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Thread #133275   Message #3022917
Posted By: GUEST,Adam Smith
03-Nov-10 - 06:11 PM
Thread Name: Under-rated folk musicians/singers
Subject: RE: Under-rated folk musicians/singers
Hey Dick, no it was me, and I wasn't taking the piss. I do think you're underrated. I reckon if you weren't quite such an *ahem* unusual character and, say, you had a more Famous surname, you'd be considered a far bigger cheese than you are.

I do think your music and singing is underrated.

I also think Kate Rusby is underrated. Sure, she's a big name and sells loads of records, but in the folk scene she's tended to be viewed rather disparagingly (perhaps for those very reasons) whereas I think she's a very good interoperate of traditional song - she really brings songs to life and imbues them with character.