Name that singer!

Subject: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 08:22 AM

Have a guess at naming this major British folk artist from the performers that he lists has his influences on his MySpace page.
I've knocked off three of the listed influences as I thought that it would make it too easy

"Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Duncan, The Weavers, Bert Jansch"

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,loki
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 08:29 AM

No prob - Martin Simpson

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: Johnny J
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 08:39 AM

I'd say it was Archie Fisher...

At least, that's what Google tells me.
:-)

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:28 AM

Ah Google. The enemy of speculative enjoyable uninformed discussion.

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: BTNG
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:32 AM

it's the new one trick anti Google pony

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:41 AM

Here's list of influences from another major UK folk performer:

"Bert Jansch, John Lennon, Davy Graham, Doc Watson, Hank Williams, Jeannie Robertson, Ewan MacColl, Big Bill Broonzy"

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: The Sandman
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:43 AM

the last one sounds like Carthy.

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: BTNG
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:48 AM

would this be the same singer who also lists Vladimir Illych Lenin as an influence?

and yeah I googled the inquiry...don't like it? sue me! *LOL*

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,Formby Point
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:51 AM

BTNG: The only that I can be sure that I know about you is that you are an idiot!

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 10:54 AM

Let's have another go!

"Mario Lanza, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pete Seeger, Bert Jansch, Nic Jones, Stan Rogers "

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 11:05 AM

I like this game! I'm crap at it but I like it.

I would have answered Ralph McTell to everything on the basis that I would right once :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: BTNG
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 11:11 AM

well lemme tell YOU Formby idiot, and pay attention, if you are capable!

Dick Gaughan lists his greatest influences as Karl Marx, Groucho Marx, Flann O'Brien, Bert Jansch, Betty Frieden, John Lennon, Vladimir Illych Lenin, Hugh MacDiarmid, Davey Graham, Doc Watson, Hank Williams, Jeannie Robertson, Ewan MacColl, Somerled, Bertolt Brecht, his mother (Gaughan's mother, not Brecht's), his father (likewise), Calgacus, Dolinna MacLennan, Crazy Horse, Sandy Denny, Martin Carthy, Clarence White, Sean O'Riada, Jack Mitchell, John MacLean, Big Bill Broonzy, Hamish Henderson, Robert Burns and everybody else he ever met, read, saw, heard or spoken with.

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: GUEST,loki
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 11:42 AM

why are you lot being so RUDE! it's only a game, girls.........

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: bubblyrat
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 11:48 AM

I'd say that it was probably Dick Gaughan, although that's just a stab in the dark , of course. Is it "Gorn " , by the way ?? I am "Vaughan " ( vorn) , you see ??

Subject: RE: Name that singer!
From: BTNG
Date: 07 Nov 11 - 12:16 PM

simple really formby whatever aka greg stephens has no sense of humour, I was funnin' him...waste of time really...anyway...YES it is Dick Gaughan and you have won the star prize!! A years subscription to Mudcat....