You’ve gotta wonder sometimes where the next generation of folk musicians are going to come from. Who, of that younger generation, really cares about the deep roots of folk music? Well, Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers is a good place to start. These youngsters call Boston their home (fitting since for decades much of the great folk music has come out of New England). More astute observers of the neo-trad movement than I have proclaimed these Berklee School Of Music students as the future of the sound. They mix Appalachian roots music with Scandinavian folk and rhythms from around the world.
I suspect these songs are just demos, they are a little rough around the edges, but you can clearly tell that the musicianship and the wealth of musical ideas are present. If you’re lucky enough to be attending this years Folk Alliance you’ll have a chance to see them live.