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The Jig Is Up by Peter Stampfel
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fave it Modern Folk | Power-folk
16 tracks | 51 minutes
Released Mar 2007
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Alternative Folk from Peter Stampfel ('the Willy Wonka of music archivists' and co-founder of cult collective the Holy Modal Rounders) and pan-generic, modernist folk-rock band The Bottlecaps.
Bio / Background
Peter Stampfel’s covers of early, obscure folk and bluegrass classics in 'The Jig Is Up' are jubilant and haunting, irreverent but deeply loving. This CD was recorded sporadically in New York in the '90s with five longtime collaborators (The Bottlecaps), and is evenly split between gems (often with altered melodies or lyrics) such as Stephen Foster's "Old Dog Tray" and offbeat acoustic ditties written by Stampfel or contemporaries like Michael Hurley. Produced by Jonathan Best and The Bottlecaps, it’s the last and by far the best of the three albums they made with Peter. It also has a Quicktime Movie of 'Bridge and Tunnel Girls' - a rare video treat originally made for MTV back in 1990 but never shown.
Robert Christgau of Village Voice gave it an A-. Sing Out said: “An eclectic romp. Sublime, peculiar, outrageous and delightful.
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