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02 Dec 08 - 01:50 PM (#2506062) Subject: If I show you mine, will you... From: Will Fly There have been some very interesting and lively threads recently on folk club types, the music that's performed in them, standards of performance, etc. It occurred to me that it might be interesting to know what the performers among us would consider to be typical of their set list. In the first place it would throw a useful sidelight on their comments in these threads; in the second place, it would be good for me - as a comparative newbie - to see the range of music played and sung by a range of 'Catters. So, I wondered whether you would like to imagine that you'd been called up and asked, "Would you like to play as a guest in my club?" What 10 songs/tunes would you consider most representative of your repertoire - a snapshot, if you like? On the principal that if I show you mine, you might show me yours, a prospective enquirer to me would get something like: * The Cuckoo's Nest (traditional) instrumental played on guitar * Three Jolly Rogues Of Lynn (traditional) vocal & guitar - OR Appalachian dulcimer instrumntal * A Nice Quiet Day (Gus Elen) vocal & guitar * Sitting On Top Of The World (Mississippi Sheiks) vocal & guitar * She Ain't Rose (Leon Redbone) vocal & guitar * Spanish Ladies/Leather Away The Wattle-O (traditional) mandolin OR tenor banjo instrumental * George Green's College Hornpipe/The Marquis of Lorne (traditional) tenor banjo instrumental * I'll See You In My Dreams (Isham Jones) guitar instrumental * Deep River Blues (Delmore Brothers) vocal & guitar * Doctor Jazz (Jelly Roll Morton) vocal & tenor ukulele There! Now you can have a good laugh... By, the way, this is not a sneaky plug for bookings - it's a genuine enquiry! (Though the promise of a pint of bitter and a pork pie will usually lure me out my Sussex stronghold). Over to you... |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:27 PM (#2506093) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: Steve Gardham Okay. *Collier Brigg, East coast humorous sea song (trad) acc anglo. *Wreck of the Industry, Yorkshire shipwreck ballad (trad) acc anglo. *Three Score & Ten, E Coast shipwreck song (Delft) acc anglo. *Candlelight Fisherman, E Coast sea song (trad) acc melodeon. *Rumpsy Bumpsy-ay, Yorkshire humorous song (trad) unacc. *Hedon Road Gaol, Hull prison song (trad) acc anglo. *The Banks of Newfoundland, sea song (trad) acc anglo. *John Kanaka, shanty (trad) acc melodeon. *O Carolan's Concerto (O Carolan) instrum anglo *Fathom the Bowl (trad) unacc. |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:35 PM (#2506100) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: VirginiaTam Hi Will... Really enjoyed the blues show you put on YouTube. Good stuff. American living in Essex Uk, only singing in Essex and Kent. Learning Appalachain Dulcimer and Mandolin. Used to play guitar until arthritis and evil incompetent rheumatoligist ruined my left wrist. My list of singables Advice To The Ladies Bay Of Fundy Beaulah Land Black Fox Bundling Song Darcy Farrow Drink Let's Drink Drinking Gourd Fair Mary Of Wallington Gay Green Gown General Taylor Georgia On My Mind Go From My Window Greenwood Laddie Haul Away Joe In The Hills Of Shiloh John Barleycorn Lowlands Merlins Song Minstrel Motherless Child Ned On The Hill Paradise Ride Warrior Ride Scarborough Fair Shortnin Bread Siuil A Ruin Tullering Ting Water Is Wide What Will We Do Where The Roses Never Fade Learning loads more and this list does not include the Wassail stuff. |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:37 PM (#2506103) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: VirginiaTam ooops 10 songs... too many meds and not enough rest. |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:38 PM (#2506104) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: greg stephens A typical Boat Band set would have a few cajun tunes and songs eg Jongle a Moi Bosco Stomp Waltz of the Bayou Teche A few English tunes eg Keswick Bonny Lasses/Henry Stables Grand Hornpipe Hughes' Waltz/Shrewsbury Waltz Carlisle Reel/Haul Away the Hawser/Cartmel Races Trip to the Lakes A tune from somweher else eg Gypsy Princess (Irish) An English song or two eg Yellow Handkerchief A crowd pleaser eg Iko Iko There's ten, pretty standard. |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:38 PM (#2506105) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: Will Fly Whoo-Hoo! We've already got the makings of a 'Catters' concert here... |
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02 Dec 08 - 02:55 PM (#2506124) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: Roger in Baltimore Let me take a stab at this. I'm an American sometime performer. Good Old Boys Like Me - Don WIlliams Good Morning Blues - Huddie Ledbetter Little Green Buttons - Fred Koller Death Ain't Got No Mercy - Trad. Socks and a Gun - Peter and Katrina Cady (Mudcatters) Stop Doin' So Well - Kristina Olsen Kind Hearted Woman Blues - Robert Johnson Don't Know Why I Love You Like I Do - Jesse Fuller You Don't Even Care - Tim Wallace Biscuit Blues - Bo Carter This can change on a whim, but it's an idea of what I do. I'm living in Eastern Virginia if anybody is open to hiring. Roger in Baltimore (no longer) |
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02 Dec 08 - 03:45 PM (#2506164) Subject: Set List: If I show you mine, will you... From: Will Fly Joe Offer has rightly suggested that this thread title would be better as "Set List: If I show you mine, will you..." |
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02 Dec 08 - 03:53 PM (#2506168) Subject: RE: If I show you mine, will you... From: Bert A similar old thread I like your list. I also Sing Cuckoo's Nest (a mixture of the versions in DT) and Spanish Ladies. I would sing 'nice quiet day' (assuming that is the old Cockney song) if I knew more than one verse. Would you post your version here? I mostly sing songs of my own, but leaving them aside for now, here's another few songs that I often sing. Seven Dear Old Ladies British Workman's Grave Thrashing Machine Still I Love Him Maggie May Until We Meet Again Ballad of Bethnal Green While London Sleeps. |
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02 Dec 08 - 04:06 PM (#2506178) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Will Fly Bert - here's A Nice Quiet Day - taken from Gus Elen's live recording. |
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02 Dec 08 - 04:13 PM (#2506187) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Bert That's the one. Wonderful, thanks. You might want to sing 'I works just like a Navvy' for some audiences though. |
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02 Dec 08 - 04:18 PM (#2506191) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Will Fly Yes - I've thought long an hard about that first line! If I do it in a sensible folk club - where the audience is really au fait and sympathetic - then I sing the original. However, it's usually safer to sing "I works just like the devil". "Navvy" is a good alternative too. |
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02 Dec 08 - 05:04 PM (#2506228) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Bobert Preachin' Blues..........Son House Train I Ride.............Arthur Crudup Miss Maybelle............R.L. Burnside 30 Days..................Original Paradise.................John Prine Copperhead Road..........Steve Earel Red Rooster..............Willie Dixon Empire State Express.....Son House King Bee.................Muddy Waters Waymores Blues...........Waylon Jennings This is just a sample set list... I have about 50 songs that I rotate in and out of set lists and another 20 or so for special events, like Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Please Keep My Grave Kept Clean" which I performed at the Getaway where more serious stuff is appreciated... Mostly, I play festivals as OMB (One Man Band, drums, geetar, etc), though, where people want it down and dirty... I used to do coffee houses and had to really tone it down and play old Paul Seibel stuff as well as a lot og my own 60's and 70's stuff... Bobert (alias Sidewalk Bob) |
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02 Dec 08 - 05:17 PM (#2506241) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Beer Gary Fjellgaard - Islanders Stompin Tom - Gumboot Traditional - Saint Anne's Reel ? - Up She Rises ? - Jolly Roving Tar Traditional - Old Man Old Woman ? - Heave Away ? - Big John McNeil Rita McNeil - Working Wan Beer (adrien) |
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02 Dec 08 - 05:26 PM (#2506250) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: dwditty Invitation to the Blues - Tom Waits Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor - Miss John Hurt-ish version Sail Away - Randy Newman Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Duke Ellington, et al Satisfied & Tickled, Too - ala Taj Mahal Come Back Baby - Van Ronk-ish version Such a Night - Dr. John Jelly - Billy Ekstine Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You - Don Redman & Andy Razaf Giant Step - Carole King And thanks to Roger in Baltimore (I used to live on 33rd near Calvert) for reminding me of Little Green Buttons - I will dust it off for Thursday night gig. dw |
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02 Dec 08 - 05:31 PM (#2506254) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Leadfingers When I was 'doing' Folk Club gigs on a more regular basis I had a 'short' list of 500 or so songs , as well as Instrumental pieces on whistle and mandolin , and the Set list would vary , depending on the Club , the Audience , and my mood . Material was English Trad , Irish , Scottish and American contemporary , Music Hall , Blues , Skiffle and even Country ! |
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02 Dec 08 - 05:34 PM (#2506258) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: skarpi Only ten ? we have over 150 songs but ten okei Cavan Girl Workin Man Óro sé do Bheatha Bhaile Lord of the Dance Easy and slow The Rollin hills over the border Dont get married Calidonia Red is the Rose Back home in Derry . this only some few songs we have alot more ................. from Iceland , Sweden, Norway Scotland , England , Danmark , Shetlands , Cananda and USA All the best Skarpi |
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02 Dec 08 - 06:51 PM (#2506351) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Midchuck Socks and a Gun - Peter and Katrina Cady (Mudcatters) Roger, the title we gave it is "Boxers and Socks" - and it's Kristina. But we're extremely flattered. Thank you. Peter |
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02 Dec 08 - 08:33 PM (#2506427) Subject: RE: Set Lists: If I show you mine, will you... From: Bert You're right Will, it is best to sing the original wherever possible. We shouldn't let those versions die. Leadfingers: SHORTLIST of 500 songs, Sheesh, that's about my LONG list. |