The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79289   Message #1435741
Posted By: Mudlark
15-Mar-05 - 10:33 PM
Thread Name: Songs You Love(No Matter Who Sings Them)
Subject: RE: Songs You Love(No Matter Who Sings Them)
Presentation very important to me, not just voice but feel, sensitivity to the story line, all that stuff. I once finally quit jamming with a folkie because of the dirge-like way all my favorite ballads were presented. I felt if I listened to one more umpteen versed monotone version of Mary Hamilton, a song I've always loved, I'd have to strike it from memory. And when she started in on The Great Silkie...that's when I headed south...