Chorus songs for ballad singers

Subject: RE: Chorus songs for ballad singers
From: Leadfingers
Date: 28 Nov 11 - 12:38 PM

Wetherr it is a Tunes session , or a Singaround , the most important thing for 'Participants' is to BLOODY WELL LISTEN !!!!

Subject: RE: Chorus songs for ballad singers
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 28 Nov 11 - 12:52 PM

It's one of the joys of ballad singing in session when you feed the other singers a chorus and then - pow - it begins to really take off and fill out, taking on a life of its own. You can feel the thing coming alive, living and breathing. There's nothing quite like it really. The same is true of any chorus song, but in a ballad it becomes especially poignant. My dream is sing Orfeo and for the chorus harmonies to come out like THIS...

Subject: RE: Chorus songs for ballad singers
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 28 Nov 11 - 01:27 PM

Please understand me, Greg, when I sought to make a distinction between between song choruses and ballad refrains I wasn't seeking to lay down any rules (remember that 'folk policemen' have no way of enforcing their rules - so aspiring to be a folk policeman is futile). Nevertheless, for almost all of the time during which I have been interested in folk music, I have been a member of clubs in which critical thinking has been central - and discussing such distinctions is as natural as breathing. You may think that such discussions are dull, or nerdy or silly or whatever but I beg to differ. I have usually found that people who are prepared to discuss such things (even though they may not agree with each other) often end up as better singers.

Subject: RE: Chorus songs for ballad singers
From: Owen Woodson
Date: 29 Nov 11 - 06:11 AM

"mind you if you are having trouble with your voice, it is great to have a break on the choruses."

If you are having voice trouble, you would probably be wisest to stay away from anything which requires as much stamina and concentration as some of the really big ballads.