Your favourite American folksingers

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 01:56 AM

If you want to get away from the performersand interpreters and go back to the folk, there a vast treasure of fabulous American music available on CD:

Iron Head
Vera Ward Hall
Any of the Wallin clan
Larry Older
Leadbelly
Texas Gladden
Frank Proffitt
Dock Boggs
Alfred Reed
E.C. Ball (with Orna)
Tink Tillet.......
the list goes on, and on, and on. E-mail me if you want some suggestions    [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: karen k
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 12:15 AM

Jean Ritchie
Doc Watson
Sheila Kay Adams
Helen Schneyer
Bob Zentz
Ed Trickett
Sandy Paton
Elizabeth Cotten
Mississippi John Hurt
Jesse Fuller
Lisa Null
Becky Kimmons

I'm sure there's more!!!

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Alex.S
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 12:06 AM

Well I ain't too familiar with Prince, but I must say he doesn't really strike me as a "Folk Singer" from the few songs I've heard. I'd probably go with Doc Watson, Bob Dylan, or Peggy Seeger.

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:32 PM

so "Prince" is a highly acclaimed and well respected american folk singer?
I never knew that!
I learn something new every day from this site!

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:26 PM

Eye of the beholder mate... eye of the beholder...

I see a lot of people listed here that I'm sure someone could qualify as shite...

That's one reason why threads like these serve no purpose at all...

And well, if Purple Rain is all you know of Prince's music, I'm afraid your opinion ain't worth the powder to blow it to hell John...

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:16 PM

Prince?
you talking about that "purple Rain guy
you taking the piss
no way is Prince a folk singer!
If Prince is one of the best american folksingers you can think of,,
i'll stickj to the english folksingers that i know of !
no offence mate, but Prince is shite!
Anyone else reckon Prince is the best american folk singer?

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Benjamin
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:14 PM

I should also mention that John Jacob Niles has been highly recomended to me, although I haven't quite gotten to any of his recordings just yet.

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Benjamin
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:12 PM

Dave Van Ronk
Doc Watson
Norman Blake
Eric Andersen
Lead Belly
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry
J.C. Burris
Elizabeth Cotten

This list could get too long, but I'd recomend any of these guys. For the most part, they shouldn't be too hard to find.
I hope you enjoy them John
Benjamin

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:11 PM

Kris Kristofferson
John Prine
Towns Van Zant
Robert Earl Keen
Todd Snider
Tom Russle
Bob Dylan
Steve Earl
Michael O'Brien
Prince


In no particular order

:-)

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 11:02 PM

Richard Dyer Bennet
Ed McCurdy
Sam Hinton
Burl Ives
Peggy Seeger
Jean Ritchie

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: GUEST,pdq
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:52 PM

Bill Clifton lived in England for many years and recorded a lot. Should be easy to find. Heard of him, jOhn?

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:39 PM

i dident threaten anyone, i said, the only time i have ever threatened anyone here was gargoytle, and serves him right.

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Noreen
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:36 PM

jOhn, you started threatening people in the other thread which doesn't go down well.

Stop worrying about it and enjoy THIS thread!

(Hi, Jerry!)

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:32 PM

thanks mary!,
Indeed WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER THREAD?
who deleted it, and why?

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:29 PM

Thanks Jerry,
I'm looking for american folk singers whose cd's I can buy, this is the second thread, on the subject i hasve started today, kendall acuseed me of been a troll stirrirng up shit, and the second one was deleted!
thanks jerry.john

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: mg
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:27 PM

what happened to the other thread? It was just getting good. Anyway, the ones I would go to some trouble to see..hear I guess..Joan Baez, Linda Rondstadt, Gordon Bok, Utah Phillips if he just sang, Priscilla Herdman, any good shanty/sea groups...I'm thinking, who would I go to see if it was across town on the bus on a cold, windy night...narrows it down...I like groups of people I guess...mg

Subject: RE: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:23 PM

Hi, John:

Let me be first:

   Art9 Thieme
   Jerry9 Rau
   Doc9 Watson
   Jean9 Ritchie
   Almeda9 Riddle

You didn't specify whether they had to be living..

Jerry9

Subject: Your favourite american folksingers
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 10:19 PM

tell us about them.