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oops wadda mistake to make !!!!I've only been listeneing to the feeler for the last 35 years
tx1138- have you listened to " mermaid avenue " by billy bragg , wilko and natalie merchant singing rare woody guthrie songs fron ther archive
I'll check it out, thanks. Not a folk music fan per se; just love some of the Woody Guthrie music though. recently saw Will Kauffman do a performance and talk about WG; absolutely fascinating. Came from a typically racist white poor working class background, then used music to attack and expose the ignorance, fear and hatred that divided America at that time. A truly remarkable man.
Keep your ears open for Tom Palmer.
Used to play in Sussex and Kent but decamped to Cornwall.
Talk about a person that gives it their all. He has a chat and a laugh between songs but once he shuts his eyes he's off.
If Portishead had started in 1969 instead of 1996, they'd probably sound like this.
If you like these then the "Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word" compilation is well worth checking out.
McTell
McLean
Paxton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrgS94hxuJ0
Corries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_cEebAlirk
Drake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUqN9ozmhw
Gaughan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F-r737DciY
MacColl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wj7xZf8xm8
Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdSIlVZhsDw
Peter, Paul and Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCnHNk2Hac
Hall& McGregor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhIn_iw6a1g
Runrig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gKErYgdGs
Fisher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm_2Tj_neso
Imlach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPgEWfhtJ88
Reader
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2T9545bdm4
Capercaille / Mathieson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKfp7_G7UlQ
+1 to Martha Tilston
Dick Gaughan
Lau Just awesome tunes and musicianship
Hinba
No-one's offered Four Hairy Sweaters singing 'The Wild Rover'. Which leads to no to 'Baker Street'.
And hasn't anyone else been moved by Oysterband's Coal not Dole.
Blackwaterside. By Bert Jansch:
or Anne Briggs:
She moved through the fair. Ragga'd up by davey Graham:
John Barleycorn by Chris Wood. Haven't checked this video out for qwulaity but the very on Lark Descending is ace:
Also his England in Ribbons is phenomonal.
ETA: sorry posting from work. The IT nazi's got the computers locked down and I'm a bit pushed for time, need to clicky linky instead 🙁
More Kate, Awkward Annie.. Live Cambs Folk Festival.
Roddy Woomble (Idlewild)'s three solo albums are all excellent.
Have a listen to this. Could be a bit to traditional for some but you should listen to some of this so you know how messed up some of the songs have become. It the Copper Family.
That lovely Rusby lass is from Cawthorne, the Stockbroker belt of Barnsly. Her uncle used to have a great chippy in Penistone.
+1 BoardinBob's choice. Sublime...
my god, no bert jansch yet...check out nicola for an album
Anything by John Renbourn for me. I can listen to him all day.
Bert Jansch and John Martyn are top players too.
And good to see Vin Garbutt in here.
Steeleye - Marrowbones
Some of you may be interested to know I'm currently doing a project to find people's favourite folk songs. Dozens of songs have been nominated already and the quality of the songs chosen have been superb. In a month's time the results will be compiled into a list on my music to die for website http://musictodiefor.wordpress.com.
Voting is still open and you have until the end of April to send me your own lists of favourite songs.
Here's how to vote :
Email me at nctwall@hotmail.com with a list of up to 25 of your favourite folk songs.
To aid you, I've published a list of 100 of the top contenders so far, with accompanying youtube videos - http://musictodiefor.wordpress.com/all-of-your-best-loved-folk-songs/ .
This is only a guide and you’re free to nominate other songs not on the list if you wish (preferably along with the artists who you think perform them best). Also if you like someone else’s version of any of these songs then it would be good if you could indicate whose version you prefer.
The Good Ship Kangaroo by Planxty. Excellent song about female perfidy.
This means a lot to me.
Oh! Butcher
"And good to see Vin Garbutt in here." He is playing at Reeth 12th July.
Friday 12th July - Vin Garbutt has recovered from bat flu which caused his 2012 Reeth cancellation. His 5 previous appearances have all been sell-outs. Support by Tipperary’s Paula Ryan on marimba/tongue drum, guitar and a variety of percussion instruments including bodhran, djembe and darabuka. Tickets £11 (door £13).
get your ticket From www.wegottickets.com/reethmemorialhall
combine a good night in a small friendly venue with a great bike ride the day before and/or after.
Karine Polwart seems to be very consistent with great songs. Also Eddie Reader has some good songs in recent years, her album of Burns songs is fantastic.
Not really into folk but sometimes partial to music that is influenced by it.
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Jansch - Angie[/url]
Great acoustic guitar...
Cracking thread.
I really like singing The Arran Convict
Chuair mathair mise dhan taigh charaideach,, my father sent me to the house of sorrow. Stunning
This Thread reminded me of this. Vin Garbut, digging out the Ash and racking in the cash, underneath the sea where no man ought to be 😀
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Garbut Potash Song[/url]
A bit of Swiss folk
I love Eddie Reader, got all of her albums, and seen her live a few times too, but I think this is possibly my favourite of her songs:
Tim Buckley did a great version of it, too.