Taiwanese Folk Style, by James Chen

Taiwanese Folk Style

by James Chen

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J. Taliaferro This is "traditional" Taiwanese rock right here. This is the kind of music that wafts to you through the humid night from some open window, walking home from the night market. Favorite track: Grass Mountain.

vajdaij This is a seriously good record! Favorite track: Summer In Taiwan.

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1.	Summer In Taiwan 02:34	buy track
2.	By The Sea 03:17	buy track
3.	Chat Salon 01:51	buy track
4.	Don't Be Discouraged 01:59	buy track
5.	Grass Mountain 01:57	buy track
6.	Love At First Sight 02:05	buy track
7.	Going Home 02:23	buy track
8.	Autumn Nostalgia 03:29	buy track

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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.

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released July 25, 2016

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