Who is your favorite band ???

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 04 Aug 13 - 10:46 AM

Grammatically speaking I guess it should be "Which is your favourite Band"

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,Fred McCormick
Date: 04 Aug 13 - 10:49 AM

The Memphis Jug Band, The Mississippi Sheiks, The Liverpool Ceilidh Band, The Dallas String Band, Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven, Milton Brown's Musical Brownies, The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys, Egschiglen. That'll do to be going on with.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 04 Aug 13 - 02:08 PM

Okay....taking a long look back at all the bands I've ever listened to over the years...

I'd have to choose:

The Band

and

Dire Straits

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Claire M
Date: 04 Aug 13 - 02:15 PM

Hiya,

Somebody was going to take me to the Cambs Folk Fest but I knew any sort of festival would be a problem, so never bothered making a habit of checking who was on.

Who should be on this year but Steeleye! My love for them knows no bounds; my love of any sort of fantasy, old fashioned language & the Latin fetish I seem to have stems from them; & my favourite legend would have to be the one of the Nokken/the Sirens.

Caught up via iPlayer; they played 'I Shall Wear Midnight' – will never forget hearing that for the 1st time. I cried so much my face was as red as my dress & all blotchy. Peter Knight was looking right at me as he changed I to [b]WE[/b]. Couldn't stay off the loo for about a week beforehand (I never can anyway but this was even worse) The woman who came w/ me to see Maddy Prior on her own was so bored she kept playing w/ her phone

As for the Quartet – originally went for Martin Simpson, he was good but MQ were as Steeleye-ish as could be, the women even sounded similar to Maddy, the sort of high, loud singing she does; I was disappointed when they left for Simpson to come on! Their version of 'Bright Morning Star' had me sobbing & shaking (had heard it by Steeleye 1st)

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,Dr Bob.
Date: 05 Aug 13 - 06:44 AM

Les Alanos & The Dooleys.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: topical tom
Date: 05 Aug 13 - 10:55 AM

The Del McCoury Band, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, The Weavers, The Blue Sky Boys, and Finest Kind, to name a few.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,Azoic
Date: 05 Aug 13 - 11:04 AM

Either Quercus or the Tiger Lillies.I cannot decide.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,eldergirl
Date: 05 Aug 13 - 01:04 PM

Then: the Beatles, the Byrds till Gene Clark left, then loads of individual songs/recordings by anyone who caught my ear, till I discovered Crowded House and fell in love with their stuff.
Now: Cupola are brilliant! I recommended them to my home town folk club after seeing them and getting their CD at a festival 2 or 3 yrs ago, but as often happens they ignored me (sulk) but now I see Cupola are linked with Lucy Ward, so local fc even less likely to afford them now.. Shame. That'd be a great night!

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 05 Aug 13 - 01:32 PM

Carolina Chocolate Drops doing a Charlie Poole song.

The Shins

I agree, eldergirl, the early Byrds really caught the worm (grimace).

Old Blind Dogs.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Elmore
Date: 06 Aug 13 - 11:15 AM

Leonard Cohen and The Unified Heart Touring Company.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Claire M
Date: 06 Aug 13 - 01:48 PM

Hiya,

I've dreamt of fav bands before; the members mostly pop up to give me advice, w/ them introducing themselves saying "I am ____/we are ____" & my shocked/pleased response being "are you really?! Are you sure?".For something that never actually happened they haven't ½ been vivid.

This topic got me thinking; I've always seen love for bands like being in a relationship. They cheer you up; they comfort you when it's needed; they keep you going. When/if you dump them for a few years can you still say they're favourites

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,eldergirl
Date: 06 Aug 13 - 08:25 PM

Oh, yes. True love never dies! A good song finely crafted and played will go on forever. Even if their later stuff doesn't quite cut the mustard, their songs that first grabbed your heart away will never lose that magic! Uh, is that grammatical? Pfft. Too bad ..

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Aug 13 - 08:31 PM

Yeah, Shimbo Darktree, Dr. Hook is right up there with the best bands... The songs were great and the vocals were, too...

Me??? I'm an ol' rocker... Humble Pie, hands down...

B~

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Claire M
Date: 07 Aug 13 - 11:36 AM

Hiya,

I'd love another gig. Stables closest & best for me. Looking forward to cd too. How Terry Pratchett passed me by for so long I don't know. Steeleye have never led me wrong.

I think I get him more now cos my tastes have reverted & I recognise the words he uses, & the description of the Chalk was so similar to the way I grew up I had tears in my eyes. Seen quite a few Morris dancers too but didn't appreciate them cos I didn't really get what they were dancing for -- luckily I know quite a few fans so I'm covered for his books.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 13 - 01:56 PM

Jim White and the session musicians that back him on whatever his current project is.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: PHJim
Date: 07 Aug 13 - 02:39 PM

Blue Rose was a great band. I wish they'd have a reunion.
Molly Mason - bass
Laurie Lewis - fiddle
Cathy Fink - banjo/guitar
Sally Van Meter - Dobro
Marcy Marxer - guitar/mandolin

Blue Rose - Wild Rose Of The Mountain (Si Kahn)

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 07 Aug 13 - 02:51 PM

Thanks for that link, Jim. That was a hot band and it's good to see a clawhammer banjo out front. Cathy Fink is one of the best.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Amergin
Date: 08 Aug 13 - 12:23 AM

I dunno...I use to wear head bands many years ago....to help keep my hair from my eyes....I have this wrist band my daughter gave me one year for Father's Day....I don't wear it often because I'm afraid to lose it. I do like it though...

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Elmore
Date: 08 Aug 13 - 12:02 PM

What Gillymor said. Would've loved to see that band in concert.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 08 Aug 13 - 03:46 PM

The Allman Brothers Band from 1969-71, when Duane Allman and Berry Oakley were still alive. I haven't been a fan of the band's later incarnations, though I do like The Derek Trucks Band.

Subject: RE: Who is your favorite band ???
From: PHJim
Date: 08 Aug 13 - 08:13 PM

The Red Clay Ramblers spend a lot of time on my turntable these days.

Red Clay Ramblers' Merchant's Lunch