We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Taiwanese Folk Style

by James Chen

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $7 USD  or more

     

1.
2.
By The Sea 03:17
3.
Chat Salon 01:51
4.
5.
6.
7.
Going Home 02:23
8.

about

Walking home from school around 1962 in Chia-yi, Taiwan, James Chen heard wild guitar noises reverberating from a nearby building. Compelled by its tone and sound, he stumbled upon a local musician playing guitar and immediately inquired for a lesson. In the ‘80s he began to write songs at home, talking about cicadas molting in the summer, the pleasures of leisurely sipping tea, blooming Poinciana flowers and a wistful longing for his family after living in the States for many years. Lovely, personal works.

Cut to present day, James’ son Hewson (The New Lines) took his father’s tunes and alongside his bandmate Davis White, fleshed out the production adding additional guitar, synthesizer and drums. Hewson titled this "Taiwanese Folk Style" because growing up around his fathers music, this is what he thought traditional Taiwanese cultural music sounded like. Over 30 years in the making, this inter-generational collaboration is as beautiful as it is sublime.

credits

released July 25, 2016

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Moon Glyph Portland, Oregon

cassette & record label

submit demos here—
moonglyphdemos at gmail

contact / help

Contact Moon Glyph

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Taiwanese Folk Style, you may also like: