Head
Manufacturer: Mimicry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000I4WUV0

Product Description

"Difficult music"... "Unclassifiable music"..."New music"...Since it's clear that this industry is not even about to get a clue, we decided to set up a tent on its margins, where we can watch it all burn down. Our tent will surely go up in flames with the rest of it, but what a way to go. Contents: 1) Secret Chiefs 3-"The 4" 2) Dengue Fever-"22 Nights" 3) Estradasphere-"Mekapses Yitonisa" 4) Sleepytime Gorilla Museum-"1997 (Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's.." 5) Secret Chiefs 3-"Renunciation" 6) Farmers Market-"Tails of the Unexpected" 7) Brazzaville-"Super Gizi" 8) Danubius-"Geamparalele de la Cernavoda" 9) Secret Chiefs 3-"The End Times" 10) Estradasphere-"The Silent Elk of Yesterday" 11) Fishtank-"Itty Bitty Little Frenchman" 12) Secret Chiefs 3-"Zulfigar" 13) I.S.S.-"Small Ones" 14) Faxed Head-"Demon's Chills" 15) Brazzaville-"Genoa 16) Secret Chiefs 3-"Vajra" 17) Sleepytime Gorilla Museum-"Bring Back the Apocalpyse"

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Eclectic, Fun, and Really Good
Eclectic, Fun, and Really Good

Fresh Picked at the Farmers' Market

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00005BGCH
Release Date: 2000-12-18

Tracks:

Blackberry Blossom
Cold Frosty Morning/Lonesome John
Zydeco Et Pas Sale
Chez Seychelles Waltz
Flowers of Edinburgh
Minor Swing
Corrina, Corrina
La Napolera
Danse De Mardi Gras
Madeleine
Liberty
Faded Love/Maiden's Prayer
Texas Bluebonnets
Bill Cheatham
Peeler Creek Waltz
Miss Molly
Danse Caribe
McGee's Reel/Kesh Jig/Morrison's Jig

Album Description

This is an independent label focusing on traditional musical styles with modern interpretations.

Customer Reviews:

Eclectic, Fun, and Really Good.......2001-12-05

The Farmers Market String Band really does play at farmers' markets in and around the Monterey Bay. Their eclectic mix of music includes Cajun, old-timey, folk, western swing, bluegrass, and country. (Note: in their live venues they even do a "cajunized" surf song that's incredible. Unfortunately, it's not on this CD). Besides the two fiddles, guitar, accordion, and banjo played by the five musicians, they have guest artists playing mandolin, bass, and other instruments. They have loads of fun with their music and it shows. The CD has excellent production values, and the recordings are all top notch. You won't be sorry you bought it.

Eclectic, Fun, and Really Good.......2001-12-05

The Farmers Market String Band really does play at farmers' markets in and around the Monterey Bay. Their eclectic mix of music includes Cajun, old-timey, folk, western swing, bluegrass, country, with some childrens songs thrown in. (Note: in their live venues they even do a "cajunized" surf song that's incredible. Unfortunately, it's not on this CD). Besides the two fiddles, guitar, accordion, and banjo played by the five musicians, they have guest artists playing mandolin, bass, and other instruments. They have loads of fun with their music and it shows. The CD has excellent production values, and the recordings are all top notch. You won't be sorry you bought it.

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