Folk clubs - what is being sung

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: GUEST,Phil B
Date: 19 Feb 08 - 07:12 AM

In reply to
Gene Burton
Date: 18 Feb 08 - 01:53 PM .
Actually, I think most people who sing Cyril Tawney songs learned/adapted them from the singing of others (eg. in clubs, etc.), largely because that's almost the only context in which his songs can be readily heard these days (anybody tried to get hold of his recordings of his own songs in recent years?? You don't find them in HMV). I've known Sally Free and Easy and several other Tawney compositions for many years, but only heard the original recording for the first time last week on Youtube.


After the current project of going through a large amount of unreleased and wonderful Tony Rose material, I will be getting together with Rosemary very shortly to do the same with a whole bunch of Cyrils unreleased recordings.
We will also be making available a one hour interview with Tony talking to Cyril about five years ago. Its absolutely riveting.

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: Gene Burton
Date: 19 Feb 08 - 11:01 AM

That'll be very welcome, Phil.

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: Goose Gander
Date: 19 Feb 08 - 11:21 AM

"Nowadays we have excellent wall-to-wall traditional music played by musicians across the generations, which means it will be listened to long after we're gone."

I agree, and that is indeed good news.

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 19 Feb 08 - 03:20 PM

Thanks, Jim - and here I always thought Kerry was a mere county.

The song is a great favourite of mine ...

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 03:16 AM

Meself,
I assume you know of the work Cahersiveen man Tim Dennehey has done on the poems of Sigerson Clifford.
Take a look at his site.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
From: GUEST,Bert
Date: 20 Feb 08 - 11:18 AM

... a larger number of pop wannabes using the clubs as a comfort blanket for not having made it big time...

LOL. Too true Jim.