The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #95419   Message #1855690
Posted By: GUEST,Tunesmith
11-Oct-06 - 07:34 AM
Thread Name: BS: Isle of Mann
Subject: RE: BS: Isle of Mann
Great to hear the name John Kaneen ( IOM Radio Folk Music Program). Back in the 60s, he was a very well-known face on the Liverpool folkmusic scene. He was the first person I heard playing great pattern picking ( we called it clawhammer back then). He was also a superior flatpicker. His repetoire was very wide and very interesting. He used to do a great version of Flanders and Swan's " Have some Madiera, my dear". He also did the best versions I've heard of monologues associated with Stanley Holloway, and, in particular, the historical ones: The Battle of Hastings and The Magna Carta. Great stuff!