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22 Dec 10 - 08:57 AM (#3059250) Subject: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith I'm always on the look out for interesting Celtic/English inspired guitarists. Al Petteway is probably my current favourite. Any other recommendations? |
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22 Dec 10 - 09:24 AM (#3059264) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Chris B (Born Again Scouser) Me. |
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22 Dec 10 - 10:32 AM (#3059306) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: theleveller Well, there's a hell of a lot of us in England, Scotland and Ireland. |
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22 Dec 10 - 10:35 AM (#3059308) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST Do a search for J.P. Cormier, Dave MacIsaac and Pius macIsaac from Cape Breton. Anna Massie and Tony McManus, Scotland are wicked good pickers too. here're some examples JP Cormier Dave MacIsaac Pius MacIsaac Tony McManus |
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22 Dec 10 - 10:44 AM (#3059313) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Backwoodsman Possibly Britain's Finest More English than Celtic, and a good banjo player too. |
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22 Dec 10 - 10:50 AM (#3059316) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: theleveller Also, have a look at Ewan McLennan who was taught by the wonderful Mr Simpson Ewan McLennan |
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22 Dec 10 - 01:58 PM (#3059456) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith Thanks for those suggestions. Breton guitarist Soig Siberil is another player who I really rate. Here he is with the blessed Tony McManus. Siberil and McManus |
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22 Dec 10 - 02:47 PM (#3059498) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: michaelr El McMeen William Coulter Robin Bullock Steve Baughman Mostly Irish. |
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22 Dec 10 - 07:51 PM (#3059678) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Suegorgeous Any in Bristol? would love one! |
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23 Dec 10 - 03:16 AM (#3059833) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Declan Graham Dunne Fully Irish! |
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23 Dec 10 - 05:55 AM (#3059880) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Alan Whittle Probably the only one to totally reinvent the guitar as a sort of bodhran with strings was the late great Eric Roche. New York born , but brought up in Ireland - a veteran of many sessions. The best guitarist I ever saw. |
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23 Dec 10 - 06:12 AM (#3059885) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Richard Bridge I am not enthused by the conflation of English with Celtic. |
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23 Dec 10 - 06:37 AM (#3059898) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Les in Chorlton Me also but go on, go on, go on, go on, lets have a Celt row L in C# With clearly nothing better to do |
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23 Dec 10 - 07:43 AM (#3059925) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith Well, many would say that Nic Jones is the greatest product of what we call generally celtic guitar. And, of couse, he - like Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, Dave Evans etc - are all Engish! Indeed, one could say that the London folk music scene of the early/mid-60s gave birth to the Celtic guitar phemonenon! |
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23 Dec 10 - 08:49 AM (#3059969) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: theleveller "I am not enthused by the conflation of English with Celtic." The Celts occupied large areas of England, as well. In Yorkshire/Northumberland there were the Brigantes and Parisii. Coming from the area (East Yorkshire) of the latter, I count myself as partly celtic and reckon that I play Celtic-English music. |
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23 Dec 10 - 11:22 AM (#3060058) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Marje But I can't resist pointing out that the Celts (i.e. the Gaels) didn't play guitars, and that the music played by the maestros listed above owes very little to the Gaelic tradition. Marje |
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23 Dec 10 - 11:38 AM (#3060067) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Richard Bridge I very definitely would not call Martin Carthy a celtic guitar player. For many he defines the English folk guitar sound. |
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23 Dec 10 - 11:38 AM (#3060068) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith The "Gaelic Tradition" is on-going - or haven't you heard! |
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23 Dec 10 - 12:47 PM (#3060111) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith Richard, clearly all these English/Celtic are interwoven. Take Martin Carthy, he was a major influence on Pierre Bensusan whose early recordings are clearly indentified as having a strong Celtic character. Davy Graham invented "Dadgad" ( probably the most popular tuning for Celtic music on the guitar) and I'm sure he would have considered himself to be a Londoner (inspite of his Scottish, and other exotic, origins). |
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23 Dec 10 - 01:17 PM (#3060135) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Alan Whittle Hinkley in Leicestershire....dead exotic that. Nothing compared to the romance of nearby Wigston, or Ibstock, mind you. 'But I can't resist pointing out that the Celts (i.e. the Gaels) didn't play guitars, and that the music played by the maestros listed above owes very little to the Gaelic tradition.' So if you want to be a celt, stick to waving spears and knitting Aran umpers - everything else is a betrayal of your roots. Not really folk music at all...... |
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23 Dec 10 - 01:28 PM (#3060140) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: GUEST,Tunesmith The "exotic" reference was a nod to his mother's South American heritage. |
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23 Dec 10 - 02:37 PM (#3060194) Subject: RE: Celtic/English inspired Guitarists From: Declan There are as many 'celtic' people who would object to being confused with English as there are the other way arouhnd. The inability of people to have a discussion about their favourite guitarists without trying to rise a row is the main reason I stopped coming here for a long time and won't be back in a hurry. |