Robbie Basho 'Live in Forlì, Italy 1982'

Cover Art for the forthcoming Vinyl and CD release of my latest project: 'Robbie Basho Live in Forlì, Italy 1982' via Obsolete Recordings and ESP-Disk'. Distributed by Forced Exposure... January 26, 2018 (CD); February 23, 2018 (LP). European distro will be via !K7 Records . For more information about Robbie Basho...please visit the essential Robbie Basho Archives @ http://www.robbiebasho-archives.info/

Adaya, Adele H and Buck Curran Live @ Treppenhaus Switzerland

A night of Obsolete Recordings artists: Adaya, Adele H, and Buck Curran @ Treppenhaus Rorschach, Switzerand 18 Nov 2017. Photos by Sarp Tuncer

Live in Switzerland

Performing with Adaya & Band Live at Insgeheim, Ins, Switzerland 6 May 2017. Supporting Adaya's new release 'The Other Side'. Photo by Michel Villard

2006 Curran Butterfly in Italy

My 2006 Butterfly Model Acoustic guitar...after being lost for several days from a flight which left Boston via Germany to Milano, Italy finally showed up (undamaged). It's beautiful having her in Italy and we have lots of records planned for the future.

Buck Curran 'Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas'

Cover for my forthcoming album 'Morning Haikus, Afternoon Ragas'...out in 2018 via ESP-Disk'/Obsolete Recordings

Nick Schillace Plays John Fahey's 'Red Pony'

Nick Schillace from Michigan....One of the Finest Contemporary guitarists playing in the American Primitive style...performing Fahey's Red Pony! Check out his Great album Landscape and People at Bandcamp https://nickschillace.bandcamp.com/ Nick's version of 'Red Pony' can also be found out Bandcamp on his album 'Box Canyon'

Adaya & Band @ Buskers Bern Festival 2017, Bern, Switzerland

Performing with Adaya & Band @ Buskers Bern Festival on Erlacherhof Stage, Bern, Switzerland, August 10th 2017. Photos by Matthias Luggen. More Photos @ Matthias Luggen Flickr

Robbie Basho 'Live in Forlì, Italy 1982'

Today is the Official digital release of Robbie Basho 'Live in Forlì, Italy, 1982'....avail via iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, etc. Vinyl edition forthcoming!

Buck Curran's Acoustic Guitar Instrumental 'River unto Sea': June 2017 Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Buck Curran's acoustic guitar instrumental 'River unto Sea' (from 'Immortal Light') in the June 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Holy Grail Goldtop Les Paul & Performing with Adaya's Band in Switzerland

photos taken at Schuxenhaus, Ins Switzerland 5 May 2017 by David Manuel Stucki
Adaya CD Release Show @ Insgeheim, Ins, Switzerland 6 May 2017. Photos by Michel Villard
Adaya CD Release Show @ Insgeheim, Ins, Switzerland 6 May 2017. Photos by Thomas Schneeberger

Various shots performing with Adaya & Band in Switzerland May 2017 with what I consider a Holy Grail Les Paul. It's a 2008 Gibson Custom Shop JB Sig Goldtop ser no. 270 (of 300 run). Pickups are dynamic and massive sounding..only mod I've had done is having Lindy Fralin do front pickup magnet flip.

Arborea Archives - Dirty Linen Magazine feature on Psych Folk

Dirty Linen Magazine Archive feature article on new Psych Folk from 2007. Written by Lahri Bond

Ted Hayes - Evil Twin Amps

I played this custom made amp this morning…made by Ted Hayes of Evil Twins Amps & Tube Electronics (out of Bristol, Rhode Island)...One of the Best Sounding and most Beautiful amps I've ever played!

Buck Curran: Acoustic Session for Le Cargo! Paris, France

Buck Curran Acoustic Session for Le Cargo! Paris, France 3 February, 2017. Performing 'New Moontide' from the new album 'Immortal Light' out via Obsolete Recordings and ESP-Disk'.
Full Session here: http://www.lecargo.org/spip/buck-curran/session-acoustique-861/article9304.html

Peter Green: Five Essential 'Live' Solos - Guitar Player Magazine

I've written an article...a small labour of love about Five Essential 'Live' Solos by Peter Green for Guitar Player Magazine. Original photo by George Wilkes Archive.
https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-essential-peter-green-live-solos
I also want to add a public statement to my article: I love Claptons early work and his role w/Bluesbreakers is key to PG's history. To clarify regarding my comments about Clapton. I am only stating in article that Peter Green's work was On Par/Equal to Clapton's best. Peter Green's work deserves to been celebrated along with Clapton. It's unfortunate that when I was growing up, I never even heard of Peter Green..cause nobody was talking about him...while Clapton was everywhere, I am Grateful for both musicians.

'Immortal Light' in the April issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine

'Immortal Light' reviewed in the new issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, April 2017. Review by Adam Perlmutter.

Re-issue of 'We are All, One in the Sun: a Tribute to Robbie Basho on Obsolete Recordings

Today is the re-release via Obsolete Recordings of 'We are All One, In the Sun': a tribute to Robbie Basho feat. Glenn Jones, Meg Baird, Arborea, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Helen Espvall, Cian Nugent, Fern Knight, Rahim Alhaj. I started working on the production of this album in 2007 and it was first released by Important Records in 2010. UK Imprint altvinyl also did a limited Vinyl run. It still remains as one of my very favorite projects. The album made Acoustic Guitar magazine Best albums of 2010, Pitchfork 7.8, Mojo Magazine 4 Stars. I also wrote an extensive article about Basho 'Voice of the Eagle' for The Fretboard Journal that is worth checking out..it was published in 2012 in issue 24. Avail for streaming @ Spotify and iTunes

Arborea performing @ Fretboard Journal

Live performance Shanti and I did (Arborea) at the Fretboard Journal Office in Seattle. Performing on my Butterfly Model 1 that I designed...Red Spruce top & Indian Rswd back & sides. More info at FB Journal
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/video/aborea-dance-sing-fight-fretboard-journal/

Buck Curran 'Immortal Light' and 'Standing Rock Plain' on Spotify, iTunes

'Immortal Light' and my new EP 'Standing Rock Plain' are now streaming at Spotify, iTunes and Soundcloud
https://open.spotify.com/album/474BBbP17RuglV0kDUS21X
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/standing-rock-plain-ep/id1194068891

Sid Smith interview with Buck Curran: Podcast from the Yellow Room

Veteran UK Music Writer Sid Smith has interviewed me for his latest Podcast from the Yellow Room (via Mixcloud)...we talk about my new album 'Immortal Light', Sandy Denny, Arborea and other inspirations.

https://www.mixcloud.com/thesidsmith/sid-smiths-podcasts-from-the-yellow-room-65/

'Immortal Light': Album review at Relix Magazine

'Immortal Light' reviewed by Jesse Jarnow for Relix Magazine. February 2017

https://www.relix.com/reviews/detail/buck_curran_immortal_light

'Immortal Light'...Psych Folk Masterpiece Shines Bright: album review at PROG Magazine

Some great news...Sid Smith has reviewed 'Immortal Light' for the latest issue of PROG Magazine

http://teamrock.com/review/2017-02-15/buck-curran-immortal-light-album-review

Buck Curran Live in Italy 2017

Buck Curran and Adele H Live @ Druso, Ranica (Bergamo) Italy, 8 February 2017. Photos by GianCarlo Brunelli. Photo at Piano Terra, Milan, Italy 26 January 2017 by Fanny Bissa. Photo at Nuova Libreria ALBO, Morbegno, Italy. 11 Feb 2017 by Nicola Scinetti

'When I Was On Horseback' - Arborea Live @ SXSW

just discovered...Arborea performing my arrangement of 'When I Was on Horseback' at SXSW 2014 (from Arborea's last album 'Fortress of the Sun'). I've added new lyrics and changed the historic setting of the song from Ireland to the American Civil War.

Standing Rock Plain

Cover photo by Alex Garland

Ode to the Water Protectors at Standing Rock out now via Bandcamp. Out on iTunes, Amazon, etc February 28th. Please consider making a donation @ Oceti Sakowin Camp
www.ocetisakowincamp.org/donate

Standing Rock Plain (Lyrics):

Travel safe my dear, don't get caught in the rain,
was the last thing you said, before I rode away
(chorus)
I'm Taking my horse to Standing Rock Plain
Where the sisters and brothers all sing in refrain
Let the Waters run clear on our ancestral land
Don't want no black oil, nor the pain that it brings

Hope I see you my dear and our babies again
If the cops, armoured trucks don't haul us away
Please Mr President give us back our green Earth
No more black oil, machines, or red rust

(chorus)
I'm making my way to Standing Rock Plain 
Where the Great Sioux Nation all sing in Refrain
Don't want the black gold, nor the pain that it brings 
Let the waters run clear on our ancestral land

They'd lay that pipeline a thousand miles long
Cut straight thru the bone of our sacred old home 
and they'd lay that pipeline a thousand years more
pollutin' the waters with a future fargone

(chorus)
I'm Taking my horse to Standing Rock Plain
Where the sisters and brothers all sing in refrain
Let the Waters run clear on our ancestral land
Don't want no black oil, nor the pain that it brings 
I'm making my way to Standing Rock Plain 
Where the Great Sioux Nation all sing in Refrain
Don't want the black gold, nor the pain that it brings
Let the waters run clear on our ancestral land
...if we don't take a stand for all the babes just born
and we make our stand for all the children unborn

Standing Rock Plain - words and music by Buck Curran (c)2016 (p) Arborea Music (ASCAP)
releases February 28, 2017
Cover Photo by Alex Garland www.alexgarlandphotography.com Cover layout by Adele Pappalardo

Buck Curran's 'Immortal Light' reviewed at Peghead Nation

Veteran KPFA Berekey DJ and writer Derk Richardson shares his thoughts on the vinyl edition of 'Immortal Light' via Peghead Nation! Out via ESP-Disk' and Obsolete Recordings. Happy New Year!
https://pegheadnation.com/commentary/derks-discoveries/bucks-vinyl-solution/
Review excerpt:
"One of the most sonically enveloping albums of 2016. Curran creates his spacious, slowly transmuting music by himself, multi-tracking acoustic and electric guitars, harmonium, flute, and banjo, singing through the ethereal fog on the songs “New Moontide,” “Seven Gardens to Your Shore,” and a timely cover of John Fogerty’s “Bad Moon Rising.” The CD version of Immortal Light is a beautiful thing—acoustic guitar notes crisp, spaces well defined, overall sonics crystal clear. But the vinyl edition is a revelation—palpably warmer, the edges of digital reproduction rounded off, the overtones fuller and richer, and the soundstage expanding in all directions to create an immersive listening experience in which it is easier to, perhaps impossible not to, become part of the music." - Derk Richardson/Peghead Nation