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30 Jan 10 - 06:07 PM (#2825901) Subject: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST,Emmie I have sung solo for years, getting up occasionally to perform at my local folk club. I have a couple of friends who like singing and we have started meeting when we can to sing together in our living rooms. A lot of the songs I know don't work that well for a trio and I wondered if mudcat members could suggest some songs that work well for a group. I would appreciate any songs that have call and response, easy choruses, songs and songs that are relatively straight forward to harmonize with. Look forward to hearing ideas. |
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30 Jan 10 - 06:09 PM (#2825903) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Peace Darned near anything by PP+M, Kingston Trio, etc. |
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30 Jan 10 - 06:15 PM (#2825907) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST I've never listened to the kingston trio but shall check them out on i-tunes just now. Who are PP+M? is that Peter, Paul and Mary? I was kind of thinking of traditional british folk ( sorry, forgot to mention that) but maybe I'm limiting myself a bit. Thanks for the suggestions :-) |
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30 Jan 10 - 08:35 PM (#2826006) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: akenaton I'm afraid it would have to be a solo.....duet at a pinch :0( |
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30 Jan 10 - 10:12 PM (#2826062) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST,leeneia Emmie, do you see a blue box in the upper right corner of your screen with (among other things) the words 'DT Lyrics'? Click on 'Browse' and you will find The Digital Tradition, a huge collection of songs. On some you can hear the tune as well as the music. I suggest you scan the list for songs you know. Then choose the best for your group. And best of luck with your group. |
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30 Jan 10 - 11:24 PM (#2826090) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST,Russ Definitely not traditional british folk, but if you think you might want to expand your horizons, get familiar with the Carter Family. Lots of songs with easy choruses, memorable and quickly learnable tunes, and Sarah and Maybell's harmonies are to die for. Russ (Yank and permanent GUEST) |
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31 Jan 10 - 01:29 AM (#2826128) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: MGM·Lion Why 'definitely not traditional British folk'? Replete with chances for harmonies and co-operation. I should begin with the Copper Family — 'Thousands or More' would be a good one to start with - and work out from there. Then try both well-known tunes of 'Byker Hill'. Then 'Holmforth Anthem'. Traditional British folk offers infinite possibilities. Any shanty will give you plenty of call & response opportunities. Enjoy! |
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31 Jan 10 - 05:35 AM (#2826213) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Crane Driver I think 'Guest Russ' meant that the Carter family are definitely not traditional British folk, not that 'Guest Emmie' should definitely not be looking for traditional British folk. The possibilities for confusion here are endless ;-} Assuming Emmie is in the UK, there are loads of gatherings during the summer where people get together, sing and swap songs. Most festivals have a 'fringe' where you can experience sharing songs within a group (rather than having songs sung to you, which is a totally different thing). Visit a few and pick up any songs that appeal to you - you can come back here for background info, words etc. of anything you like. Sadly, life is too short, and the internet too limited, to list any more than a tiny fraction of the songs that fit your criteria, even if we do limit ourselves to traditional British folk. Best wishes anyway. Andrew |
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31 Jan 10 - 11:30 AM (#2826418) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Marje Rather than look for individual songs, you might find more if you listen to recordings of other acapella groups. I know, I know, it's the lazy way to do it, but you don't have to copy them slavishingly. It would just give you a feel for what can be done. Some British traditional ones you could try are: The Copper Family The Watersons Coope, Boyes and Simpson Swan Arcade Artisan The Voice Squad (OK, they're Irish, but they give the songs an English treatment) Devil's Interval Craig, Morgan, Robson This last trio run harmony workshops in various locations, mostly around the south of England, which would be well worth attending if you get the chance. Shanties and sea-songs offer plenty of opportunities for call-and-response and harmonies, so any book or recording of those could be useful too. What always impresses me when I listen to acapella groups is how totally different and distinct they sound from each other. So your trio won't sound like a copy, you'll have your own sound too. Have fun! Marje |
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01 Feb 10 - 07:48 AM (#2827134) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST,emmie Thanks for the info everyone. We're a group of women and I have more experience of folk singing than my two friends. We've tried doing a couple of watersons songs already. I like the idea of investigating the coppers more and I also should listen to my devils interval cd again to see if theres a good one for us. I was actually thinking of trying out "keep on the sunny side" by the carter family so will probably bring that one along for our next meeting. I really ought to learn some shanties as well...any reccomendations? Got lots of new ideas to check out..artists I haven't heard before..so thankyou..shall be back on i-tunes tonight!! Emmie |
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02 Feb 10 - 09:28 AM (#2828107) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Marje For an all-female group, shanties won't always suit, as they tend to be very macho and more suited to male voices. "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her", or "Bold Riley" might be good ones to start with. But hey, I don't know, maybe you've all got big butch voices? :-) Don't forget YouTube as a souce of songs. I haven't got a particular example of this, but you'll often find a variety of versions of good songs there if you search by song title or group. Marje |
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02 Feb 10 - 03:03 PM (#2828370) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST,leeneia "shanties as well...any reccomendations?" Shenandoah |
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02 Feb 10 - 05:29 PM (#2828501) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Bettynh I love the range of songs sung by the Short Sisters |
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02 Feb 10 - 06:34 PM (#2828560) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST Going to the Chapel of Love....not exactly a folk song, but doing this with a folk style group and it's terrific. |
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02 Feb 10 - 06:53 PM (#2828586) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: lefthanded guitar P.S. ( I was the last guest) Early gospel songs are terrific to sing with friends, as they were meant to be song, eg. I'll Fly Away. Will The Circle Be Unbroken is another singing song. And if you have the eagerness and opportunity to learn Sacred Harp songs, you can do a four part harmony. |
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03 Feb 10 - 02:20 PM (#2829039) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: Suegorgeous A couple I used to sing in harmony with another woman: She moved through the fair (endless harmony possibilities) My Johnny was a shoemaker Other ideas: Twa corbies Bedlam boys Low down in the broom PM me if you can't find versions of them. Sue |
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03 Feb 10 - 06:31 PM (#2829306) Subject: RE: songs to sing with friends From: GUEST Thanks for the ideas. Keep em comin. I decided to go initially with song suggestions I knew as we're meeting up this Friday to sing for the celtic festival of Imbolc ( my friends idea) I'm going to sing Bold Riley with them as I really like that song. I found a great trio of female singers doing a version called the wailin jennys on i-tunes so that was a nice discovery.( watched them on youtube as well) I like the idea of doing chapel of love and doing gospel songs also. Will be checking out all the songs so thanks everyone again :-) Emmie |