Happy performers

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: terrier
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 07:52 PM

The Beach Boys   always made me smile, so does this YouTube vid.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 07:29 PM

Er, Hissyfit!?

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 05:07 PM

Ray Hearne

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Mavis Enderby
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 05:06 PM

Rory McLeod.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Tigger the Tiger
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 04:50 PM

Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers,Pete Seeger especially doing story songs.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,Mal
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 04:26 PM

As mentioned the Wilsons, fantastic singing and always a joy!

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Elmore
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 08:08 PM

Sorry, I change my answer.............

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Elmore
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 08:01 PM

OK Acorn4, L change my answer to Leonard Cohen, or maybe Garnet Rogers.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Acorn4
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 04:13 AM

I think you have to distinguish those who do comedy material who you would expect, naturally, to be happy, and those who do serious stuff, yet can still exude humour. Vin Garbutt has always struck me as someone who can do very serious material, yet the "bits in between" are always hilarious.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 05 Nov 11 - 07:17 PM

John Roberts...or John Roberts together with Tony Barrand.

Linn

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Bert
Date: 05 Nov 11 - 05:45 PM

Didn't you guys ever watch Mudcat Radio. We were a happy bunch.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,I Don't Know
Date: 05 Nov 11 - 02:08 PM

Joe Broughton

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: foggers
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 09:01 PM

The Young Uns, definitely, and Vin Garbutt; must be me north eastern genes....

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,Maggie
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 04:59 AM

Lucy Ward makes you laugh and cry but I defy you to come away from one of her sets without feeling uplifted.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Splott Man
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 04:20 AM

Colum Sands

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Hawker
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 05:24 PM

George Wilson gets my vote.......Dyer:Cummings are always happy too.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Kim C
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 05:20 PM

The Chieftains!

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: topical tom
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 05:05 PM

Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and Roy Zimmerman.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 01:44 PM

No-one has mentioned Leonard Cohen yet.

Hoot

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,Mary Helsdon
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 09:39 AM

I think that The Claque are very funny in an intelligent and self-deprecating way.
They get my vote.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: gnomad
Date: 03 Nov 11 - 05:21 AM

Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher always seem to me to be having a ball, leastways one of them does while the other is comically grumpy.

I haven't seen the Wrigley Sisters in years, but my memory of them is one of their very evident joy in playing, most infectious.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 01:18 PM

In no particular order: Vin Garbutt. Pete Seeger. Kerr & Fagan. G Papavgeris. Christine Lavin. John McCutcheon. Cloudstreet. The Berrymans. Spiers and Boden. Keith Donnelly. Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer. Finest Kind.

That's just for starters...

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 12:59 PM

Northerner: Better than that, performers who are happy!

Happy Traum. ;-)

Seriously, though, I finally got to see him (and meet him) in NYC quite recently and he was just amazing.

Jay

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Northerner
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 11:46 AM

Well, there's a lot of performers here I've never heard of, but would certainly like to hear. American, perhaps? The Wilsons and the Young Uns, both from my neck of the woods. Yes in bucketfuls to both. A nice, happy thread!

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: theleveller
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 09:07 AM

Lucy Ward. She's such a wonderfully bubbly and happy person even when she sings sad songs.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Drumshanty
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 09:02 AM

The Wilsons. Siobhan Miller. Always inspired coming away from hearing those singers.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 07:57 AM

Kimber's Men, The Wilsons, Calan and of course The Young 'Uns, and hundreds of others

L in C

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Peter C
Date: 02 Nov 11 - 06:04 AM

Fairport Convention, and Feast of Fiddles always seem to enjoy themselves on stage

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 11:28 PM

LoL, Leadfingers.

Teehee, you old tease!

*bg*, you baiting burlesquer!

Enough alliteration awready!

~M~

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Leadfingers
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 11:20 PM

Hang On !! This is FOLK music we are Talking about ! Since when are we supposed to ENJOY it ?

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: meself
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 10:15 PM

I couldn't care less if a performer smiles. Something wrong with me, I suppose.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 08:43 PM

Alistair McDonald - so bubbling with enthusiasm!
Maireread Green - a shining example to many soor-faced intrumentalists: she smiles through everything!
Colum Sands - could make his living in stand-up comedy/story-telling if he never sang at all (but it would be a pity to miss his great songs).

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Zen
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 07:55 PM

Chloe Hall

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: selby
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 05:55 PM

For me it has to be Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley but interestingly a performer someone has already mentioned makes me want to end it all. Proving some of the people some of the time etc

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: fat B****rd
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 04:29 PM

I wnt to see Janis Ian last week. There are moments of sadness in her performance but, mostly the lady was wry and occasionally downright gigglemaking.

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 03:15 PM

You beat me to it, Elmore.

Riders in the Sky, especially Ranger Doug. He's not only happy on stage, he seems peaceful and full of goodwill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXy-m5VgKY&feature=grec_index

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Elmore
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 02:59 PM

Lou and Peter Berryman

Subject: RE: Happy performers
From: Jack Campin
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 02:23 PM

I saw Freeland Barbour last night. He has a great relaxed manner on stage - no artifical jokes, he just comes across as friendly and funny.

Subject: Happy performers
From: Northerner
Date: 01 Nov 11 - 02:12 PM

I thought it would be fun to mention performers who make people happy. Better than that, performers who are happy! Sara Grey always make me feel happy - she smiles and she immerses herself in her performances. A lovely person too. So Sara goes to the top of my list. Who would you have on your list?