My Composite Folk Singer!

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 05:11 PM

999 - Right! Sorry about that.

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 07:11 PM

Fabulous blonde like Rockhen
Amazing tambourine skills like Lizzie Cornish
Facility with eating a cowpie like Mike Harding
Comely good looks in a bikini like Pete Skinner
Comic moustache like Groucho Marx

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,999
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 06:15 PM

That's Howlin' Eddie Cranshaw, LH. Sorry to be so pedantic, but in the interest of historical accuracy, let's try to get it right.

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 05:51 PM

Odd that Howling Eddie Cranshaw has not been given honourable mention. ;-)

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,highlandman at work
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 04:33 PM

Ah, caught out, Ian M.
Sorry, I happen to be on a Pentangle binge these days.
Truth is, there are very few listed upthread that I wouldn't agree with! Too hard to choose.
-G

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Musket
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 02:30 PM

Methinks Highlandman could have gone a wee bit further and said the bass of Danny Thompson. Mind you, there is a case of agreeing, I loved the folk baroque style of Pentangle.

Ok.. let's see;

Vocals - Maddy Prior
Guitar - Dick Gaughan
Songwriting - Bernie Parry
Personality - Bernard Wrigley if I want cheering up, Vin Garbutt if I need reminding that some people really care.

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,highlandman at work
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 12:34 PM

How about
Vocals - Jacqui McShee
Guitar - John Renbourn
Songwriting (where needed) - Bert Jansch (he would be allowed to participate on guitar as well)
On second thought, that lineup would never work, would it.
-Glenn

PS Personality - me!

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:34 PM

Aw, heck, who needs composites when you already have the whole deal with either...

Lynn Miles

or

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 11:28 PM

Vocals- Ian Benzie
Guitar- Paul Brady
Songwriting- Bob Dylan
Personality- Steve Goodman

No idea if this gumbo would work, just listing my some of my favorites

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Elmore
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 09:21 PM

voice:Martyn Wyndham-Read, Guitar:Tommy Emmanuel, Songwriting: Leonard Cohen, Personality: Utah Phillips

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,999
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 06:38 PM

The voice of the Dixie Chicks
The guitar of Sinead O'Connor
The songwriting of Mary Chapin Carpenter
The personality of Jean Ritchie

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 05:32 PM

Oh, squeezer would be John Kirkpatrick if any.

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Phil Edwards
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 04:46 PM

Voice: June Tabor
Guitar: Bert Jansch
Concertina: Tony Rose
Arrangements: Dolly Collins
Material: Peter Bellamy

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,Belle Starr
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 04:16 PM

The voice of Arlo Guthrie
The guitar/keyboard playing of Arlo Guthrie
The humor of Arlo Guthrie
The special looks of Arlo, too!

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 04:07 PM

Voice - there's a case to be made for Ian Bruce. I think the vehemence of his delivery ousts the sometimes over-controlled June Tabor. Some revival period female singers were in very good voice then: Baez, Collins, Odetta.
Guitar - difficult. Probably Martin Carthy but there's a case to be made for Martin Simpson too. Nic Jones's timing is too counter-intuitive for me to nominate him.
Songwriting? - er, I thought this was about folk singers. If you mean research skills - hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Maybe Bert Lloyd (yes I have seen him live when he was).
Personality? Hmm. Presumably onstage personality. I think Jon Loomes just edges Martin Carthy out but there is a case to be made for a Phatt B'Stard (not the one who wanted to hide my drumsticks). Or, indeed, Johnny Silvo. I was very taken with June Tabor's stage presentation, too, when for the first time I saw her live last week.

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 03:53 PM

THe guitar of Doc Watson
The voice of Doc Watson
The personality of Doc Watson

Subject: RE: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: Bert
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 02:42 PM

The voice of Oliver McElhone
The guitar of - doesn't matter
The songwriting skills of Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Paxton and Utah Phillips
The personality of Seamus Kennedy

Subject: My Composite Folk Singer!
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 06 Nov 11 - 02:34 PM

Imagine you could create your own "composite" folk artist by taking particular talents from your favourite performers and merging them in to one Super, SUPER artist.
Here's my choice

The voice of Archie Fisher
+The guitar of Nic Jones
+The songwriting skills of Stan Rogers
+The personality of Vin Garbutt.