Jay Farrar
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His musical style ranges from sparse, unaccompanied folk music to full rock and roll band arrangements comparable to Neil Young or Dinosaur Jr… His solo recordings also often include sound experiments, reminiscent of psychedelia, with a distinctly Eastern bent. One of the hallmarks of his sound is the use of alternate tunings on the guitar. His love for Woody Guthrie inspired a custom guitar made by Creston Lea of Vermont. The guitar was made from artifacts Jay gathered from the site of Guthrie’s childhood home. In 2012 the guitar was featured in a painting by modern artist Karl Haglund.
After the dissolution of Uncle Tupelo in 1994, Farrar formed Son Volt, whose original lineup released three albums in the late 1990s, before undergoing a hiatus in 1999. In 2005, the band re-formed with a different lineup and has since (as of May 2009) released four additional albums.
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New Multitudes
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Sebastopol
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Terroir Blues
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tkdcoach
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rockmyplimsoul
Jay will be part of a new album coming in early 2012 ... a Woodie Guthrie tribute called "New Multitudes" with Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Jim James.
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Simpleonfm
awesome!! saw you a couple of years ago at The Parish in New Orleans, really dug your sound.
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beckybartkowski
Have you all listened to Rhett Miller's new stuff? If you're into it, this video is pretty rad: http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/rhett_miller/Rhett-I_Need_To_Know_Where_I_Stand-512K.mov
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jjBASS
kindly check out my alt country band http://www.last.fm/music/9th+Rail
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truetolife
Check out the Live in Seattle album, it's a great representation of Jay Farrar's solo career. The songs are all played really well, Jay's voice is right on target, and the backing band is great. Good song selection as well. Try this album before trying any of the studio albums. The other live album "Stone, Steel and Bright Lights" may even be better, check them both out if you're able.l
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Heinekren
Jeff and Jay had a run-in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOEXaGIQLw
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foxyluva
Sebastopol is better than most Son Volt albums imo...
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tkdcoach
Sebastopol and the very strong Terroir Blues are drastically underrated IMO and deserve a fair listen from anyone who claims to have liked Uncle Tupelo. Pair Jay's solo work with the two new Son Volt records and it's a body of work as solid as any in the 00s. Have seen Son Volt on both recent tours and have been pleased to see Jay offer up Voodoo Candle and a couple other solo tracks.
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