The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #141673   Message #3262650
Posted By: The Sandman
24-Nov-11 - 09:13 AM
Thread Name: EFDSS has a YouTube channel
Subject: RE: EFDSS has a YouTube channel
my afirst comment was a joke,Yes, its good that EFDSS has a you tube channel.
Using modern communications to reach out to audience is good, the audience doesnt have to be modern, but hopefully would have an understanding of traditional song and how traditional singers sang the songs, this is not apparant to me when i listen to the community choir, They sing in tune, they are well trained, and from a classical point of view, they sing well but they still in my opinion Sound like singers who are coming at the music from a classical perspective.
I will try and be positive, the treatment of the songs by the community choir is certainly better than Peter Pears WALY WALY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gHTw9XjKMc.
In my opinion the songs chosen by the community choir do not really work, sung in this way it sounds aliitle contrived a little wooden,I am of the opinion they are suited to a more free approach,possibly unaccompanied solo singing.
I would agree with little robyn , surely there are traditional unaccompanied solo singers,[ or bob and ron coppers version of good ale] these renditions would[imo] be stylistically more appropriate
   It is good that young people have an opportunity to develop their skills.