Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?

Subject: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 14 Sep 08 - 10:51 PM

This evening I watched for the first time in since it was first run a long time ago. At intervals in the movie there is a singer who sings narration to move the film along. It sounds as if it might be Ewan MacColl, but I cannot find a singer credit for the movie, nor any mention in MacColl articles.

Anybody know if EM did this gig?

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 02:33 AM

Telling us which movie might help.

eric

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 10:14 AM

DAMN! It was in the post until I changed the post. Duh!

The movie is "Tom Jones", the Alberty Finney version.

John (who leaves out pertinent information)otSC

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: curmudgeon
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 10:33 AM

I recall one such song done while TJ was in Newgate awaiting execution, and the voice was very much like MacColl's. The concertina, a major part of the film score, was played by Alf Edwards.

This is among my all-time favorite films. I actually saw it upwards of eighteen times in movie theaters - Tom

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 10:59 AM

Yes, Tom, it sounded 'very much like MacColl's" but not quite, which is what prompted my question.

BTW, your seeing that movie shatters my all time record for seeing a film in a theater--8X for "Black Orpheous, not counting the time I saw a dubbed version which was awful, and I didn't stay till the end.

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: GUEST,Noreen
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 11:08 AM

Tom, are you sure it was the Alberty Finney version you saw?

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 11:32 AM

That's my pet name for him. LOL

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: RoyH (Burl)
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 11:49 AM

It's a long time since I saw this film but I think the singer was Enoch Kent.

Subject: RE: Ewan MacColl singing incidental music?
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 10:41 PM

Thank you, Burl. I could find nothing on the web that Enoch Kent did this film 9and I must admit I've not heard of him prior too today) but I did learn he's a singer in the style and sound of MacColl. So I believe you may well be correct.