All-time favourites

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Today's the day I get my bus pass, free prescriptions, fuel allowance, free eyetests et al. Yipee! ;0(

Off to Cromer Festival for a while now (must remember to put my zimmer in the car). When I get back I'll add another five that I like.

Cheers,

Bob

Congrats Bob, Hope you have a wonderful time! Look forward to hearing all about it;)

Alex

[Fudged]

Hope you had a grand time Bob - I've been to see Shooglenifty on my birthday too :) (haven't reached the bus pass one yet,though).

Many happy returns - you're now, officially, an Old Folkie

ps - MrsFudged tells me her family used to go to Cromer on holiday every year when she was a wee lass.

[basketbob]

Thank you chaps for your good wishes. I shall try and live up to my new station in life as an Old Folkphart.

Cromer wasn't very exciting, I'm afraid, but we were only there for the middle part of the day, so didn't see any concerts in the pier theatre. We saw Tom Bliss & Scolds Bridle in the Lifeboat house. They all had to work very hard in difficult circumstances. A very interesting place to be, but hardly the best place to perform. A creditable performance from Tom in particular, who sang lifeboat & shipwreck songs. One song in particular was about a Naval shipwreck on Lundy Isle and embarrassingly involved a member of his own family!

We also saw Trefor and Vicki Williams, a Welsh duo, who were pretty good; and Pete Smith (acoustic folk blues jazz guitar - more jazz than folk) who was very good.
It was interesting that when we came out of the Pete Smith concert, the maroons went up and we watched the Lifeboat launch. It would have been great if that had happened while Tom Bliss was on.

The thing that was most noticeably missing at Cromer though was the buzz.

In previous years, the place was full of obvious folkies wandering about carrying instruments and "Hail, fellow; well met"ting everywhere, but we saw hardly anyone we knew, and hardly any instruments.
I would be very interested to hear from anyone else who was there just in case I was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Had a bit of a treat yesterday. Mrs B had organised for me to have a flight in a glider. It was brilliant!
I even got to wiggle the stick. "you now have control, Bob"
He was a good instructor, I'm pleased to say, and he was able to get us out of the spin.
I'd recommend it for someone of advancing years who wants an adrenalin rush but not enough to bring on a heart attack!

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Anyway, far to much digression on this favourites thread. Back to business.

Continuing "songs with guitar", again in no specific order.


1. Dick Gaughan - The Workers Song - from Handful of earth.

2. Paul Brady - Arthur McBride

3. Ralph McTell - The Gypsy - from Not 'Til Tomorrow

4. Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - quite apart from the song and guitar being good, I like this one as I can well remember the bikers all collecting at the Box Hill Cafe during the 60s, and I also knew some one who had a Vinnie at that time.

5. Bob Dylan - The ballad of Hollis Brown - from Times they are a-changing - a nice bit of flat picking from someone not renowned for his guitar playing.

Rock on

Bob

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OK I admit...I'm just too saturated with music to give a half decent answer...and...it will change all the time. I tend to play my music based on mood. In fact I add it to the station based on mood as well...it's a sort of good karma thing...I never add music if I'm not feeling great:smilielol5:

I'm also too drawn to your list as you picked some real favourites of mine. But as you're the only one so far to post I'll bite the bullet...so for tonight...and I'm very chilled...
So, songs with guitar...does it have to be accoustic? I don't mean Led Zepplin but I like a lot of Rootsy Blues as well.

Off the top of my head and avoiding your selection (you haven't made this easy Bob as all the Brit ones I would have chosen you have and I don't want to be boring...actually you may have helped):

Lead Belly - Where did you sleep last night (beautifully atmospheric and similar to the Bentonia tradition an area of the Mississippi which is very dark and haunting...not sure if it is without diggin out my Blues books)

Darling Little Girl - Dyad A very happening old time revivalist group that just fits my mood right now...beautiful album and worthy of more airplay...I tried and failed to help get them into Celtic Connections...they don't know what they're missing

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo Mesmerised by this amazing couple...I love that latin spirit...so alive...and...there's a reason why their dancing is so sensuous....love it.

So not to be be out done on the Brit side, or I should say Scot's side:

Alistair hulett - The Dark Eyed Sailor This guy has amazing style and spirit...another one that deserves more attention

and finally...OK, I'll have to bite the bullet..I would have gone for Gaughan or Jones :frown2: but I reckon you need to keep this original so...

Bob Fox - Recruited Collier Another great folk singer that just does what he does best whilst getting ignored by the press etc for the supposed new folk singers putting the north on the map...don't get me started...

howzat!

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This is a crossover tune that strays from the country to the folk side depending on your feel...

I love "Sunday Morning Comin Down". Currently listening to Kris Kristofferson's version from his great album "This old road"...a lovely tune. I still love Johnny Cash's version of Kris' song...The Man in Black was a big influence on me. My old man took me to see Johnny Cash. He done so much for that scene...also the first lyrics I learnt as a kid were: Folsom Prison Blues...

memories....:)

So what better, a duet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RLiu...eature=related

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As I said before my Top 5 songs are constantly changing which I think is pretty normal, well for me at least:

So today...they are...there is a common theme- they move me, some close to tears. I was talking to Alan O'Leary at Copperplate on the phone earlier and he's sending me an album that he thinks will move me to tears. He knows me fairly well so he's probably right. Can't wait to hear it now. I remember he used to get very emotional everytime he heard "The Parish Notices" by Jez Lowe...anyway, I digress:

Dick Gaughan - Now Westlin Winds (from Handful of Earth): One of best Singer/Songwriters to have ever walked the earth and he still does it with the same honesty that he did back when this album came out.

Niamh Parsons - The Rigs of Rye (from Heart's Desire): It's Niamhs vocal ranges that do it for me, she's like a female Dick Gaughan if that makes sense.

Planxty - Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (from Planxty): Probably the best album ever produced...If I had to go and live on a desert island Planxty would come with me. I get very caught up in the brilliance of this track and how Planxty revolutionised Irish Music for ever. Pure guts and genius. You should hear one of the original live recordings...it's on the Christy Moore box set. You hear them perform this then after they finish, they bring the house down...the crowd went mad for it!

Sean Doyle - The Hawk and The Crow (from The Light and Half Light): A masterpiece and a beautiful old tale. Just fiddle and Sean singing with to begin with then half way through it opens up to this amazing set with John Doyle (ex-Solas). Bloody brilliant...that will be in the top set next week.

Bon Iver - Flume (from For Emma, Forever Ago) a great album that really hit home after I read the background behind the making of the album and the time he spent alone in a hunting lodge...

There you go...they are all strong contenders and I have could have done more than 5 very easily...

[Fudged]

Well - you know I'd whole-heartedly endorse the first one Alex! :)

One that I've been unable to stop listening to recently and I'm seriously starting to think of as one of the finest pieces of songwriting I've ever ceom across..

Karine Polwart - Tongue That Cannot Lie from This Earthly Spell

It conjours images of ancient stories and laments for the loss of innocence. Poet or songwriter? It's getting difficult to decide.

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I've just listened to Richard Thompson's "Beeswing"....it's one of may favourites and I just played it three times. The lyrics are so great, his use of the word beeswing to describe the delicacy of one he loves is just... it takes my breath away in terms of it's beauty:

"Oh she was a rare thing, fine as a bee's wing
So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
She was a lost child, oh she was running wild
She said "As long as there's no price on love, I'll stay.
And you wouldn't want me any other way"




Anyway...before I blub into my wine I posted the video up;)



On the main site of course with lyrics for you to appreciate even more



here it is

[basketbob]

Richard Thompson is IMHO one of the most under-rated singer/songwriters in this country. His songs vary from the most sensitive to the really good thrash.
You rightly pick Beeswing as one of his best.

Good on yer,

Bob

[jools]

Happy Birthday Bob! I am tickin off the years to my bus pass - can't wait. I do not drive so the old bus pass will be so welcome as well as being greener. I hope you had a good one and don't feel too ancient. Or an even better one and feel like Hades.

You have chosen one of my favourites in your five:-

John Martyn - May you never - I absolutely love it.
My five would have to include Pete Bellamy with or without the Young Tradition, something sung by the Copper family - probably What wondrous love is this, and of course the Watersons singing practically anything. And Nic Jones. Did you say just Five? I actually think I can't do that..I agree with Alex in that the five change every day and possibly every half hour. Of course I'd have to include a track from the Silly Sisters album, something from Morris on..etc etc

Oh Yes, and i would preserve in aspic that set i saw at Cambridge with Diz Disley, Stephane Grapelli and practically everybody else available - a really happy time!
You see, Bob, this is where we score over all these young folkies. WE have more memories to go at!