Unknown folk singers on YouTube

Subject: YouTube - Unknown folk singers/ or groups
From: GUEST,Guest - Kathy
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 02:19 AM

Have you found any really good "unknown" or "unrecorded" folk/acoustic singers or groups on YouTube? I know there are many amateur singers out there - singing at their home or perhaps in a park or small coffeehouse type venue on YouTube. Perhaps they are working on a CD (or maybe not) but for the most part are totally unknown outside of singing at a small venue or perhaps only singing at home.

If you have "discovered" a folk singer/folk groups on Youtube that you have come across who "you" think are very good, even though not professional or who's names would not be familiar to most, please let us know about them. It would be interesting to find out about some of these "unknown" folk artists. There are probably many, many folk singers like that who fit into that catagory - who just enjoy singing at home or for a few friends and not interested in becoming well known - but at the same time - may be really very talented.
Now of course, we may not all agree that this "unknown" artist or group is good - but still, it would be kind of interesting to hear about them anyway.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: johncharles
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 04:16 AM

This is an interesting idea. the problem I have is finding an appropriate search strategy to get to the required material. Perhaps some tech expert could advise on this.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 04:38 AM

You could have a look here

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: BobKnight
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 06:21 AM

Well, I'm pretty much unknown.
www.youtube.com/bobknightfolk

I also have a cousin, William Hutchison, who writes songs and has a lovely voice, almost completely unknown even here in his native Aberdeenshire.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: johncharles
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 06:51 AM

Bob I have seen you on youtube. I really like your version of bonnie Bessie logan.
john

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Mr Happy
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 07:21 AM

Loads on Google!

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 07:27 AM

Bob I love "The Ground She Walks Upon......... you have not gone unnoticed it appears :)

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 08:08 AM

Even I have a youtube channel under my own name. I sometimes get youtube suggestions that I might enjoy a similar video. Sometimes they're right. Sometimes, it's one of the one's that getting pushed that has nothing to do with what I like. You can search for a specific song and get a lot of versions and find some good ones that way.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Cool Beans
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 09:05 AM

There's always me (and my buddy Craig).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tzc3w1aRaA

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Mr Happy
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 09:20 AM

Piles on YTube as well Unknown folk singers though I expect someone knows them!

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Mark Ross
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 12:35 PM

Well, I am America's Most Famous Unknown Folksinger;

with Kate Wolf on 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46o-p6pVlU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DKzDAVL9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q19cVRFAQZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aejTPnAoyk


Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 06 Dec 13 - 04:54 PM

Bob Knight... The Ground She Walks Upon.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: BobKnight
Date: 07 Dec 13 - 06:43 AM

Thanks Georgiansilver for putting up a link to my song. That was very kind of you - you've helped make me a little less unknown, and I'm awfully pleased that you like The Ground She Walks Upon.

Thanks also to John Charles for his kind words on my version of Bonnie Bessie Logan.

Subject: RE: Unknown folk singers on YouTube
From: GUEST,Bob Rowley
Date: 08 Mar 14 - 02:00 PM

Hi,
I am extremely unknown.
My own songs are here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/BobRowley-Music/439121992794205

I used to be English, but I am on the run.
I play bars for money in Belgium.
Cheers,
Bob
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bob-Rowley-Music/439121992794205