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Thread #73727   Message #1281002
Posted By: Joe Offer
25-Sep-04 - 05:48 PM
Thread Name: Does a folk singer have to sing 'well'?
Subject: RE: Does a folk singer have to sing 'well'?
There was a thread on this subject a couple of days ago, but I can't remember the title and couldn't find the thread. Anybody recall?

I sing a hell of a lot better than Kendall Morse and Sandy Paton, and I look a hell of a lot better than they do too - but for some damn reason, the women all flock to Kendall and Sandy. This makes me insanely jealous, but there's nothing I can do about it. I think the reason is that Kendall and Sandy tell the story of the song so very well, and that's what's most important in folk music. I'm just another pretty voice, but these guys convey the story and themselves in a way I don't know if I'll ever be able to match. I'm a choir singer more than a solo performer, and my way of singing works very well to help a group carry a tune. So, the church ladies think I'm wonderful.

But nonetheless, it's not all character and personality and storytelling. Sandy and Kendall do sing pretty darn well. But I sing better.

-Joe Offer-