best male folk singer?

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST,jako
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:24 AM

Springsteen, John Prine, Steve Earle.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: The Sandman
Date: 22 May 10 - 11:43 AM

are there any left?
can we include any females that have changed to male?

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Tannywheeler
Date: 22 May 10 - 12:10 PM

Wasn't gonna deal with this, but I'll try.
Just barely in my teens got to hear they young Liam Clancy live lots. What a clean, fine tenor. Still 1 of my faves. Leadbelly, Pete S. all felt to be faves at times. Ed McCurdy for a bit. Later in life ran into lots I liked. John Hartford, Danny Barnes, Steve Earle. There's a singer-songwriter in the Austin area named John Clay: he has a non-vibrato tone that makes you pay attention.

But my favorite male folksinger is special. In my late teens I was on a long car trip with my dad(about 12 hrs) thru the aftermath of a monster blizzard. Only time I remember ever being alone with him in the car. Never noted for his musicality, yet he sang "Henry Martin" & nothing tops that sound in my heart. Tw

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Larry The Radio Guy
Date: 22 May 10 - 12:28 PM

My vote is for Mickey Newbury. Honourable mentions to Ralph Stanely and David Lynn Jones.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Essex girl
Date: 22 May 10 - 05:52 PM

Steve Knightley, Jon Brindley, (the late)John Wright, Stan Rogers & Richard Shindell. To name a few.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 10 - 06:28 PM

van is tired now and so is his voice

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Bren
Date: 22 May 10 - 08:08 PM

Just sat listening to Ken Wilson's cd, what a quality singer he is. We saw him in the Cork singers club for the first time last month.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:22 PM

Well, I'd have to say my favorites are Art Thieme, Seamus Kennedy,
Rick Fielding, Kendall Morse, and Sandy Paton. There are others, but these five have given me their friendship, as well as their singing.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST,Collingsgirl
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:37 PM

Townes Van Zandt, for me. He was just... complete. Broken, but complete.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Art Thieme
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:49 PM

Joe,
I'm honored. Thank you--Art

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 22 May 10 - 11:53 PM

"Hey Rod. I was beginning to think I was the only Jack Hudson fan left alive!"

Nope. I'm still alive and I'm a fan too, CdM! He's The Maestro.

Also Richard Shindell, Stan, Garnet and Nathan Rogers, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Goldengob (Dave Fletcher), Allan Taylor, Bob Fox, and others too numerous to list.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 May 10 - 12:02 AM

Lists like this really help me - this will keep me exploring Spotify for days.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 23 May 10 - 09:04 AM

Haven't read whole list...but has Mike Waterson had a mention?

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: mousethief
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:52 AM

Gordon Bok. What a voice.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: Bill D
Date: 23 May 10 - 04:26 PM

After 50 years of listening, I can't disagree with many on the above lists as fine singers...for various reasons, although several wear on me after a bit..(never mind which ones.))


4 years ago, Margaret Road-Knight put Danny Spooner at the top of her list. Having heard him live 8-9 times in the last 6-7 years, and once just a couple weeks ago, I'd have to say he is at the top of MY list these days. He delivers a song with as much 'relevance' and awareness of the SONG as anyone I've heard.....and he's getting better.

There are singers who amaze with virtuosity, and those who have beautiful voices, and those whose 'stage presence' is gripping....but **sometimes** I get the feeling that the songs are manipulated to showcase the singer....and I see/hear none of that with Danny Spooner. All his ability goes into showcasing the song....and his historical knowledge OF the song is always there.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: scouse
Date: 23 May 10 - 04:49 PM

My vote goes to just one of the most versatile singers still doing the biz in the folk scene and still playing to full house's after 50 years an who can also still hold a audience spellbound.. it has to be the one and only Johnny Silvo. No one above has a touch on his voice although I like many that's been voted.
As Aye,
Phil.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: GUEST,CAP
Date: 24 May 10 - 04:14 AM

I think Kieran Halpin, Terry Emm, Matt Shenk, Seth Lakeman & Richard Shindell all deserve a mention but by far my best Singer apart from the late John Wright would be celtic folk/blues artist Jackie Leven.

Subject: RE: best male folk singer?
From: cetmst
Date: 24 May 10 - 07:16 AM

All of the above. Hard to believe that it was more than 60 years ago but it all started for me with Burl Ives, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Josh White, Josef Marais (before Miranda) and probably tops of them all, Carl Sandburg. Others I have enjoyed and may have missed in the above notes, Oscar Brand, Will Holt, Theodore Bikel, Alan Rowan Summers, Jean Carignan, Walt Robertson, Wade Hemsworth, Alan Mills, Robert Beers.