The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #142157 Message #3286643
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
07-Jan-12 - 02:22 PM
Thread Name: M. Carthy on The Critics Group - Radio 4
Subject: RE: M. Carthy on The Critics Group - Radio 4
I listened to the repeat of this programme today and I am prompted to ask. Are there any singers who honestly believe that they benefitted from belonging to this group? apart from Jim Carroll that is. I must admit that I never knew Jim Carroll as a singer or that he was a singer. I always thought that he was a successful electrician who collected/made recordings of traditional singers most of whom I guess had not had the benefit of Ewan's teachings. Did he pass on his knowledge to them of how it should be done before turning on the mic?
It is probably unfair to make a judgement on the brief clips used in this programme but if they were typical of the meetings I am surprised that anyone attended more than a couple of sessions. I am not surprised that it all fell apart, but equally surprised that it lasted as long as it did was it six years?
Hoot