Buck Curran 'Far Driven Sun' (Obsolete Recordings, Echodelick Records, ESP-Disk') New Album 2025

Buck's new album 'Far Driven Sun' (his 9th Solo Album) is out now on all streaming platforms and CD available in the US through ESP-Disk' and Obslete Recordings Bandcamp in Europe. The Vinyl edition will be available in October through Echodelick Records. Album Overview: Far Driven Sun, Buck Curran's 9th solo album finds an elemental, full form return to his musical roots; a deep love for the ambient and resonant nature of the acoustic steel-string guitar in alternate tunings. In company and reunited (after an 18 year separation) with a rare 'Butterfly' Model 1 acoustic guitar made by Stefan Sobell in Northumberland, England in 1990 (previously used to record the first two albums made by his duo Arborea), Curran creates idiosyncratic and ethereal soundscapes through the use of its sonorous fundamental voice, incredible sustain, shimmering overtones and harmonics...and the additional use of a brass slide and EBow. The compositions and improvisations that are presented in this album are intricate and subtly powerful throughout...yet plaintive and mystical sounding. The notes contained within Far Driven Sun are further defined with plentiful space and tonal colours. And there is the addition of harmonic flowing bass lines on ‘Unicorn Song’ (a track that was named by Buck’s daughter Lucia) and 'ILiad (Slight Return)’ by Nataly Kozlova and the dynamic drumming of Francesco Di Lenge on ‘ILiad (Slight Return)’. Deserto Parallax is a fine example of Buck using the acoustic guitar to create psychedelic landscapes and ethereal atmospheres.

'Deep in the Lovin' Arms of My Babe' - New Video by Buck Curran

New video for Buck Curran's 'Deep in the Lovin' Arms of my Babe' from his latest solo ablum 'One Evening and Other Folk Songs'

Acoustic Guitar Magazine - Buck Curran 'Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair'

Online feature article for Buck Curran's arrangement of 'Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair' available now at Acoustic Guitar Magazine The article is from the forthcoming January/February 2025 issue. There's also a video performance of Buck's arrangement at Acoustic Guitar's Youtube Channel

KLOF Magazine 'Best Albums of 2024'

Deep Thanks to KLOF Magazine (Folk Radio UK) for including Buck Curran's new album 'One Evening and Other Folk Songs' in their list of 'Best Albums of 2024'

Aquarium Drunkard 'Year in Review' 2024

Thanks so much to Aquarium Drunkard for including Buck Curran's new album 'One Evening and Other Folk Songs' (ESP-Disk'/Obsolete Recordings) in their 'Year in Review' for 2024.

Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity (Improvisations 2017-2022) by Buck Curran

Buck Curran's new album Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity (Improvisations 2017 - 2022) includes improvisations with Helena Espvall (Espers) on Cello (Gemini Sun, Gemini Rising), Jodi Pedrali (Slow Air) and with Japanese composer Hiroya Miura on piano (Mugen no Umi no Iro). The title of the album comes from a phrase used by Leonard Bernstein during the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures in 1973, in which he discusses the relevance of musical dissonance through the use of chromaticism: The Unanswered Question (Six talks at Harvard 1973) Lecture 4: The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity. The album is available at Obsolete Recordings Bandcamp , Spotify, and Apple Music

Record Crates United Interview: Arborea’s ‘Red Planet’ 10th Anniversary

Keith Hadad of Record Crates United Interviews Buck for the 10th Anniversary of Arborea's album 'Red Planet'.

Arborea on 'World Cafe: Next'

Archive: Arborea on World Cafe. Original broadcast May 2nd, 2011. Available for streaming or download on World Cafe WXPN

Song of the Day @ Folk Radio UK - Arborea 'When I Was On Horseback'

Song of the Day at Folk Radio UK. A live performance of When I Was On Horseback originally filmed by Rodney Devost in Lewiston, Maine inside the historic Clock Tower of the Lewiston City Hall. 'When I Was On Horseback' was recorded for Arborea's album 'Fortress of the Sun' 2013). Arborea's arrangement of this traditional song has new lyrics written by Buck. 

For Adele (Official Video) - Buck Curran

The Official Video for Buck's guitar instrumental 'For Adele' from the new album 'No Love Is Sorrow'. The video was made on location in Bergamo, Italy by Buck and Adele Pappalardo.

NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert with Buck Curran

NPR Tiny Desk Home Concert from Bergamo, Italy. Recorded 25 April 2020.

Folk Radio Video Premiere: Buck Curran 'Ghost On The Hill'

Video Premiere/Song of the Day via Folk Radio for Buck's song 'Ghost On The Hill' from his new album 'No Love Is Sorrow'. The video was filmed/edited in Maine by Shylah Curran.

Buck Curran's new album 'No Love Is Sorrow'

Buck's third solo album 'No Love Is Sorrow' is now available for Preorder at Apple Music and over at Bandcamp

Premier Guitar Magazine: Buck Curran's Transcendental Folk Guitar

Kate Koenig's feature article for Premier Guitar Magazine about Buck's solo music and his work producing and curating Ten Years Gone: A Tribute to Jack Rose.

Pitchfork - Buck Curran: 'A Working Guitarist in Lockdown in Italy's Hardest-Hit City

Andy Cush of Pitchfork interviewed Buck about his experiences in lockdown in Bergamo, Italy; the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in Europe.

Rake - Townes Van Zandt Cover by Buck Curran

Buck's official cover of 'Rake' by Townes Van Zandt available at Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, etc.

Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen Cover) by Buck Curran

 Buck's arrangement of Bruce Springsteen 'Dancing in the Dark' is now available via, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, etc.

Buck Curran 'Seven Gardens To Your Shore' (Live) - Filmed by Jesse Sheppard

New video of Buck performing 'Seven Gardens To Your Shore' (from the album 'Immortal Light'). This video was made by Jesse Sheppard (Elkhorn) during Buck's American tour in September 2018.

'Immortal Light': Album review at Relix Magazine

Buck Curran's solo album 'Immortal Light' (featuring Shanti) reviewed by Jesse Jarnow for Relix Magazine. February 2017
https://www.relix.com/reviews/detail/buck_curran_immortal_light

'When I Was On Horseback' - Arborea Live @ SXSW

just discovered...Arborea performing 'When I Was on Horseback' at SXSW 2014 (from Arborea's last album 'Fortress of the Sun')