Kate Wolf What was your favourite song

Subject: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 08:48 PM

As a young Englishman i loved the American Folk singer Kate~Wolf...... I believe she died in 1986.. Se had a n incredible voice and personality. What was your favourite song that she sung?

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: gillymor
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 08:56 PM

Like a River, a great song and a great recording with Tony Rice on gtr. among other got players.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: gillymor
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 08:57 PM

"hot" players, jeesh.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 09:47 PM

This was my favourite... sorry but meant to add this to the original post. https://youtu.be/E_8H6QQkZZQ

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Joe Offer
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 10:20 PM

I think my favorite Kate Wolf song that Kate wrote, is "Across the Great Divide." But my favorite Kate recording is her medley of Redtail Hawk/Pacheco. Pacheco is a mountain pass between the Central Valley and Monterey, California. It's kind of a mystical place for me, with the hawks and buzzards soaring on the wind currents.
And at the summit of the pass is a really huge and tacky fruit stand, Casa de Fruta. And beyond is Hollister, earthquake capital of California, the town that was taken over by the Hells Angels motorcycle gang one day in the 60s.
Kate tells the tale of many parts of California that I love.
-Joe-

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Purple clouds turn scarlet in the setting sun
Where sagebrush turns to alive oak
And the white tail run
The air is cool as music
When the day is done
And God paints the sky above Pacheco

Driving all day up the San Joaquin
Turn west again, up through Pacheco

Through the blue hills back of Santa Cruz
We're rolling fine
Where red tail hawks go circling
Like the ways of time
And lovers and friends will meet again
'Round red Sonoma wine
And God calls the night above Pacheco

Driving all day up the San Joaquin
Turn west again, up through Pacheco

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: rich-joy
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 10:48 PM

Crikey! Just ONE Favourite??!! ..... sigh ..... there are just too many gooduns.

However, for me, one of her most deeply moving songs is this one :


"The Heart" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URV_EiNm0qw


R-J

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Jun 20 - 11:02 PM

Well.. if we limit it to her own songs, I like The Trumpet Vine....
but if I may be allowed, I really enjoyed her singing one that Utah Phillips wrote. "Aces, Straights and Flushes". She sang it the one time she performed for FSGW and I stole it! Then the only recording of it I know of was put on #3 of the Utah Phillips 4 volume set.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 06:21 AM

I'll second the nomination of Pacheco/Redtail Hawk, with honorable mention to The Ballad of Weaverville. For songs she wrote, Give Yourself to Love.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 07:35 AM

So many to choose from, but I guess this is my fave...

Kate Wolf - ‘Green Eyes’

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: Severn
Date: 04 Jun 20 - 06:37 PM

Kate! Kate! Did you hearme? WHAT is your favorite don?

I guess I'll never r lnow.......

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: gillymor
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 05:27 AM

Someone put words to the old fiddle tune Midnight on the Water and Kate did a lovely job singing it.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: gillymor
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 05:49 AM

Forgot to include the link-
Midnight on the Water

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: DonMeixner
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 07:41 AM

I will admit that I am not a huge fan of Kate Wolf's writing. I liked her singing but not all of her songs. That said, when she hit the mark she was right on target. I also will admit I haven't heard her songs in 20 years nor have I heard all she wrote.

If Kate Wolf is someones intro to American Singer Songwriters, they had a good introduction. Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels thought well of her and that's a pretty good cheering section.

My top five are The Trumpet Vine, Carolina Pines, Eyes of a Painter, Across The Great Divide, and Emma Rose.

Don Meixner

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: gillymor
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 07:54 AM

Don, the first paragraph of your post above exactly describes my opinion of and my experience of KW and her music. Uncanny.

Subject: RE: Kate Wolf What was your favourite song
From: bradfordian
Date: 05 Jun 20 - 12:24 PM

Beautiful voice. Give yourself to love is my fav, tho still not explored her music extensively— maybe now is a good time to set up a KW playlist!