The Young Un's

Subject: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 04:38 PM

OK, Greg Stephens just told me about these lads, in the 'Young Folk' thread....and...my ears have gone UP!    You know, like they did when I first heard Seth Lakeman..

Just WOW!

Soooo....here they are, richly deserving a thread of their very own, because these lads are going to filling marquees all over the country, you just watch 'em.

The Young Un's - Myspace - and every song on there is excellent!


WHAT voices!   :0)

I've just asked them over to my page, and I'm about to put their music on to play on there now...FANTASTIC!

Thanks, Greg. x

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 04:43 PM

Could someone ask them to put some information about themselves on their page, please, because it'd be great for people to read all about them.

:0)

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,Joe G
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 04:53 PM

Well of course they are good Lizzie - they are from Hartlepool where I am originally from! Haven't managed to see them yet but hope too soon!

By the way have you heard Roger Davies?

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:07 PM

Err, I've flagged these guys up before.
Wicker Man inspired Neo-Folkers, nice guys too:

The Hare and the Moon

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:10 PM

Huh? Am I going bonkers or was this thread several sentences shorter & several responses broader, than when I first glanced at it? What?

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Acorn4
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:12 PM

Saw them at Gate to Southwell and they have that combination of being great singers and entertainers as well.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:13 PM

To explain, I thought it was a thread for 'new folk' by young people. Eh oh...

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:21 PM

That's the other thread, CS, just below this one...

That's how I found out about The Young Un's...

:0)


No worries... x

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:22 PM

Oops! Forgot to tell you, the thread you want is called 'Young Folk'

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:30 PM

PHEW!!!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:40 PM

In my opinion, the Young Un's have good folk voices - Seth Lakeman has a good pop voice, with which he sings self-penned, local, traditional stories.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Rifleman (inactive)
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 05:50 PM

"Wicker Man inspired Neo-Folkers"

I cringe visibly at the mere thought of that!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 06:17 PM

be careful not to spleen at the same time

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Spleen Cringe
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 06:20 PM

Oi! Behave!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: stallion
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 06:45 PM

Ok, the young'uns , Sean, Michael and David , great voices, great company and I like to think we are friends although the last time I was with them they said "spot the middle class folk singer", I think it was humour. They are really, really good and not only that what you see and hear is what you get, totally unpretentious gems, good to know that the future is in their hands. So, to any folk club hirers they will blow you all away with their refreshing youthful interpretation of the traditional genre which draws so heavily on the Wilson/Waterson that it will not be unrecognisable but has a vim and vigour that reflects their youth, am I jealoous? Well maybe to have my time again and sing with these three very talented lads
Peter

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Banjiman
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 07:11 PM

They are on the wife's new album due out in August.

Great lads, great voices and a great club act.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: SaltyWalt
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 07:30 PM

I look forward to performing with them again.
We were paired up for sets at Scarborough Seafest because I was w/o my band and they were w/o their frontman Sean. This will not be completely obvious for those of you with fliers, because Richard Grainger was in the grips of some sort of capricious joke and listed them (even introduced them to me) as "Pirate John". They were so polite that they didn't tell me of his prank until I had already introduced them as that 2 or 3 times (trying to plug the local boys). This frustration led to the name of the first CD "To Hell With Pirate John".

I'm glad to have a part in that now . ;)
They were great fun and quite supportive. I appreciated Mike's head full of music student theory and know how, and David's Rustic humor and voice. As an American, I didn't know that anyone in England really had a voice like his , let alone anyone under 45!

I must write and bug them and not just prattle on here, but I saw folks talking, and I thought I had 2 cents to lend. . .

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Folknacious
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 07:43 PM

The Young Un is what?












soddin' illiterate northerners . . . hrrumpphh

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 07:45 PM

What Stallion and Banjiman said. They've been booked at Herga twice in the last 2 years, and I hope I'll meet and hear them at Whitby again this year.

Kitty

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: nutty
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 07:47 PM

They will be at Saddleworth Festival in 9 days time.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Pistachio
Date: 09 Jul 09 - 05:37 AM

The sound Young'uns make, as I have said on another thread... brings on an involuntary shudder (one of those cozy feelings)... they are such talented lads, have incredible harmonies and must not be missed.
Check out their gig list and get there. You will not be disappointed.

Hope to get to join harmonies at Saddleworth!!
Hazel.x

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Willa
Date: 09 Jul 09 - 07:38 AM

Great voices, tremendous rapport and a deep interest in what they are singing about - not to mention their song-writing talents.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: SylviaN
Date: 09 Jul 09 - 11:58 AM

I know I've added my support to them on the other thread, but I'm going to do it again.

Sean, Michael and David are lovely lads and great singers. I'll add my voice to those who say you should book them - you won't be disappointed.

Sylvia

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 09 Jul 09 - 02:29 PM

Hear hear - and sing sing !

Stupendous talents, all three.
I'll miss 'em next weekend 'cos I can't be at Saddleworth, but they'll be guesting at the Black Swan folk club in York on 13th August which'll be a fun night.

MM

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 04:08 AM

Hey, hasn't this become a lovely thread! SUCH support for these lads. Great to see. :0)

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 02:07 PM

Book them! I travel all over to see them. Outstanding act and show...very unique. True talent. And what a wonderful CD 'Plastic Cod'ed's is. Sean is an excellent songwriter!

Paul

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,North
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 02:39 PM

And their at South Shields Folk Club Sunday 12th July 7:30pm

http://www.southshieldsfolkclub.co.uk/

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Folknacious
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 04:10 PM

OK, I'm, going to form a band called the Grocers' Apostrophes.

Or should that be the Grocers Apostrophe's ?

Eats, shoots, leaves . . .

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,CSL
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 07:34 AM

They went down a treat on their 2nd visit to South Shields last night.

Thought they were good last year but last night they just excelled.

Not only a great night of singing but great crack, great voices and their hearts are in the tradition.

They finished the first half with a medley of Shanties dedicated to Johnny Collins. A fitting tribute to Johnny who gave us a rousing gig exactly 1 year ago to the night.

Top Job lads !

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 11:26 AM

And they did a great little set at the Nature's World free festival earlier in the day as a warmup. The lads are going from strength to strength.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 12:44 PM

I'm so impressed with all these positive messages.

See? My golden ears are never wrong! They always let me know when 'special' comes along. :0)

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: old git
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 12:59 PM

A pity you're a couple of years behind the rest of us in recognizing the talent of the Young'Uns (sic) ,Lizzie!

geoff t

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 01:03 PM

Ah yes, but at least I'm talking about them on here, geoff... ;0)

Heck I was 25 years late discovering the Oysterband, but when I did....Ohhhhhhhh!   Same with the lads in this case..

I always get there... :0)

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,DaveG
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 01:06 PM

They did a superb set last night at the Shields! Loved it! Note perfect in every song. Excellent sound. I think we should start a campaign to make these guys famous....spread the word!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,old git
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 01:08 PM

go back over the posts for the last year and you'll see some of us have been talking about them for a long time!
but they are very good!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 01:28 PM

"I think we should start a campaign to make these guys famous....spread the word!"


Well, I already have them on my Myspace page..front page..and their music playing there too...and they're on my Facebook and Youtube page as well, and this thread..and..and...

It doesn't take long to spread the word out, if enough people do that together...

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Banjiman
Date: 13 Jul 09 - 01:34 PM

and they're on Wendy's new album, that's bound to make them famous...........

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 12:50 PM

Yeah they are known by a lot of people and people have been talking about them but why are they not headlining more festivals?? They have the all round package - better entertainment and more enjoyable than some of the so called 'bigger' groups. And why are they not being played on Mike Harding's BBC show?

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Banjiman
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 02:18 PM

Because they haven't 1/ employed a plugger 2/ They have self released their CDs (rather than on a record label 3/ They don't have an agent......

i.e They haven't joined the industry in the same way that most artists that get played on Mike Harding and get booked as festival headliners have.

Makes you think doesn't it?

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 02:26 PM

There is so much talent which gets overlooked because they don't have representation from agents etc. Real shame Banjiman. These guys and others need to be plugged more!
Paul

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Banjiman
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 02:57 PM

I forgot they haven't employed expensive P.R. either.

Paul, I agree 100%.

The question is though can you make it BIG without playing the industry games and having someone's money behind you?

In the cottage industry that most of us are part of it's hard to break through.

I have booked them twice at KFFC and I will be doing so again. Not that this will make that much difference to their careers!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 05:10 PM

The play at big festivals but should be playing even bigger stages. Your completely right though Banjiman...

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,SandraK
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 01:47 PM

True stars! A fantastic act. Keep up the great work lads!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 04:31 PM

Can someone put a thread about them on the BBC for me, please. I'd do it, but there's no point, as it'll be removed. But if you could all spread the word over there, get those who support them in here to go over to the BBC Folk & Acoustic Board...and on to fRoots as well, er...I can't post there either.

If you want these guys to 'break through', then all of YOU have to be their agents, and get talking about them all over the internet, send their Myspace page around....

And could someone please get them to put more information about themselves on their Myspace page. That page doesn't tell people enough about them, and it's their Shop Window to the World, far more so than their main site will ever be. The World uses Myspace and Youtube to send music around the place.

I'm listening to their Podcast at the moment, which is on their Myspace page. (see link to that in my first post)

Honestly, these lads should be out there, beyond the folk world too, as someone's said above, because they have immense talent.

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 04:39 PM

I can't get on either!! Howay everyone, lets spread the word!! HELP THE CAMPAIGN!

Paul

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: old git
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 04:47 PM

Maybe someone ought to ask them first if they want to "break through" or be "beyond the folk world"

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: old git
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 04:55 PM

Sean sometimes posts on Mudcat as Plastic Cod'ead

geoff

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,beardedfolkie
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 05:21 PM

I'm sure they do want to make it - they just need someone to elevate them upwards and recognise their talent properly. Smashing lads i have to say

Jim

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: Folknacious
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 05:43 PM

If they want to "go further" it would help them if they got a better name. Instant confusion with old TV sitcom featuring Ade Edmondson etc. apart from anything else like not being very inspiring and badly punctuated. Mind you, I thought the Beatles was a stupid name - still do - so what do I know?!

Subject: RE: The Young Un's
From: GUEST,PaulG
Date: 15 Jul 09 - 05:52 PM

People love the name and it suits their youngful image and style. Plus they are young!!
So that post was rubbish. You clearly know nothing!!