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26 Apr 03 - 09:44 AM (#940611) Subject: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Leo we hear a lot about brilliant female folk singers, sandy denny, linda thompson, anne briggs etc, but there doesn't ever seem to be the same level of adulation lumped on males...now i'm having trouble thinking of any who are both totally expressive and technically excellent. i love voices like richard thompson, shane macgowan (i know saying that will make me a few enemies but ne'er mind), dylan etc etc, all of whom obviously fill their singing with emotion but don't have "technically" brilliant voices. not that i have a problem with this, i just can't think of a single one. maybe van, but then he doesn't really sing much folk. |
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26 Apr 03 - 09:56 AM (#940616) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: smallpiper Best male singer - That would be an ecumenical matter! |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:04 AM (#940622) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Leo YES |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:10 AM (#940627) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU Lorfain Attway |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:14 AM (#940629) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: catspaw49 These threads are exercises in nothing in particular..... Define "folk singer" Define "Best" Get 100 people to agree with your definitions Then I'll take a stab at it........ Spaw |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:15 AM (#940630) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: van lingle I don't know about best but Dick Gaughan is something special. vl (and Larry Ottway ain't bad either.) |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:18 AM (#940632) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Leo of course they're subjective terms, but I guess I just wanted to hear who people's favourites were. |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:43 AM (#940649) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Hillheader Rather than vote I think I will kick the Bishop up the Arse - It's safer. Davebhoy |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:52 AM (#940656) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Leo are you sure you wouldn't like a cup of tea instead, dave? go on. |
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26 Apr 03 - 10:59 AM (#940659) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: My guru always said Definitely Martyn Wyndham-Read, a voice like Champagne & Honey - possibly with a Chocolate topping *G* |
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26 Apr 03 - 11:18 AM (#940674) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Clinton Hammond Garnet Rogers tops my list of faves.... |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:11 PM (#940705) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Giac Francesco De Gregori. |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:22 PM (#940710) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: BuckMulligan I'm a little confused about the "voice quality" thing,and whether that's a criterion, but if so, I'd certainly agree with Clinton about Garnet Rogers, and add John Gorka to the list of contenders. Then again if "quality of voice" rather than "voice quality" creeps in we have to start talking about Greg Brown, Jack Elliott, Bill Morrissey, Bill Staines, Tom Paxton, Geoff Bartley and a bunch of others still practicing. Given the tone of some of the tracks on Ragpicker's Dream Mark Knopfler is oozing into folk(ish) stuff more & more; and assuming blues fits in with folk we'd have to open it up tot he likes of Chris Smither, whose range from gravelly growl to reedy whine can make me shiver. And them's just off the top of the head. Arlo Guthrie. |
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26 Apr 03 - 12:39 PM (#940718) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,LEo Don't worry Buck, i'm equally as confused, and I made the post. |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:35 PM (#940749) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU Ah Van Lingle! You win a couple of new CDs, drop me a PM and I will send them to ya. Cheers - Lorfain Attway, I mean Larry Otway. as ever InOBU. |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:36 PM (#940750) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST TOM RUSSELL |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:44 PM (#940753) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Clinton Hammond I wonder how long it's gonna be before someone posts to this thread "All Of The Above" LOL |
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26 Apr 03 - 01:54 PM (#940765) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Strupag Charlie Harragen |
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26 Apr 03 - 02:03 PM (#940771) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: yrlancslad Ewan MacColl, Louis Killen, Terry Conway,Denny Bartley, oh and Dick Gaughan too! |
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26 Apr 03 - 02:09 PM (#940776) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Joe Offer Expressing my Northern California prejudices, I'd like to nominate Bruce Phillips, known to you outsiders as "Utah." But I'd like to say that Art Thieme and Kendall Morse give him a good run for his money. -Joe Offer- |
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26 Apr 03 - 02:12 PM (#940779) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,portfolio manager Some say Bob Dylan is not a singer. I say he's the best male folk singer and the William Shakspeare of contemporary folk song writing. |
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26 Apr 03 - 02:36 PM (#940791) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Blackcatter Art Thieme |
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26 Apr 03 - 03:19 PM (#940817) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Ron So many good singer-songwriters, but Eric Bogle moves me more than most! |
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26 Apr 03 - 03:26 PM (#940824) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: nutty I have a great love for Christie Moore but could also listen all day to Mick Ryan and Alan Fitzsimmons |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:18 PM (#940859) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Janie "Folk singer" a folk who sings "best" The ones I like all one hundred of me agree. OK Spaw, jump in:) |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:22 PM (#940861) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: MairSea Steve Knightley, Martyn Joseph, Mick Ryan Love lots of them. Love and Peace |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:33 PM (#940867) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Gene Burton Bert Jansch. Modest vocal range, inscrutable diction; but still for my money one of the most authentic and distinctive folk voices around. Not bad on guitar, either. |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:38 PM (#940871) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Leo Condie I agree that Bert has a wonderful voice. Have you heard him on From The Outside (which is criminally, criminally underrated by the way)? |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:41 PM (#940875) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Gene Burton Is that one of his obscure 1980s releases? |
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26 Apr 03 - 04:50 PM (#940882) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Leo Condie It was until recently. Originally only something like 500 copies, I believe, but Bert got hold of the tapes and got it re-released on his current label (I think it's some odd little division of sanctuary...anyway whoever they are they're such tight bastards they wouldn't give bert's agent a copy of the new album!), also adding a new track or two. It's fairly easy to track down if you're in the UK, I picked it up for a fiver and was more than pleasantly surprised - it's on a par with his debut if not better. It's also, I believe, the first album he made since 1965 that's just him on guitar and nothing else. Anyway, I could talk about Bert all day but I'd rather just play his tunes. |
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26 Apr 03 - 07:18 PM (#940956) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Little Robyn I like Robin Laing. Very smooth. But Tom Paxton and Bob Gibson were favourites too. |
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26 Apr 03 - 07:22 PM (#940960) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Peter It's been a while now, but Nic Jones still does it better than anyone for me |
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26 Apr 03 - 07:38 PM (#940969) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: DonMeixner I always that Logan English was under rated. I don't think there are bests. I've seen Andy M. Stewart enthrall all of Old Songs with just his voice and a Yamaha 180 guitar. I've seen Eric Frandsen play some of the most dynamic stuff I ever heard one night and then piss off the same crowd so baddly the next night they never had him back. Who is my favorite. Just as hard to tell but Tom Paxton has the edge. Don (Rick Fielding is the best musician I have ever swapped songs across a beer and a picnic table with and I hope to do it again real soon.) |
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26 Apr 03 - 11:27 PM (#941059) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: M.Ted Louis Armstrong-- |
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26 Apr 03 - 11:53 PM (#941062) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: toadfrog Probably the best living male folk singer is some Serb, or Uzbek, or maybe Algerian or Sudanese, none of us has ever heard of. Of the recorded male folk singers I know about, I'd vote for Leadbelly. |
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27 Apr 03 - 01:56 AM (#941092) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: musicmick I'd say that the best voice belonged to Glen Yarborough or Paul Robeson but the best, and most moving, was Harry Belafonte. Other great voices include Leon Bibb and Eddy Arnold (check out his rendition of "Wayfaring Stranger") Burl Ives was no slouch, either and nobody could sell a song like Josh White. |
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27 Apr 03 - 05:10 AM (#941124) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: alanabit Of course it's subjective. I saw Pete Morton do a smashing gig last night. One day I'll hear Paul Downes or Martin Carthy close up again and be thrilled. Bert Jansch is never long off my CD player and there are many Mudcatters who regularly get played too. What does "good voice" mean? I love the reedy sound of Mississippi John Hurt and the roar of Leadbelly. There is the smooth grace of Belafonte and the growl of Muddy Waters. I love em all. I don't believe in "good voices". Bad singers can make "good voices" dull. Good singers make songs come alive. They make their voices sound right. |
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27 Apr 03 - 10:05 AM (#941204) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: KJ Dave Burland, that voice is soooooooooo sexy! |
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27 Apr 03 - 03:05 PM (#941381) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tiger I'm really surprised that no one has mentioned Doc Watson. You can't accuse him of having a beautiful voice, but what comes out really does the trick. |
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27 Apr 03 - 03:32 PM (#941406) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Folkiedave Someone no-one has mentioned. Mike Waterson at his peak had power clarity and a way of tackling songs where the emotion of the words came over like no-one, else except his sister Lal. Mind Burland is good. And Roy Bailey. And Dick Guaghan. Burland has a way of slightly "spreading" the words, I am not sure if this has a name. He once did the most amazing impression of Martin Carthy - he sang "Blue Suede Shoes" to the tune of "A Sailors Life". Magic. |
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27 Apr 03 - 03:43 PM (#941415) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,jennifer I'm still wondering why, as the original post said, the female voice seems to be more lauded than the male. If this is in fact the case. Is it a sex thing? My votes for best male voice as an instrument though: John Tams (of course) and Vin Garbutt. |
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27 Apr 03 - 04:19 PM (#941443) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Leo Condie Well, personally I guess what I was trying to say was it seems that often the female voices in folk are "technically" brilliant, i.e very pure of tone and all the things that make a classically good voice, whereas more men in folk get by with sheer emotion and not very good voices technically. but as to why this is, I don't know! Also I should add I don't mean any of that in a negative way, I love hundreds of folkie voices, pretty much all of them in fact, except Arlo Guthrie. |
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27 Apr 03 - 04:20 PM (#941446) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Mary Humphreys I go with Guru - Martyn Wyndham-Read has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. If you want raw and gutsy ballad delivery then Brian Peters is hard to beat. And why has no-one mentioned Spiers and Bowden who are all the rage in the UK at the moment? |
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27 Apr 03 - 04:54 PM (#941466) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Don Firth Best schmest! What this means, of course, is "favorite male folk singer." Don Firth |
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27 Apr 03 - 05:07 PM (#941475) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Thomas the Rhymer I aspire to be the best male folksinger. What qualities should I have? Please note that all advice given will not be kept strickly confidential... Be candid, and I'll let you live... ttr |
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27 Apr 03 - 05:52 PM (#941495) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Herga Kitty Alan Prior, Ron Taylor, Mick Ryan, Martin Wyndham-Read are just wonderful to listen to. Thanks for the plug Mary - Brian Peters is the guest at Herga tomorrow night. Kitty |
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27 Apr 03 - 05:53 PM (#941497) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Leo Condie Don - of course it does. have i not been punished enough? :P |
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27 Apr 03 - 06:46 PM (#941528) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: CraigS If we're talking vocal quality, combined with the ability to put a song over to an audience, I vote for Nick Dow (and I've got two Brian Peters LPs!). |
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27 Apr 03 - 06:52 PM (#941530) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall I know too many of them to stick my neck out. Thanks Joe, I really appreciate that vote of confidence. |
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27 Apr 03 - 06:54 PM (#941533) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: John Routledge A singer currently currently singinging his socks off is Donal Maguire here in UK Brian Peters also gets half a vote for re-introducing Joe Kerins and his fine singing to the National Festival the Leicestershire earlier this month This piece of string gets longer. |
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27 Apr 03 - 08:09 PM (#941569) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: sharyn Perennial favorites: Larry Hanks and Jody Stecher (And Chris Smither who has been mentioned already). |
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27 Apr 03 - 08:33 PM (#941582) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: pastorpest Am I showing my age? I vote for Tommy Makem and Pete Seeger |
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28 Apr 03 - 07:16 AM (#941757) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Tommy Makem is top drawer in many categories.Multi talented he is. |
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28 Apr 03 - 07:22 AM (#941760) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Surreysinger Martyn Wyndham Read for me - it's not just the quality of his voice, it's the fact that he is a vehicle for the song which he is singing, and can put the emotion and feeling into whatever he sings - as my sister says, he could sing the telephone directory, and it would be worth hearing!! |
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28 Apr 03 - 08:45 AM (#941803) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Steve Latimer Mr. Ed |
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28 Apr 03 - 09:03 AM (#941810) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: harpgirl John Hartford Art Thieme Frank Lindamood harpster |
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28 Apr 03 - 10:16 AM (#941876) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Sandra in Sydney Several years ago, an expert on some classical programme on the BBC said Martyn was wasting his beautiful voice singing "folk" (I can imagine the nose turning up as that 4-letter word was uttered on a classical programme!) I vote for Martyn (& not just because he sent me Singlinks last week - what a great album). sandra |
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28 Apr 03 - 11:01 AM (#941895) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,weerover Dick Gaughan, Andy M. Stewart, Len Graham and Liam Weldon are all up there for me but I'd give the no. 1 spot to Paul Robeson wr |
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28 Apr 03 - 11:03 AM (#941898) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Fay Jon Boden, and he's the sexiest man in the world too! |
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28 Apr 03 - 11:04 AM (#941899) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,IanN Chris Leslie Roy Harper Bob Fox Bruce Springsteen Nick Drake All conspicuous by thier absence so far. |
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28 Apr 03 - 11:08 AM (#941901) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Fay Well, having thought about it a little more - depends what your aiming at. Guest Leo was talking about technically good voices, rather than people he liked to listen to. This is the thing about Folk singers. They are singing stories in a social context rather than impressing people with the quality of control they have over their voices. Jon is a great singer, but there are many others I love to hear in folk singing sessions - who maybe don't have such a 'good' voice, but are brilliant at getting the message across. Blah, blah, I'm getting a bit waffly now, sorry. |
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28 Apr 03 - 03:29 PM (#942104) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Mudjack Thomas the Rhymer's daddy is a strong contender for being the best. So Thomas has every so much going for him in attempting to be the best. I lke Joe's choice in "Utah". Mudjack |
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28 Apr 03 - 04:59 PM (#942181) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Allan Dennehy As Ronnie Drew said: Luke Kelly was the best of them all, bar none. Sean Keane certainly has one of the best voices around as well. |
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28 Apr 03 - 05:01 PM (#942183) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,dreamon Gordon Lightfoot...by a mile |
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28 Apr 03 - 05:21 PM (#942194) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Horace Bone III Ralph Stanley, Denny Bartley, Jim Moray...... The list is endless cos the criteria is so vast. I do'n know! |
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28 Apr 03 - 06:23 PM (#942248) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: alanabit I do not think you are waffling at all Fay. I think that's exactly what folk singing is all about. That's as good a description of it as I have heard. |
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28 Apr 03 - 07:54 PM (#942342) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Thomas the Rhymer Yeah, well someday me, these genes abringing I practice every day... But dad's a natural, his voice is singing More than one can say! ttr |
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28 Apr 03 - 10:03 PM (#942407) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Good God! Not one vote for Seamus Kennedy! Seamus Kennedy |
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29 Apr 03 - 01:20 AM (#942504) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Chris Amos Mike Waterson, as was said above is our best revival singer, but I find the old guys hard to beat, Fred Jordan allways does it for me and Joseph Taylor sends shivers up my back. Chris |
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29 Apr 03 - 01:54 AM (#942517) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: MAG Actually, Thomas, you have it all over Daddy, in my book. And you're cuter, too. -- MAG |
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29 Apr 03 - 02:31 AM (#942528) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Boab You know your folksingers, yrlancslad! Terry Conway has my vote too. Once told an elderly lady that in my book he is even better than Archie Fisher [takes some doing---]. I developed a stammer when the elderly lady turned out to be Archie's Ma!! Nic Jones is 'way up there near the top of the heap too. |
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29 Apr 03 - 04:57 AM (#942567) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: ooh-aah Has no-one mentioned Martin Carthy, or did I just miss it? |
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29 Apr 03 - 10:37 AM (#942728) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Pooby Voices like Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton and Tommy Makem would make my "love to listen to 'em" list. And Dylan? Well, say no more. No matter what some might think of his ever-shape-shifting voice, he's still Bob, and will always make my list. But I don't recall seeing anyone yet mentioning Phil Ochs. His was one of the first voices I can recall wanting to sound like. (I cultivated a voice vibrato for that very reason.) Since there's not likely to be any general consensus on what's meant by "best male (or female) folk singer," I'll stick to the voices I like, and cast my vote for Phil. Poobs |
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29 Apr 03 - 12:04 PM (#942811) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Seamus, as I said, I know too many folk singers to stick my neck out, but, if I were to make a list, you would be near the top. Now, stop pouting! |
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29 Apr 03 - 12:14 PM (#942824) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: harpgirl so Thomas, "whose your daddy???!!!!" |
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29 Apr 03 - 12:48 PM (#942849) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: PoppaGator Must mention Geoff Muldaur, subject of a recent Mudcat thread -- *if* he fits the definition of "folksinger," which is problematic. Anyone remember Tom Rush? Not much of a songwriter, but a great vocal interpreter of the early folk-revivial era, and a pioneer in erasing the artificial line between folk and pop. His eponymous first album is notable for including tunes by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddly as well as Bukka White, Robert Johnson, and "trad.," all of them given the same respect and perfomed with the same spare instrumentation. I had thought Rush was retired and long-gone, but recently learned that he's still performing in the New England area; and, of course, he has a website that you can check out if you wish. Folk has to include blues, but all the best blues singers clearly cross the boundary between "folk" music and pop/rock/"commercial" fare. The male singers I most admire, and wish I could emulate, include Tony Bennet, Al Green, the late great Johnny Adams, and any number of others, few of whom could reasonably be categorized as folk. Mose Allison, maybe? Best male singer among blues revivalists? Son House protege and former New Orleanian John Mooney. (A hell of a slide guitar player, too.) Best male vocal ensemble? The recently reunited Subdudes, who just this afternoon preceded, duly impressed, and essentially upstaged Messrs. Crosby, Stills and Nash on the big stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest. |
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29 Apr 03 - 01:05 PM (#942860) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy IMHO Kendall Morse is the finest folk-singer in the U.S. No make that the world! His talent is eclipsed only by his loquacity, perspicacity and mendacity. You go, Kendall! Oh, yes, and sagacity. Seamus Kennedy |
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29 Apr 03 - 07:31 PM (#943159) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Now I gotta look up all them $10.00 words! |
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29 Apr 03 - 09:41 PM (#943226) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Bee-dubya-ell Some guy named Bill that borrowed my guitar last weekend in Atlanta and played about a half-dozen songs he had written. Or maybe John McCutcheon when he's actually singing folk instead of rock-n-roll. Bruce |
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29 Apr 03 - 09:42 PM (#943227) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: MAG Geoff Muldaur has to qualify if blues qualifies. |
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30 Apr 03 - 07:37 AM (#943400) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU Seamus Kennedy - one vote.... Larry |
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30 Apr 03 - 01:10 PM (#943662) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,The Burren Ranger. For me it has to be the great Irish traditional singer Sean Garvey, who 2nd album, ' The Bonny Bunch of Roses' is about to be released. tbr |
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30 Apr 03 - 06:09 PM (#943884) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy I want to change my vote from Kendall Morse to Larry Otway, beccause Larry voted for me, and he also plays pipes. Seamaus |
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30 Apr 03 - 10:04 PM (#944073) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Susanl Does bluegrass count as folk? If it does, I nominate Ralph Stanley. He's great. |
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30 Apr 03 - 10:57 PM (#944097) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,DancingMom My favorites: John McCutcheon Martin Carthy Page Wilson John Hiatt Sharon |
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01 May 03 - 04:46 AM (#944214) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Leo Condie i'm really loving alistair hulett's voice just now. or it might just be because he's singin about socialist glaswegians! |
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01 May 03 - 04:52 AM (#944216) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Ok, Seamus, now you can't play my Apollo 12 srting anymore! By the way, I'm also returning your porn films and the sheep boots. |
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01 May 03 - 05:01 AM (#944223) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST My favourite male folk singers are: Martin carthy, Bert Jansch, Steve Benbow. |
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01 May 03 - 05:28 AM (#944234) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: red max Tony Rose |
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01 May 03 - 03:16 PM (#944374) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Okay, I'm switching my vote back to Kendall Morse, because he lets me play his Apollo 12-string. And Larry Otway doesn't have my porn films and sheep boots. You b*****d, Kendall! You said you'd never mention those things. And I suppose you were only helping that sheep over the hedge... Seamus |
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01 May 03 - 08:09 PM (#944564) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall I switched to Llamas long ago you bitch! I'll scratch your eyes out! |
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01 May 03 - 08:29 PM (#944579) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Sandy Mc Lean The thread is subjective as Hell but here goes: Best of all time (not living) Stan Rogers Best still living Liam Clancy |
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01 May 03 - 08:44 PM (#944584) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Llama, my ass! That was a sheep on stilts, and don't you deny it! You needed a goddam stepladder, remember? Oooohh, I could just spit! Seamus PS Liam Clancy, still living? |
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01 May 03 - 08:47 PM (#944586) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Oh, yeah, and your accent's fake too. I saw the Berlitz School of Accents Down East cassette in your house. Took you quite a while to master it, but you never had me fooled. Seamus |
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02 May 03 - 04:47 AM (#944722) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Ok, we'll call it a draw, you loonie! |
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02 May 03 - 10:00 AM (#944867) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Geordie Eric Anderson, Stan Rogers, John Stewart,Nick Drake, Martin Carthy and of course, His Bobness. |
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02 May 03 - 01:19 PM (#944988) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Kendall, thanks for helping me get away from what is essentially an apples/oranges thing. It's all subjective. There is no "best" male folk singer. Seamus OK it's a draw. |
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02 May 03 - 09:15 PM (#945235) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall That was the idea. |
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02 May 03 - 09:49 PM (#945250) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: SINSULL I arrived at last year's Getaway tired and needing a little "alone" time after hours in the car with Kendall and Morticia. They wore me out! So I wandered away from the cabin a bit and sat alone on a bench enjoying the quiet when I heard a man's voice carrying across the lawn, mellow, deep, achingly beautiful. He finished with a bit of yodelling. One of those " I think I am in love" moments. It was Seamus. He and Kendall are on my top ten list along with Gordon Bok, Ian Tyson, Jonathan Eberhart, and a few others. |
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02 May 03 - 10:00 PM (#945253) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Art Thieme The 100th post: I would like to thank the Academy and all those who voted for me. ;-) Art |
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03 May 03 - 12:20 AM (#945293) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Irishsongs@adelphia.net Best is a subjective term. There are lots of subdivisions of Folk. I prefer Irish, Scots and Canadian. My favorites include Stan Rogers, Tommy Makem, Eric Bogle, Seamus Kennedy, Ed Miller, Jim McCann and Alex Beaton. They all have qualities I admire. Ted |
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03 May 03 - 02:07 PM (#945461) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,big john Im new to this internet thing one of you crazy lot must have told me about this site try this my vote the wilsons just because i want to hear them fight over witch one pat gets an exemtion im not that brave |
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03 May 03 - 03:44 PM (#945502) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall If I were to make a list, Art, you would be on it. |
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03 May 03 - 05:44 PM (#945541) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Sinsull, you might wish to explain "They wore me out." Thanks for the vote of confidence! |
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04 May 03 - 12:17 AM (#945678) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST
Catspaw turned me on to him with the Bonanza episode and "Scarlet Ribbons For My Hair."
Sincerely, |
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04 May 03 - 04:17 AM (#945710) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Strollin' Johnny Allan Taylor (nobody else mentioned him - WHY NOT?) Stan Rogers Harvey Andrews Lester Simpson |
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04 May 03 - 07:34 AM (#945754) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Chris/Darwin Hard to disagree with most of the offerings. I present a folk program on the local community radio station, and I often play songs by female singers because of a combination of song and voice quality. Karan Casey, Maddy, Kate Wolf, Kate Rusby, Sandy, Eva - all great singers who also sang (or sing) folk songs. With male singers, I am usually moved by something different - I love the song overall, and the quality of the voice somehow seems less important. John Hurt at the 63 Newport was wonderful, but if you listen to his voice, it was nothing special. Many other examples. When you do come across a male singer with a technically good voice, you sometimes don't even recognise it, because you are not looking for it. Dick Gaughan, Martyn Wyndham-Read (in recent years), Bob Fox, Vin Garbutt, Doc, Chris Smither, etc., all have good voices, but all give a truth to the songs they sing, and that's what you remember. Someone I heard nearly 20 years ago playing with Byron Berline in place of Dan Crary on an Australian tour. That was Vince Gill, and he sang a song about an old black man that sent shivers up my spine, and brought out the goosebumps all over. Fantastic soaring tenor. Not bad on guitar and mandolin either!! Chris |
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14 May 03 - 06:42 PM (#952773) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Folkiedave Martyn, Roy and Bob Fox.............. |
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14 May 03 - 08:01 PM (#952810) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Val Very fond of Bob Fox myself , also Tim Laycock, Louis Killen, Dick Miles, Jim Eldon - have to say you can keep The Wilsons, Big John, they don't (as they say) float my boat at all. |
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14 May 03 - 11:18 PM (#952875) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Waldo Well, OK, I'll take the bait.... ALL OF THE ABOVE!!! |
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14 May 03 - 11:55 PM (#952886) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Musicman umm.. my favs... Stan Rogers bill Staines tommy Makem gordon Bok to name a few....... |
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15 May 03 - 07:33 AM (#952998) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: sweetfire this thread has just made me realise that i now to listen to more 'folk' music....I don't know any male folk singers except Richard Thompson and that's only from an album with his wife Linda. But even then, is he counted??? |
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15 May 03 - 02:32 PM (#953243) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Melani Vocally--well, gee, there's Gordon Bok, Gordon Bok, and Gordon Bok, followed closely by Stan and Garnet Rogers and Dick Gaughan. I also really like Hank Cramer. For songwriters, Bob Franke, Stan Rogers, and Eric Bogle. And of course, dozens of others. |
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15 May 03 - 04:02 PM (#953294) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Bukoo Have read all the entries, and see no mention at all of Peter Bellamy. Such a distinctive voice and incredibly passionate delivery. It may not have been a 'beautiful' sound, but had the capacity to be immensely moving. |
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15 May 03 - 04:51 PM (#953333) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,JB My favorite tenor is Geoff Kaufman, based in Connecticut, USA. |
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21 May 03 - 02:23 AM (#956734) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: mutineer Hmm...i'd have to say: Liam Clancy would have to take #1, but also- Gordon Lightfoot Stan Rogers Johnny Cash - if you consider him folk! Cheers; Paddy |
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21 May 03 - 07:56 AM (#956823) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Steven My all-time favorite folk singers are Stan Rogers and Gordon Lightfoot. Steven |
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21 May 03 - 08:03 AM (#956827) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Lidy er, mr folk revolutionary Jim Moray is well worth checking out if you want to hear new spins on traditional folk. not everyone's cup of tea, mind... but he's got one heck of a voice. |
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21 May 03 - 08:17 AM (#956837) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Captain Kirk Spock plays a mean harp (especially to Uhuru) But seriously, is anyone better than Tom Jones? Have you heard his Albatross Not the 'do you get wafers version!' |
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22 May 03 - 08:25 AM (#957586) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU I am changing my vote from Seamus to Kendall, because of the porn and sheep boots crack, and selling Seamus' sheep boots to the boy scouts and donating his porn videos to Catholic Charities... and cutting a wee bit off my vote to give to Dich Gaughan and RIchard Thompson, and by the way, I am playing more guitar these days, so we will see what happens with next years votes! I actualy played the guitar and sang live on WBAI at six thirty in the morning yesterday, so I have to vote my self the most idiotic challenge to a modern male folk singer award... got to the studio at six, began practicing without a capo trying to find where my voise was snoozing, and brought it up a fret at a time until I was finally able to reach my proper rainge... I guess it was alright, as I was asked to sing another after the interview.... well after all that, I am feeling forgiving towards Seamus, so I am dividing the remaines of my vote between Kendal and Seamus and Rick Fielding who gets three votes for not only being a WONDERFUL singer and writer, but being an all around nice guy who doesn't lend out his porno OR his sheep boots. Larry |
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22 May 03 - 09:42 AM (#957631) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Well, thanks....I think. |
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22 May 03 - 10:03 PM (#957986) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Larry, if I can't have your vote, can I please have your pipes now that you don't need them since you're playing guitar. Wait, I wanna change my vote, too. Is it too late? Seamus |
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22 May 03 - 10:38 PM (#958000) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Lana Here's another vote for Stan Rogers. If the man was alive and my age....well...my boyfriend would probably get upset with me. ;-) |
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23 May 03 - 08:16 AM (#958141) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU FOX TV is going to have a show, American Folk Idol, wherein Kendall, Seamus and I are going argue about who we like among the three of us as the American Male Folk Idol. Unfortunately in the reality TV ethic, the eye gouging, hair pulling and bleeped explitives are what sell the show, so we are not going to get to sing, but, we ARE going to wave the porno tape boxes around and sniff the sheep boots. Tune in Larry |
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23 May 03 - 08:33 AM (#958146) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST Well. How long have you got? (NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER) Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, (always noted for playing, rarely singing), John Wright, Jim Moray, Colum Sands, Eddie Daley, Paul Downs, John Jones, (Oysterband lead singer), All Tanglefoot (CAN) members, The list is endless! |
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23 May 03 - 09:56 AM (#958192) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Zany Mouse on Mick's PC I need two votes please: Martin Wyndham-Reed and Mike Nicholson. I suppose if you pushed it to one vote then it would have to be Mike. Voice like chocolate (and you know how women LOVE chocolate!) ZM |
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23 May 03 - 10:44 AM (#958211) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: kendall Guest, I've never heard of any of those you mentioned. Where do/did they work? |
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23 May 03 - 03:25 PM (#958358) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: InOBU Hi Kendall, at one time or another, they were all members of Sorcha Dorcha, just like half the world of music... (just kidding for those ready to flame me on this...) Cheers Larry |
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24 May 03 - 11:04 AM (#958663) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Lidy kendall, i guess GUEST's list are mostly UK-based. I know for a fact that Jim Moray is working out of Birmingham UK but will soon be London based, you can stream some of his stuff from the music section on his website (see link). john jones is also a brilliant frontman with Oysterband, a UK folk/roots band, who have been doing great things to refresh folk over here in Blighty, including the Big Session tour earlier this year, with Eliza Carthy (i know she had some success in the States!). Cracking UK folk coverage is available at the BBC (also below) which is a pretty well researched site and links to lots of artists, but also streams a lot of stuff too- check out the folk awards footage in particular for john jones. enjoy- after all, English folk, though it may seem to be in a sorry state, does have innovative and excellent performers... i'm just trying to bear up our national pride! cheers, Lidy Jim's Site The BBC Folk and Acoustic Page |
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24 May 03 - 11:07 AM (#958664) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Lidy oh, and by the way, am i allowed to nominate Billy Bragg? not necessarily the best technical singer, but capable of bottling a ton of emotion into that Essex accent!! or maybe it's just the songwriting... |
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24 May 03 - 12:32 PM (#958718) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Harry Basnett Pete Bellamy....absolutely! |
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24 May 03 - 12:42 PM (#958724) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Phot Tom Lewis, but the early stuff, gutsy, soulful, and from the heart, a true mariners singer, and not quite folk, Bruce Dickinson, ...anyone with a four and a half octave range deserves recognition!! |
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24 May 03 - 12:55 PM (#958727) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Moi John Jones, yeah! I love Richard Thompson's voice. Simon Nicol has a marvellous voice. Bob Fox. Chris Leslie. Clifford T. Ward! |
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24 May 03 - 01:00 PM (#958730) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Santa Mrs sez Jez. Barry Coope. John Kirkpatrick. Tim Laycock. Tanglefoot's "sex and chocolate" Al Parrish. I say can we get back to talking about Isla and Kate. |
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27 May 03 - 03:57 AM (#959607) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST Hi Kendall. Lidy was right. All the names i put down are uk based (with the exception of Tanglefoot). |
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27 May 03 - 11:05 AM (#959778) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Thomas the Rhymer Ewan MacColl, Dick Gaughan, Martin Windam-Reed, Pete Seeger, Hank Cramer, Merritt Herring, Richard Dyer-Bennet, and Stan Rogers. ...for starters...ttr |
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27 May 03 - 11:10 AM (#959780) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Big Tim Luke Kelly, obviously! |
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28 May 03 - 03:04 AM (#960274) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST I can't belive that of all those people i mentioned (Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Jim Moray ect) I forgot to put one of first & lasting favourites, Jackie Leven! What a SUPERB voice!!!!!!! |
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26 Jun 06 - 06:37 PM (#1769638) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: captainbirdseye Tony Rose not only did he have a great voice,but he was afine interpreter of a story in a song,in my opinion he is the best I have ever heard.Dick Miles. |
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26 Jun 06 - 07:52 PM (#1769714) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Jack Campin If we're talking technique, and they don't have to be alive, and they don't have to sing in English, Ruhi Su would be hard to beat. The only classically trained folksinger I know of who could use his classical technique instead of it using him (which is what happens with all British singers like that). I like Alistair Hulett as much as the previous poster (he is a superb songwriter) but among Scottish singers I prefer Rod Paterson for expressive power. Maybe Hulett's voice will develop the darker tone his songs often need when he gets older. |
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27 Jun 06 - 04:03 AM (#1769971) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: HipflaskAndy I still love the voices that 'defined' folk for me when I first started listening way back as a schoolboy.... still use those sounds as a benchmark... Nic Jones and John Kikpatrick always being the first two to come to mind. Tony Rose, I heard later - but he hit the spot for me straight away too. Bless. ......m'pal Ali Hulett.... 'when he gets older'!!! Hah! I'm gonna phone him up right now and point that out - it'll mek the awl scunner laff, for sure! Hah! Cheers - Duncan |
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27 Jun 06 - 04:07 AM (#1769973) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: HipflaskAndy No reply from Ali - still tickled here! - later then! - D |
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27 Jun 06 - 05:39 AM (#1770007) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: old salty sean keane and ralph mctell,me thinks! |
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27 Jun 06 - 11:09 AM (#1770227) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Janine English: Nic Jones USA: Cisco Houston (hasn't anyone mentioned him yet?) |
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27 Jun 06 - 11:15 AM (#1770229) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: John MacKenzie Impossible question, I couldn't stand Kenneth McKellar most days, but his unaccompanied version of 'She Moved Through the Fair' is unbeatable. Horses for courses as they say. Giok |
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27 Jun 06 - 12:26 PM (#1770292) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Big Tim Many of the above mentioned were also great songwriters and I think that has swayed opinions. Luke Kelly didn't write songs but if anybody knows of any one with a better, richer, deeper, more committed, singing voice; please tell me. I would love to hear such a voice. |
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27 Jun 06 - 01:26 PM (#1770345) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Dave'sWife only because I've een listening to my relatively new set of Cds from Time-Life, The Folk years Collection - I;d have to say the voices I love the most are: Jesse Colin Young Tim Hardin I vote yes that Johnny Cash is folk and further wish that Vince Gill would cease singing silly country fare and start singing more Irish music since he has such a lovely voice for it. This is the second time I've said this in a Mudcat thread so you know I mean it. |
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27 Jun 06 - 05:35 PM (#1770559) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: van lingle Paul Brady mostly does, I suppose you'd call it original pop, these days but it's hard too think of someone who handles traditional material as well as he does, IMO. His old mate Andy Irvine ain't to shabby either. Then of course Fred Neil... DW, wow haven't thought about JC Young and the late Tim Hardin in a long time. A couple of fine singers. |
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27 Jun 06 - 07:32 PM (#1770657) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Northwind I think ... Phil Callery, Chris Wood, Graham O'Callaghan, Ifig Troudec do it for me .... Stevie |
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28 Jun 06 - 09:16 AM (#1771086) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Paco Rabanne Mike Harding. |
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28 Jun 06 - 09:33 AM (#1771098) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Arne Hmmmmmm. Why hasn't anyone mentioned William Shatner? Cheers, |
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28 Jun 06 - 10:59 AM (#1771167) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST Martin Carthy, Andy Stewart and the late Stan Rogers. Although an effective singer, I don't think that Johnny Cash was in the same league as these others. Bob Dylan should receive little notoriety when talking about good voices. |
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28 Jun 06 - 10:48 PM (#1771698) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Margret RoadKnight Danny Spooner, Declan Affley, Fred Neil, Chris Smither, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte, Djeli Moussa Diawara (Jali Musa Jawara) |
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29 Jun 06 - 03:30 AM (#1771781) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: ossonflags Val Doonican. |
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29 Jun 06 - 09:15 AM (#1771959) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Scoville I suck at picking single-best anythings: Second Andy Stewart for voice, although I'm not that familiar with the range of the material. Slaid Cleaves for pretty songwriting. Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and (sorry, I have to say it) Steve Earle for content. Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, and Norman Kennedy because I can't believe they wouldn't qualify. The whole of the original Red Clay Ramblers for Best Use of Nasal Singing. |
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29 Jun 06 - 11:07 AM (#1772028) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST Paddy Tunney, Duncan Williamson. |
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29 Jun 06 - 11:37 AM (#1772048) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Bill t' bodger my favouites are Vin Garbutt Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Maurice Dickson, Keith Donnelly and Derek Brimstone they are all pretty decent writers too B t B |
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29 Jun 06 - 03:50 PM (#1772207) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Becca72 I have to go with Gordon Bok (that voice could melt butter!) and Dave Mallett...and of course my dad (Kendall)! I must say, though, Sins description of Seamus has me intrigued... |
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29 Jun 06 - 06:07 PM (#1772293) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: terrier Who's the best ? Too many to choose from, all brilliant. Years ago ,I saw a Scottish singer on TV. He sat on a stool and sang an unaccompanied American ballad. Lor! could he sing, it certainly made me sit up and listen. His name was Lonnie Donegan... Honest. |
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06 Mar 10 - 06:49 PM (#2857921) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Timberwolf Jed Marun |
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06 Mar 10 - 06:50 PM (#2857922) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Timberwolf Oops, Jed Marum, not Marun |
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06 Mar 10 - 07:25 PM (#2857943) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: SylviaN Keith Kendrick. |
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07 Mar 10 - 06:36 AM (#2858195) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: mkebenn OK, I've been reading this thread for an hour, and only one mention of Phil Oches and no mention of Ian Tyson? IMHO two of the finest voices,or maybe the ones I'd most like to emulate, in all music Mike |
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07 Mar 10 - 09:47 AM (#2858304) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: RoyH (Burl) Phil Tanner, Phil Tanner, and Phil Tanner. |
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07 Mar 10 - 12:43 PM (#2858410) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Capo da Monty Ok. You what I'm going to say...... "Derbyshire's Finest".....Jack Hudson. A brilliant songwriter too! CdM |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:00 PM (#2858433) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Bruce Murdoch Ron Bankley Dan O'Connell Bruce Springsteen :0) |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:08 PM (#2858441) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tim Leaning Bruce Murdoch,John Blanks,Vin Garbutt Roger Beard. Four there that I admire in different ways. |
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07 Mar 10 - 01:24 PM (#2858461) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: The Sandman http://www.dickmiles.com |
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08 Mar 10 - 09:00 AM (#2859099) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: alex s Roy Williamson for sheer musical genius |
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08 Mar 10 - 11:07 AM (#2859196) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Fred McCormick Joe Heaney, Dillard Chandler, Horton Barker, Len Graham, Kevin Mitchell, Seán ac Donncha, Joseph Taylor, Nioclas Toibín, Norman Kennedy, Bob Blake, Geordie Hanna, Darach O' Cathain, Phil Tanner, Josie Seán MacDonnadha. They'll do for starters anyway. |
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08 Mar 10 - 05:31 PM (#2859550) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Rod ... anybody but those who vote for themselves... actually, on recent form - Jack Hudson, Len Graham, Steve Turner, Lucy Ward - but it changes week by week... |
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08 Mar 10 - 05:36 PM (#2859552) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tim Leaning A male singer called Lucy? |
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08 Mar 10 - 06:10 PM (#2859588) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Rod .. it's getting late! Strike Lucy... |
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08 Mar 10 - 06:23 PM (#2859595) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Joe_F Best for what? |
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09 Mar 10 - 04:58 AM (#2859852) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Capo da Monty Hey Rod. I was beginning to think I was the only Jack Hudson fan left alive! Cheers CdM |
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09 Mar 10 - 05:21 AM (#2859866) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tradsinger Alex Campbell Wiggie Smith Nic Jones for a start |
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09 Mar 10 - 08:18 AM (#2859987) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Acorn4 One name that hasn't been mentioned yet is Damien Barber _ I really love his voice although I never went much on Peter Bellamy who was his sort of mentor. |
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09 Mar 10 - 11:51 AM (#2860172) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Steamin' Willie Steamin' Willie Hardonn of course.... |
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09 Mar 10 - 02:22 PM (#2860296) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tim Leaning Oh lucy is a red head ;-) |
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09 Mar 10 - 02:24 PM (#2860299) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Pikey For vocal quality - Martyn Wyndham-Read and Mike Nicholson. (Check Mike out on YouTube singing 'Cornish Lads') Sublime! |
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10 Mar 10 - 02:02 AM (#2860715) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Guest - Lin FOR ME: # 1 - Donovan is at the top of my list!!! I have been a hugh fan for so many years and most recently saw him in concert in Monterey, California in May 2009. He put on a great show and sang many of his early folk ballads as well as some new ones. He will be playing in Los Angeles this month. Hope to see him there! Then in no particular order but enjoy the music of: Ralph McTell - UK Allan Taylor - UK Simon Nichol - UK Richard Shindell - USA John Gorka - USA The late Jackson C. Franke - USA Peter Yarrow & Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary) - USA Steve Gillete - USA Bob Dylan - USA - partial to early & mid 60's material of his. The late John Denver - USA The late Stan Rogers - Canada Garnet Rogers - Canada James Keelaghan - Canada |
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10 Mar 10 - 04:25 AM (#2860796) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tim Leaning Why are so many good singers late? I suppose its the prima dona thing coming out. |
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10 Mar 10 - 05:39 PM (#2861387) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Devon Roy Bailey, of course. |
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10 Apr 10 - 06:56 AM (#2883525) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: The Sandman Dick Miles. |
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10 Apr 10 - 08:32 AM (#2883585) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Continuity Jones I always thought Dick Miles was a little too like Noel Hill for my liking ;) |
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10 Apr 10 - 08:56 AM (#2883592) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: olddude KENDALL |
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10 Apr 10 - 09:02 AM (#2883593) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: The Sandman ha ha,continuity jones thats very funny,Dick Miles is a cocky pipsqueak,that cant sing fot toffee. |
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11 Apr 10 - 06:14 AM (#2884096) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Ian Gill Fred Jordan wasn't bad... |
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12 Apr 10 - 03:53 AM (#2884643) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: scowie The late great Johnny Collins tops the lot--No contest. |
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12 Apr 10 - 01:25 PM (#2884915) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Seamus Kennedy Wait! I'm changing my vote: Dick Miles. or Jim Carroll. |
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13 Apr 10 - 11:54 AM (#2885644) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Neil D I only had time to scan the thread but I didn't see anyone mention Christy Moore, one of the best interpreters of song. If you want to hear a powerful, expressive voice with incredible range, check out Shawn Phillips. Pretty good guitarist as well. |
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13 Apr 10 - 01:27 PM (#2885696) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Murray MacLeod I know that the late and much lamented Rick Danko of the Band wouldn't necesssarily qualify as a folk singer in many people's eyes, but he had the best voice I have ever heard in my life, bar none. Or so I thought until I watched this video of the remarkable John Cowan singing "Dark as a Dungeon" |
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13 Apr 10 - 01:34 PM (#2885699) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: The Smiler For the power and beauty of the voice live, I would most definately go for Dave Fletcher (Goldengob) from the duo called Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher from the UK. Saw them at Faldingworth recently. Dave and Bill at faldingworth - video from Sooz |
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13 Apr 10 - 01:39 PM (#2885700) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Phil Edwards Tony Capstick by a mile. I'm not sure I would have wanted to know him, but by God the man could sing. Beg, borrow or steal the "Songs of Ewan MacColl" album he did with Dick Gaughan and Dave Burland - the other two are on form, but Capstick's electric. Tony Rose was a great singer, as was Nic Jones once he'd lost the early mannerisms. Dave Burland for texture - the 'grain' of the voice - and Bert Jansch for warmth. And that Phil Edwards - he can pin you to the wall any night of the week. Can't sing a note, but he can pin you to the wall. |
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13 Apr 10 - 05:08 PM (#2885833) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Booklynrose How could you not mention Jack Langstaff, beautiful voice, charming manner, devotion to traditional folksong. He had a magical way of getting everyone to sing. Someone once introduced him by saying, "I'm one of the hundreds of women in love with Jack Langstaff." And most of the women in the room nodded their heads. That said, we just heard Martyn Wyndham-Read here in New York, and he was outstanding. I was glad people praised Brian Peters above; he will do a concert for the Folk Music Society of New York on April 30 & a workshop the next day. (info www.folkmusicny.org). Gordon Bok does have a good voice, but to my taste a bit overdone - like a bagel with too much cream cheese. Of course all this is subjective. |
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13 Apr 10 - 10:15 PM (#2886079) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: MGM·Lion Yes, Brian Peters certainly one of best currently around on UK folk scene. Don't think I have ever actually met him, but I remember being very impressed by his set at the C#House Bob Copper Memorial Concert 6 years ago. ~Michael~ |
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14 Apr 10 - 03:35 AM (#2886174) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,EKanne One of the reasons why Brian deserves a place on this list is the passion and commitment he brings to anything he tackles. It's great to listen to someone who is still excited by what he does and who can communicate that enthusiasm - I'm thinking particularly of his presentations on Child ballads. Grand stuff! |
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14 Apr 10 - 03:52 AM (#2886179) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,EKanne Forgot to mention a longtime favourite - Enoch Kent, originally from Glasgow but a resident now of Toronto for many years. Enoch sang with the group The Exiles (Gordon McCulloch and the late Bobby Campbell) in the 1960's and could sing lyrical songs like 'The Bleacher Lassie of Kelvinhaugh' with great tenderness, but he also had a grand sense of rhythm for pacier songs like 'The Begging Man' and a real edge of anger in political material like MacColl's 'The Moving-on Song'. So, not a one-trick performer......and he also writes some fine songs still! |
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14 Apr 10 - 04:10 AM (#2886185) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: MGM·Lion Yes, indeed; I well remember Enoch Kent. Robin Hall [another to think of btw] always spoke very highly of him. ~Michael~ |
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14 Apr 10 - 04:27 AM (#2886194) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,CAP John Wright Richard Shindel Kieran Halpin Jon Brindley Steve Knightly Jackie Leven John Tams Terry Emm |
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22 May 10 - 10:24 AM (#2911946) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,jako Springsteen, John Prine, Steve Earle. |
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22 May 10 - 11:43 AM (#2911979) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: The Sandman are there any left? can we include any females that have changed to male? |
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22 May 10 - 12:10 PM (#2911997) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tannywheeler Wasn't gonna deal with this, but I'll try. Just barely in my teens got to hear they young Liam Clancy live lots. What a clean, fine tenor. Still 1 of my faves. Leadbelly, Pete S. all felt to be faves at times. Ed McCurdy for a bit. Later in life ran into lots I liked. John Hartford, Danny Barnes, Steve Earle. There's a singer-songwriter in the Austin area named John Clay: he has a non-vibrato tone that makes you pay attention. But my favorite male folksinger is special. In my late teens I was on a long car trip with my dad(about 12 hrs) thru the aftermath of a monster blizzard. Only time I remember ever being alone with him in the car. Never noted for his musicality, yet he sang "Henry Martin" & nothing tops that sound in my heart. Tw |
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22 May 10 - 12:28 PM (#2912000) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Larry The Radio Guy My vote is for Mickey Newbury. Honourable mentions to Ralph Stanely and David Lynn Jones. |
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22 May 10 - 05:52 PM (#2912167) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Essex girl Steve Knightley, Jon Brindley, (the late)John Wright, Stan Rogers & Richard Shindell. To name a few. |
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22 May 10 - 06:28 PM (#2912195) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST van is tired now and so is his voice |
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22 May 10 - 08:08 PM (#2912256) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Bren Just sat listening to Ken Wilson's cd, what a quality singer he is. We saw him in the Cork singers club for the first time last month. |
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22 May 10 - 10:22 PM (#2912298) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Joe Offer Well, I'd have to say my favorites are Art Thieme, Seamus Kennedy, Rick Fielding, Kendall Morse, and Sandy Paton. There are others, but these five have given me their friendship, as well as their singing. -Joe- |
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22 May 10 - 10:37 PM (#2912306) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,Collingsgirl Townes Van Zandt, for me. He was just... complete. Broken, but complete. |
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22 May 10 - 10:49 PM (#2912311) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Art Thieme Joe, I'm honored. Thank you--Art |
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22 May 10 - 11:53 PM (#2912339) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Backwoodsman "Hey Rod. I was beginning to think I was the only Jack Hudson fan left alive!" Nope. I'm still alive and I'm a fan too, CdM! He's The Maestro. Also Richard Shindell, Stan, Garnet and Nathan Rogers, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Goldengob (Dave Fletcher), Allan Taylor, Bob Fox, and others too numerous to list. |
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23 May 10 - 12:02 AM (#2912340) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Joe Offer Lists like this really help me - this will keep me exploring Spotify for days. -Joe- |
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23 May 10 - 09:04 AM (#2912469) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Tug the Cox Haven't read whole list...but has Mike Waterson had a mention? |
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23 May 10 - 11:52 AM (#2912537) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: mousethief Gordon Bok. What a voice. |
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23 May 10 - 04:26 PM (#2912681) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: Bill D After 50 years of listening, I can't disagree with many on the above lists as fine singers...for various reasons, although several wear on me after a bit..(never mind which ones.)) 4 years ago, Margaret Road-Knight put Danny Spooner at the top of her list. Having heard him live 8-9 times in the last 6-7 years, and once just a couple weeks ago, I'd have to say he is at the top of MY list these days. He delivers a song with as much 'relevance' and awareness of the SONG as anyone I've heard.....and he's getting better. There are singers who amaze with virtuosity, and those who have beautiful voices, and those whose 'stage presence' is gripping....but **sometimes** I get the feeling that the songs are manipulated to showcase the singer....and I see/hear none of that with Danny Spooner. All his ability goes into showcasing the song....and his historical knowledge OF the song is always there. |
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23 May 10 - 04:49 PM (#2912688) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: scouse My vote goes to just one of the most versatile singers still doing the biz in the folk scene and still playing to full house's after 50 years an who can also still hold a audience spellbound.. it has to be the one and only Johnny Silvo. No one above has a touch on his voice although I like many that's been voted. As Aye, Phil. |
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24 May 10 - 04:14 AM (#2912956) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: GUEST,CAP I think Kieran Halpin, Terry Emm, Matt Shenk, Seth Lakeman & Richard Shindell all deserve a mention but by far my best Singer apart from the late John Wright would be celtic folk/blues artist Jackie Leven. |
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24 May 10 - 07:16 AM (#2913009) Subject: RE: best male folk singer? From: cetmst All of the above. Hard to believe that it was more than 60 years ago but it all started for me with Burl Ives, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Josh White, Josef Marais (before Miranda) and probably tops of them all, Carl Sandburg. Others I have enjoyed and may have missed in the above notes, Oscar Brand, Will Holt, Theodore Bikel, Alan Rowan Summers, Jean Carignan, Walt Robertson, Wade Hemsworth, Alan Mills, Robert Beers. |