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Southwestern/Desert Guitar Music

Posted on 6/3/18 at 12:44 am
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
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Posted on 6/3/18 at 12:44 am
Anyone know any good desert/south-western guitar music out there? I'm not looking for Ennio Morricone or Mexican salsa type stuff; I'm looking for minor chord, Spanish-inspired southwestern guitar licks. Basically, I want the desert version of sad bluegrass music.

TIA.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11814 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 1:31 am to
Bob Weir—Blue Mountain...it is mostly acoustic guitar...plays early 1900 cowboy diddys. He put it out less than 2 years ago—it is actually pretty good.

It was inspired by his spending a good bit of his younger years on a ranch in Wyoming. Also, his chief songwriter for 30 years,, Robert Barlow, also had a big ranch and lived in Wyoming.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23545 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 3:18 am to
Calexico

they do have some of the influences you mentioned above, but they are just different... well worth checking out...
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 3:22 am
Posted by novowels
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2008
2411 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 6:59 am to
quote:

Calexico


This. When I think of southwest desert music this is the first band that comes to mind.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
157145 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 9:31 am to
Paco de Lucia - "Tico Tico"

Not what you asked for, but a classic clip of a brilliant Flamenco player. Pretend it comes from the deserts of Spain.
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
22710 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 10:46 am to
Thank you guys, these are excellent suggestions!
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
14570 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 10:52 am to
google can be your friend (NSFW)

Moonshine Wagon - Where The F*** Are My Friends

and a playlist for Folk You
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 10:55 am
Posted by weskarl
Space City
Member since Mar 2007
5789 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 9:13 pm to
Damien Jurado’s early stuff and his newest album is this to a T. V depressing, good road trip in the desert jams. He had a Marapoca run in there that got a little big band / out there.

Gas Station
Yuma, AZ
Denton, TX
Posted by CBDTiger
NOLA
Member since Mar 2004
1522 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 9:58 pm to
Saw part of their set at Jazz fest. Good tunes.

ETA: Calexico that is.
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 9:59 pm
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43100 posts
Posted on 6/3/18 at 10:48 pm to
Thin White Rope, an old band from the 80s

Take it Home

Not Your Fault

Red Sun

Another old band Green On Red Sea of Cortez

Posted by DannyB
Bagram, Afghanistan
Member since Aug 2010
6141 posts
Posted on 6/4/18 at 11:49 pm to
The soundtrack to the video game Red Dead Redemption is pretty damn good. Game came out 8 years ago. I still listen to the soundtrack.
Posted by CoolSoundingName
Member since Apr 2018
129 posts
Posted on 6/5/18 at 7:34 am to
Have you heard Tito and Tarantula?
Posted by bleeng
The Woodlands
Member since Apr 2013
4397 posts
Posted on 6/5/18 at 10:14 pm to
Howe Gelb/Giant Sand.
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