We do have something similar, though.
There's been pop-folk bands, arguably. I'm thinking of the Levellers and Mumford and Sons.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:39, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'm a little iffy on the folk stuff.
I do like some of it, but not a lot.
I'm not a hippy you see.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:43, Reply)

Surely by that logic
by listening to country, you would be a thigh-slappin', hawg-wrasslin' redneck?
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:43, Reply)

More of a dirt poor farm girl.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:44, Reply)

Who wrassles hawgs?

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:45, Reply)

No. The sort that will strap you to the back of her tractor and drag you around the field for talkin' trash.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Aw :(

( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Oi!
not that I'm saying you have to like them, but there is quite a difference between The Levellers (at least when I last paid attention to them) and mumford and fucking sons.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:47, Reply)

I'm saying they're in a similar genre
Not the same band.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:48, Reply)

I would argue even this
Unless you think Slayer and Led Zep are in similar Genres, which from a broad enough perspective they are I suppose, but it's pretty fucking broad.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:51, Reply)

Actually, fuck you Kroney.
I'm just made myself listen to Mumford and fucking sons just to confirm I wasn't mis-remembering and dear god, what ever you might say about the levellers and I'm far from their biggest fan, it's not the same musical genre by a mile, quite aside from how really ballessly aweful that mumford cunt is.
/Monty

OK, I shall shut up now.

probably
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:58, Reply)

I know the sister of the bass player from Mumford and Sons
and I'm going to pass your comments on directly.

I think they are kind of boring, nothing more. I saw then at the Eden Project supporting the Doves (who were fucking shit). It was worse than expected.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:03, Reply)

you may do that
you may tell him I think they are (and by inclusion he is) fucking bent, and give him my address and I'll say it to his face.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:07, Reply)

Steady on mate, don't have an internet wobble.
They're both folky and poppy. That's all I meant.
( Kroney, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:37, Reply)

True there is quite a difference
But the one thing they have in common is they are both shite
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:49, Reply)

*stops respecting your music taste*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:52, Reply)

I don't need the respect of a Levellers fan
Perhaps backing up Kroney's point, if you had been 15 now instead of when the Levellers were around, then maybe you would be listening to Mumford & Sons instead? *shudders*
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I'm not a fan
well, not seriously, there are bands like Motorhead or New Model Army I would defend to the death as being awesome, Levellers were just something I liked when younger (although not 15) but I still think they had some objectively good and fun points, not dissimilar to Gogol Bordello who I like now.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:05, Reply)

if it helps
the Levellers have got steadily worse live as the years have gone on. There's a festival local to here that they headline every year, and I've stopped going partly because the levellers stopped being fun to watch.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I did wonder if this might be the case
I stopped around about Zeitgeist as they had gotten to soft and poppy for me, but surely they can't be that bad, not RHCP bad?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:14, Reply)

they still play all the old numbers
but they just seem to have lost something.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Makes sense
if they were sliding *googles* 17 years ago, then I can only imagine where they are now. OK, I will withdraw my support for anything other than *googles again* the 1st 3 Levellers studio albums.

I still maintain that even if they are equally shit (and I do not propose to research this point) now at least they have the excuse of age, unlike that other dross.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:19, Reply)

Letter from the Underground is a brilliant album, though.
And that's later than Zeitgeist. Much harder sound.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:22, Reply)

I will take your recomendation
and *ahem* acquire it later on.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:24, Reply)

I've seen them a lot over the last few years
and have generally thought they've been pretty good. They did a slimmed down acoustic gig at the Tan Hill Inn last year as Drunk in Public, and it was an excellent set. 200 people in a converted barn, nice and intimate, then a few pints with them after the show.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I've seen them a lot at festivals
which was when they were at their best, and the last few times there was a definite and large drop in quality.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:17, Reply)

The only time I've seen them and thought 'hmmm'
was a gig at the Carling Academy in Newcastle, but then again the acoustics in that place are chronic. Barrowlands earlier this year was very entertaining.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:20, Reply)

The Levellers are still around though.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I'm aware of that
I meant 'around' as in releasing music that is being taken notice of.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 19 Jul 2011, 14:15, Reply)