Kate Rusby Fan Discussion

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: GUEST,Castic444
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 01:42 PM

Yeah. I agree with all of you. The Kinks cover was really great! It's a wonderful song. I actually know a whole forum entirely about Kate. Which, I think, is a great idea. She has so many fans, and all so widespread. It's like we never all talk to each other. I actually really love Awkward Annie (the song, not the whole album, although I love the album) That's more on the upbeat side, but even though she sings a lot of tragic ballads, her albums are still really feel good music!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: irishenglish
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:49 PM

Ditto on the Kathryn Roberts CD, I just played that the other day! Does anyone have the Intuition album? She sang some very American oriented stuff on that one.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: peregrina
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:42 PM

Kate has had Tim O'Brien in a duet and also Darrell Scott, but I can't remember if that was a duet or backing.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: Banjiman
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:41 PM

Awkward Annie is OK with me....it's got banjos!

Paul

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: GUEST,Ruth without a cookie
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:40 PM

guest above is me.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:38 PM

I'd like to hear her do a really good duets album. I think her work with Kathryn Roberts was some of the best of her career, and it would be great to see her choosing some interesting vocal partners to noodle with! She has worked with some excellent backing vocalists, but it's not quite the same as singing a two-hander.

BTW, I think young Joseph did a sterling job with the production this time round - and how lovely to hear him singing!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: irishenglish
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:08 PM

Now that I would like to hear!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: rabbitlegs
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:01 PM

I suppose from Kate's point of view Sir Eglamore, The Elvin Knight, The Old Man would be the up tempo stuff, she freely admits she likes the sad stuff though.

Maybe she occasionally knocks out ace of spades in rehearsal or something, gets it out of the system!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: irishenglish
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 11:00 AM

True enough rabbitlegs, and believe me, that was not meant as a slur on Carr, Cutting, Andy Seward, or any of her usual staples. In fact I would quite like to hear the new live band with Anna Massie in it. But different musicians can get different things from you as a performer-maybe even a tempo change. I would love to hear Kate tear it up a little-sing something fast maybe, which you have to admit, she has never done. I guess at the end of the day, my wishes for what she would do are tempered by how much I appreciate her music as it stands now.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: rabbitlegs
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 10:40 AM

All fair comment irishenglish, but as you say, she does what she does because thats what she wants. Electric guitar, Chris Thile, some things changed a little, some things changed a lot in terms of producing the album, not a time for the great unknown perhaps. But if you were recording with Ian Carr and Andy Cutting, where would you start looking for anyone better?

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: irishenglish
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 10:20 AM

I've always been a fan, and I quite enjoy Awkward Annie. What I have said on here before is, I wish she would go outside the box a little and try something different, new instrumentation, some other musicians, whatever it may be. Now as has been discussed here on another forum, I think the Kinks cover on Annie is in a small way, exactly what I just mentioned-as soon as I heard the electric guitar, I thought, wow, Kate Rusby and an electric guitar. She will always have that voice that will melt you the first time you hear it, and touch you still many years after-at least I know it does for me. I will say this though, she does know all the criticisms levelled against her, so her decision to just keep on with the same basic formula is not done through some kind of absentmindedness. But I have to say, I will still be listening to her no matter what!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: GUEST,Castic444
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 09:02 AM

@Rabbitleg:
This is what I thought, but I was discouraged by others looking down on my ideas. I'm glad to see someone who agrees with me.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: rabbitlegs
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 05:19 AM

Kate has had personal and family traumas in recent years, as we all know, but I would have said Awkward Annie is up with the best of 'em. Business as usual, she and Joe did a fine job and still some of the best backing musicians going on the album, what more can we want.

Yes, I'm a bloke, it's perfectly normal yer know!

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: Folkiedave
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 04:26 AM

But I think that such a great artist like Kate cannot go for so long without some producer picking her up.

I really doubt that would happen.

Subject: RE: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: Mr Happy
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 04:06 AM

I don't care for her meself, but there's a bio & more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Rusby

Subject: Kate Rusby Fan Discussion
From: GUEST,Castic444
Date: 31 Mar 08 - 07:02 PM

I am a Kate Rusby FANATIC! I really love all of her work and I am dying to meet more fans! However, a lot of people say that her next album is weaker than the others. They say it's because her husband left her. But I think that such a great artist like Kate cannot go for so long without some producer picking her up. I am optimistic about her future. But I am eager to here from others.
-Castic