Bella Hardy

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Mr Happy
Date: 09 Jun 08 - 09:55 AM

........unusual melodeon style??

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Mr Happy
Date: 09 Jun 08 - 09:54 AM

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzM7UUUcrSk

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Michael
Date: 09 Jun 08 - 07:30 AM

True Redmax, and her singing and stage manner get better by the day.

Mike

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: GUEST,redmax
Date: 09 Jun 08 - 05:07 AM

And for what it's worth, she's a nice generous person

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: GUEST,ESAM
Date: 09 Jun 08 - 02:48 AM

Give it another go, RB. It's a grower...

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 05:25 PM

I have not been enthused by her CD.

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 08 Jun 08 - 05:45 AM

This girl is really special.

Her MySpace Page is well worth listening to. 'Down in Yon Forest' and 'Searching for Lambs' are particularly good.

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Folkiedave
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 06:31 PM

And she is excellent live. I am going to see her again soon and she is on the bill at Shepley Festival with Chris Sherburn and Ian Stevenson.

An excellent combination.

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 05:31 PM

She is also a performer at the BBC Prom 20th July
See my other post with the link to the programme

Sarah

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: Saro
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 05:10 PM

We heard some years ago singing in a trio at Whitby - she was good then so I expect she's even better now!
saro

Subject: RE: Bella Hardy
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 02:30 PM

Bella Hardy is an absolutely fantastic fiddlesinger from Edale.
She was a finalist in the Young Folk Award a couple of years ago and very many people there, including me, thought she should have won.
The Smoothiechops judges, however deemed otherwise.
I can't have seen your thread about strong, new(ish) female voices or I'd certainly have recommended her.

Subject: Bella Hardy
From: Santa
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 02:17 PM

Last night I saw/heard Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburn at the Clarence.

A little while ago I started a thread suggesting that the more recent/younger female folk singers of my hearing, whilst talented, musical, entertaining, etc, lacked a strong (killer) voice. I asked for suggestions, for who I might be missing. Nobody suggested Bella Hardy.

You (collectively) should have done. I first heard her singing Three Black Feathers on Folk on 2, and thought that was very good, so made sure I was there last night. I can't say I liked all of her arrangements, but that's par for the course, isn't it? Her voice, however, is superb.