Who is yer favourite male folk singer?

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Rob Naylor
Date: 15 Nov 16 - 10:21 AM

It's a bit sad that almost all the posts here are referencing singers who have either died or who were in their prime in the 60s/70s.

There's a whole crop of younger artistes around at the moment, some of them very good, some still developing their styles. It would be nice to see some of them getting the odd mention:

Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere (aka Ninebarrow)
Ninebarrow - The Weeds

Kris Drever (nearly 40 now, but still 25-30 years younger than most mentioned above)
Kris Drever - If Wishes Were Horses

Kirk Bowman (OK, Flats and Sharps is mainly Bluegrass)
Flats and Sharps - Boat

MG (Mat) Boulter
Mat Boulter and Sam Whates - Westcliff

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Bill D
Date: 15 Nov 16 - 11:33 AM

I didn't name one favorite back when this was a new thread, kind of for the reasons stated by Stringsinger (Frank Hamilton).... but since then I would put one name up as a singer who does such justice to more songs than I can count that I'd consider him to be as close to a 'favorite'

Danny Spooner... it is always clear who it singing, but it is always about the song. He has a huge repertoire of traditional songs, but can make even recent songs sound like..... well.... like 'folk'.

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Mooh
Date: 15 Nov 16 - 11:36 AM

Pete Seeger.

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Sam
Date: 15 Nov 16 - 02:17 PM

Ken Wilson(of the Wilsons) is a fine singer.

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Rich A
Date: 16 Nov 16 - 04:32 AM

No one has mentioned Mike Waterson!!

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Tim
Date: 16 Nov 16 - 09:49 AM

Mike Waterson....

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: gillymor
Date: 18 Nov 16 - 07:13 AM

One of my favorites is Billy Ross formerly of Ossian. I wonder if he's still performing.


The Corncrake (The Echo Mocks the Corncrakes)

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: kendall
Date: 18 Nov 16 - 08:29 PM

GORDON BOK

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Sirlampsalot
Date: 19 Nov 16 - 10:04 AM

I like Woody Gutherie and his son Arlo. and Bob Dylan

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Effsee
Date: 19 Nov 16 - 10:53 AM

Ronnie Drew

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Jason Xion Wang
Date: 19 Nov 16 - 12:13 PM

I've always loved Bob Gibson's voice. Glenn Yarbrough too. Smooth

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 23 Nov 16 - 03:01 AM

A great list of singers here... some known to me and others not. But I have started checking them out and it is opening my eyes to some fantastic singing and great songs.

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST,stephen
Date: 23 Nov 16 - 08:09 AM

Martin Wyndham-Read, Nic Jones, Dick Gaughan, Tony Rose and Greg Butler, (Strawhead) and Stan Rogers.

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Nov 16 - 02:23 PM

Louis Killen

Subject: RE: Who is yer favourite male folk singer?
From: Deckman
Date: 23 Nov 16 - 03:13 PM

Walt Robertson