The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #134997 Message #3075172
Posted By: EllenV
15-Jan-11 - 12:12 PM
Thread Name: I'm making a folk notebook...
Subject: I'm making a folk notebook...
... and because there are thousands of versions of every folk/celtic song, I'm wondering if there are any artists (perhaps less well-known) that you Mudcatters believe have the best version of certain songs.
For example, who does "Follow Me Up to Carlow" best? (I have Charlie Zahm singing this, but would be interested to hear other versions.) What about "The Dark Island", "Whiskey in the Jar", or "My Heart's in the Highlands"?
Those are only examples; if you all think of any folk song that has a quintessential version done by a certain singer, post it here and I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks so much, everyone.
p.s. I apologize if there are already threads on this topic. I looked but didn't find any...
restatement here (click)