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Thread #94055 Message #1818056
Posted By: Desert Dancer
24-Aug-06 - 02:34 PM
Thread Name: In praise of English music and dance
Subject: RE: In praise of English music and dance
Sorry, but if someone says "music and dance," I interpret the "music" part as inclusive of vocal and instrumental music. DtG in the opening post described performers of both sorts.
"Music and song," is a bit like "fruit and apples," if you ask me!
With that out of the way, I'll take all three (tunes, songs & dancing), old and new, particularly if they're English and from the folks (not the royals)!
I don't get many samples of any English folk music live; performers on recordings I've enjoyed (in no particular order) are - Spiers & Boden (loud, if I'm home alone and need to accomplish active things) - Waterson:Carthy (together & separately) - Young Tradition - the amazing cast of "Voice of the People" ;-) - Walter Pardon - Sam Larner - Harry Cox - Bob Hart - Louis Killen - A.L. Lloyd - Tim van Eycken - Tim Laycock, & the New Scorpion Band - Belshazzar's Feast - Ian Robb (ex-pat) - Bare Necessities (U.S. interpretation of English dance tunes) - Brass Monkey - The Mellstock Band - Cyril Tawney - Frankie Armstrong
Live and on recording: - I have heard and met the Copper family (Bob, John, Jill and Jon-the-honorary) more than once over here and treasure that. - My favorite ambassadors of the English tradition to North America are John Roberts & Tony Barrand (together & separately). It's all their fault. - Elle Osborne - Peta Webb & Ken Hall