Modern Folk Quartet
The Modern Folk Quartet( or" MFQ") was an American folk music revival group that formed in the early 1960s.
Originally emphasizing acoustic instruments and group harmonies, they performed extensively and recorded two albums.
In 1965, as the Modern Folk Quintet, they ventured into electric folk rock and recorded with producers Phil Spector and Jack Nitzsche.
Although MFQ received a fair amount of exposure, their rock- oriented recordings failed to capture their sound or generate enough interest and they disbanded in 1966.
Subsequently, MFQ re-formed several times and made further recordings.
Modern Folk Üçlüsü
Modern Folk Üçlüsü(" Modern Folklore Trio") is a Turkish music trio; As the name implies, their main source is Turkish folklore songs( Türkü).
Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Turkey took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.
The country was represented by Ayşegül Aldinç and a trio named Modern Folk Üçlüsü with the song" Dönme Dolap" written and composed by Ali Kocatepe.
The entry was chosen during a national final called" Şarkı Yarışması".
It shared the 18th- 19th place with Portugal within 20 participants with 9 points in Dublin.
Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern
Darren Hayman& the Secondary Modern are a British band who have released four albums.
Darren Hayman has previously performed with Hefner and The French, and continues to collaborate with ex-members of both bands.
The name of the band refers to a type of school which existed in post-war Britain.
Since 2012, Hayman's backing bands have been known as The Long Parliament and The Short Parliament.
The Radiants
The Radiants were an American doo-wop and R&B group popular in the 1960s.
The group formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1960, where its members met singing in the youth choir of Greater Harvest Baptist Church.
They performed both gospel and secular tunes, the latter of which were written by leader Maurice McAlister.
While attempting to land a record deal, they found that labels were n't interested in gospel groups anymore, and concentrated on secular tunes, eventually landing a deal with Chess Records.
Billy Davis produced their early records, including the first," Father Knows Best" b/w" One Day I'll Show You", which was a regional hit in Cleveland in 1962.
Several more singles for Chess followed, but did n't sell well, and by 1964 the group had more or less broken up.
McAlister and baritone Wallace Sampson continued on as a trio with new member Leonard Caston, Jr.( son of Leonard Caston).
With this lineup they had their biggest hit, 1964's" Voice Your Choice".
The follow- up," Ai n't No Big Thing", was also a hit.
Caston left the group in 1965, replaced by James Jameson.
This lineup recorded only one single," Baby You Got It", before McAlister departed.
At this time, Chess had another group, The Confessions, led by Mitchell Bullock, on its roster, who had recorded the single" Do n't It Make You Feel Kinda Bad" but broken up before the album's release.
Billy Davis had Bullock join The Radiants with Sampson, Jameson, and Victor Caston, the younger brother of Leonard Jr..
The recording of" Do n't It Make You Feel Kinda Bad" made by The Confessions was then issued under The Radiants' name in 1967.
This lineup produced one more hit single," Hold On", and after several more failed singles the group was dropped by Chess in 1969.
They continued to perform together through 1972.
McAlister and tenor Green McLauren also recorded as Maurice& Mac. On June 25, 2019," The New York Times Magazine" listed
The Radiants among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
Randy and the Radiants
Randy and the Radiants( or Randy& the Radiants) were an American garage rock band from Memphis, Tennessee who were active from 1962 – 1966 and then again 1976 – 1984.
They were one of the most popular groups in the Memphis area during the 1960s, and though their association with Knox Phillips, son of Sam Phillips, they signed with Sun Records and recorded two singles on the label which became hits in the region, particularly their second release," My Way of Thinking", which became one of the top hits in the area, reaching# 1 on WGMN's charts.
The group's work has today become highly regarded amongst garage rock enthusiasts and collectors.
Blowzabella
Blowzabella is an English band who play bagpipes, hurdy- gurdy and an array of acoustic instruments to produce a driving, drone- based sound influenced by British and European traditional dance music.
Many of their tunes have become standards in the modern folk repertoire.
Changes (Modern Folk Quartet album)
Changes is the second and final studio album by the American folk band the Modern Folk Quartet.
It was released in 1964 on the Warner Bros. Records label ("see" 1964 in music).
The album expands upon the trend set from the group's debut: including interpretations of both traditional and contemporary folk standards, with an increased emphasis on the latter.
By the time the Modern Folk Quartet recorded "Changes", they were seasoned members of the folk scene, which enabled the group to produce much richer vocal harmonies.
The Modern Folk Quartet's self-titled 1963 debut album saw the group mix renditions of traditional folk songs, and newer compositions by the band's contemporaries on the folk circuit.
Following the album, the band became regular performers, which helped the Modern Folk Quartet developed their vocal harmonies.
Jerry Yester recalls the harmonies were the group's greatest strength, saying, "the only vocals that competed with us back then was Curt Boettcher's group [the folk band the Goldebriars]".
For "Changes", the Modern Folk Quartet was collaborating with a different record producer, Curly Waiters, though the original album release does not credit anyone.
Recorded in late 1963 at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, the album had a few traditional arrangements, but consisted largely of songs composed by the band's contemporaries in the folk scene.
Some musical artists covered on the album also had their material appear on "The Modern Folk Quartet", including the Kingston Trio and Bob Gibson.
Dino Valenti, whose song "Pennies" is featured on the first album, penned "The Little House" for "Changes"; however, for reasons unknown, he is credited as "Klonaris-Buerger".
Valenti, along with session musician Dick Rosmini, guested on guitar on the track.
The Modern Folk Quartet was also one of the earliest groups to cover material by singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, with the album including their take on his adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Bells".
In addition, the group recorded the song, "Farewell", which its composer Bob Dylan never released on his own albums.
Cyrus Faryar states the band's rendition was largely inspired by Judy Collins' cover of the song, which appears on her album,
"Judy Collins 3".
"Changes" was released in early-1964.
As the album was distributed, the band—along with a multitude of other musical acts—were influenced into "going electric" by Dylan and the onset of the British Invasion.
The Modern Folk Quartet relocated to Greenwich Village; however—aside for a few non-LP singles—never recorded again, which is credited to a heavy touring schedule.
Juno Falls
Juno Falls are a modern folk pop band comprising songwriter/ frontman Myles O Reilly and his band, hailing from Dublin, Ireland.
Fans include Brad Pitt.
Randy and the Radiants
Randy and the Radiants( or Randy& the Radiants) were an American garage rock band from Memphis, Tennessee who were active from 1962 – 1966 and then again 1976 – 1984.
They were one of the most popular groups in the Memphis area during the 1960s, and though their association with Knox Phillips, son of Sam Phillips, they signed with Sun Records and recorded two singles on the label which became hits in the region, particularly their second release," My Way of Thinking", which became one of the top hits in the area, reaching# 1 on WGMN's charts.
The group's work has today become highly regarded amongst garage rock enthusiasts and collectors.

Question: Are both bands, The Radiants and Modern Folk Üçlüsü, from the same country?
Answer: no