Buck Curran
| Buck Curran | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
23 May 1967 Cocoa Beach, Florida |
| Genres | Indie folk, Psychedelic folk |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Guitar Maker |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonium, banjo, flute |
| Labels | Stange Attractors Audio House; ESP-Disk; Fire Museum Records; Obsolete Recordings; Important Records; alt-vinyl |
| Associated acts | Arborea; Helena Espvall; Mag Baird; Adaya; Glenn Jones, Espers, Steffen Basho-junghans, Harris Newman |
Buck Curran (born in May 23, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter-guitarist, record producer and guitar maker.
Biography
Curran formed the psych-folk duo Arborea in 2005, with whom he recorded five albums and has toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Curran's music is associated with the Psychedelic Folk and Indie Folk genres, though his primary focus was on performing traditional and original Blues and Folk music in the 1990's. In 2009 he produced the benefit compilation Leaves of Life (2009),[1] which included notable artists Devendra Benhart, Marissa Nadler, Alela Diane, etc. Curran also contributed to the renewal of interest in Robbie Basho producing two tribute albums, We Are All One in the Sun (2010)[2] and Basket Full of Dragons (2016).[3]
In July 2016 he released his first solo record, Immortal Light,[4] a split release between ESP-Disk and Obsolete Recordings.
Curran is also an artist and painted the cover for Basket Full of Dragons and notable guitar maker who worked from 2002 to 2009 for renown Maine luthier Dana Bourgeois, where he developed his own guitar model called Butterfly.[5] His acoustic and electric guitar playing is characterized by the extensive use of low alternate tunings, slide, Ebow, reverb,[6] manipulating string overtones and dynamics creating haunting voice-like timbres on the instrument.
Discography
Albums
- Immortal Light (2016, ESP-Disk/Obsolete Recordings)
EPs
- Standing Rock (2017, Obsolete Recordings)
- The Rushings feat. Buck Curran Nashville West Session (2016, Obsolete Recordings)
- Adele H feat. Buck Curran, Dogmas EP (2017, Obsolete Recordings)
Compilation albums
- Leaves of Life (2009, Darla Records)
- We Are All One, In The Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho (2010, Important Records/ 2011 alt.vinyl)
- Basket Full Of Dragons (2016, Obsolete Recordings)
Records with Arborea
- Wayfaring Summer (Summer Street, 2006)
- Arborea (Fire Museum, 2008)
- House of Sticks (Borne!/Darla, 2009)
- Red Planet (Strange Attractors Audio House, 2011)
- Fortress of the Sun (ESP-Disk, 2013)
References
- ↑ "Devendra Banhart, Alela Diane, More Collaborate on Leaves of Life". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Various Artists: We Are All One, in the Sun: A Tribute to Robbie Basho Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Various Artists—Basket Full Of Dragons: A Tribute To Robbie Basho Vol II (Obsolete Recordings)". dusted. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "Buck Curran: Immortal Light". Relix. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ Terence Tan (2009-09-23). "Curran Guitars. Luthier Interview". Guitarbench Magazine. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ David Fricke (2011-12-23). "Rolling Stone: The Best Under-the-Radar Albums of 2011". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
External links
- Relix Magazine, Steve Gunn, William Tyler and Chris Forsyth on The New Golden Age of Guitar, by Jesse Jarnow on July 19, 2016
- Guitar Player, Buck Curran on Arborea's Avant-Folk Aesthetics, by Barry Cleveland, September 18, 2013
- NPR, Arborea Tiny Desk Concert, May 17, 2012
- Prog Magazine, Buck Curran - Immortal Light album review, February 15, 2017
- Folk Radio UK, Buck Curran Featured Interview, by Alex Gallacher, September 30, 2016
- Peghead Nation, Buck's Vinyl Solution, by Derk Richardson, January 3, 2017