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11 Oct 11 - 01:33 AM (#3237118) Subject: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Azoic Can you name a person who you feel greatly improves a singer's presentation?Pianist,mandolinist,guitarist,violinist,cellist, or ? |
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11 Oct 11 - 01:44 AM (#3237119) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Genie I can't speak categorically for all types of accompanying instruments for all types of songs, but there are three people who come to mind immediately from the last two FSGW Getaways: David E. Scheim, who can back up just about any song - beautifully - on harp and Leadfingers, who can back up most anything on whistle, guitar or who knows what? and Ron Davies - especially on viola (not to mention his amazing whistling) |
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11 Oct 11 - 08:50 AM (#3237128) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Elmore Javier Mas, who accompanied Leonard Cohen on his 2008-2010 tour. He plays a variety of stringed instruments. |
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11 Oct 11 - 08:54 AM (#3237129) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Johnmc David Rawlings is really inventive. |
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11 Oct 11 - 08:56 AM (#3237131) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Big Al Whittle Paul Downes - the best guitar accompanist in England. Swine! |
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11 Oct 11 - 09:02 AM (#3237136) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Bobert Being a blues player it's most definitely a harp Harmonica) player... B~ |
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11 Oct 11 - 11:26 AM (#3237223) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Azoic Pianist/accordionist Huw Warren,who works with June Tabor,among others. |
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11 Oct 11 - 11:44 AM (#3237232) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Mary Humphreys Anahata - there's none better. ( Melodeons of many kinds, anglo concertina, cello and even pipes on occasion.) |
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11 Oct 11 - 12:00 PM (#3237242) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Mr Happy Since this is a subjective concept, I'll nominate meself!1 |
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11 Oct 11 - 01:30 PM (#3237304) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Leadfingers Genie - I am GENUINELY flattered to be included with David and Ron ! nd I would second David on harp - Fond memories of 'The Entertainer' the night I first met him in 2005 ! |
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11 Oct 11 - 06:20 PM (#3237461) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Shimrod "Anahata - there's none better." You're biased, of course, Mary! You're right though. |
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11 Oct 11 - 07:34 PM (#3237491) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Greg B Phil Cunningham. |
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11 Oct 11 - 07:35 PM (#3237493) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Greg B And J.T. Fearnly |
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11 Oct 11 - 08:17 PM (#3237516) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: dick greenhaus Peggy Seeger. Consistently brilliant on banjo, guitar, dulcimer, piano and concertina. John Roberts is no slouch, either. |
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11 Oct 11 - 08:23 PM (#3237517) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: PHJim Martin Carthy ranks right up there. |
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11 Oct 11 - 10:52 PM (#3237565) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,gillymor Second Phil Cunningham. Also Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, David Lindley, Ry Cooder and James Burton. |
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11 Oct 11 - 11:04 PM (#3237568) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Effsee The late Micheal O Domhnaill was one of the best IMHO! |
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11 Oct 11 - 11:07 PM (#3237573) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Jeri Dave Swarbrick |
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11 Oct 11 - 11:08 PM (#3237574) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST and John Doyle. |
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12 Oct 11 - 04:26 AM (#3237655) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Tunesmith Well, singer/guitarists accompany themselves when singing. Nic Jones was the master of comming upwith interesting accompaniments. The way he weaves a rock riff in to the traditional "Billy Don't You Weep for me" is sheer brilliance. Rock on Nic! |
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12 Oct 11 - 05:08 AM (#3237671) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: scouse Watching Arty McGlynn this year with Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell was pure joy.. The beauty of the guitar work from Arty was in itself a master class of being there!! If anyone has had the chance to see them perform will know what I mean. As Aye, Phil. |
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12 Oct 11 - 05:39 AM (#3237683) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: greg stephens For my money Eddie Lang is the greatest accompanist ever. Not primarily a folkie obviously, he was a jazz guitarist, though he also recorded loads of folk(blues) material. As an accompanist he was absolutely superb, whether for fellow guitarist Lonnie Johnson, many singers(Bing Crosby on numerous records) and of course all the jazz band work. As a sample, have a listen to Bix Beiderbecke's "I'm Coming Virginia". The recording is a good lesson in Eddie Lang's accompanyingskills as he is put right up front in the mix so you can enjoy all his twiddly bits(and he's featured in the intro). Bix doesn't come in till half way through, by the way, so don't sit thinking "Where's the trumpet?" Basically, people accompanied by Eddie Lang always sounded better than they otherwise would have: that's the test. |
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12 Oct 11 - 05:46 AM (#3237686) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Guest TF Some of the posters don't seem to understand the question. Obviously what Azoic means is "Who is the best accompanist for June Tabor?" |
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12 Oct 11 - 07:43 AM (#3237737) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Tunesmith Where is June Tabor mentioned? |
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12 Oct 11 - 09:12 AM (#3237777) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,pete John Doyle |
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12 Oct 11 - 09:21 AM (#3237782) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Sandra in Sydney Iris Bishop. It was after Iris did a workshop on Accompanying at the Australian National Folk festival a few years back that I really understood what accompanying is about. Every note she played enhanced Martyn Wyndham Read's singing. sandra (chorus singer who can't hold a tune on her own & understands nuffin' about playing music!) |
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12 Oct 11 - 09:47 AM (#3237797) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: John P Soig Siberil of Kornog. Roger Tallroth of Vasen. Gabriel Yacoub of Malicorne. Micheal O Domhnaill of The Bothy Band. Me, in that when I play I always get to hear what I want to hear. |
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12 Oct 11 - 11:52 AM (#3237861) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Azoic I am asking who is your favored accompanist for anyone,not necessarily June Tabor. |
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12 Oct 11 - 12:01 PM (#3237866) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: PHJim Eldon Shamblin and Junior Barnard, both of whom played in Bob Wills band were great accompanists. Sarah Vaughan put out a couple of records with only a guitarist and maybe a bassist. I had copies of records with Sarah being backed by Barney Kessel (my fav)and one with Mundell Lowe, also a great record. |
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12 Oct 11 - 01:44 PM (#3237905) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,gillymor Right, Eddie Lang also on Singing the Blues, Clementine and others with Bix and with Joe Venuti. Django Rheinhart, when he stops soloing and starts comping behind Grapelli on those Hot Club of France recordings things really start to go. William Coulter backing up Elise(Sp?) Kennedy. |
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12 Oct 11 - 02:11 PM (#3237913) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Tunesmith Of course, Eddie Lang was a big influence on the late Shetland guitarist Willie Johnson whose accompaniment style received a lot of praise/attention some years ago. |
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12 Oct 11 - 02:17 PM (#3237917) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: treewind I'll second the nomination of Iris Bishop and also mention guitarist Jeff Gillett, who often works with Ron Taylor. |
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12 Oct 11 - 05:47 PM (#3238041) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Tinker from Chicago Here's a vote for Richard Kniss, the longtime bassist for Peter, Paul & Mary and briefly for John Denver. |
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12 Oct 11 - 07:26 PM (#3238092) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Guest TF Tunesmith. Seven posts down, since you ask. |
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12 Oct 11 - 11:58 PM (#3238187) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Ron Davies Thanks for the kind words, Genie. i am flattered at being included on your list with Leadfingers and David Scheim. David is simply amazing--especially the way he can literally pluck a jazz harp accompaniment out of the air. I'm sorry I don't get a chance to hear Leadfingers very often--usually only when I make it over to Sidmouth. When I do, it's a pure delight to hear him. As far as my own accompanying, I try to adhere to the maxim of the famous accompanist Gerald Moore, reflected in the title of his autobiography---Am I Too Loud? Aim is to weave a harmony or countermelody around the singer or lead instrument, not being tentative, but only bringing the viola out at the ends of phrases, unless given the opportunity for a break. And trying not to trespass on the singer's range unless doing a duet with him or her. To complement, not compete.l |
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13 Oct 11 - 12:31 AM (#3238198) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Genie Well said, Ron. That indeed is a key ingredient of being a great accompanist. I didn't start out thinking of really famous people - partly because I've seldom seen them in action in unrehearsed settings. Thus, people who came to my mind right away were people like you and David and Terry, who seem, understandably, to be in great demand as accompanists at Getaway But if we're including famous people, including those who are no longer with us, I'd never have kicked Chet Atkins or Jerry Garcia off the stage either. |
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13 Oct 11 - 12:37 AM (#3238200) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Jim Martin Tracey Dares (Cape Breton keyboard player & simultaneous stepdancer) takes some beating! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxGPpmW0N2g |
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13 Oct 11 - 04:33 AM (#3238228) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Frank Lee Gerald Moore CBE. 'As an accompanist, Gerald Moore is credited with doing much to raise the status of accompanist from a subservient role to that of an equal artistic partner', (from a website). I have a 78 on which he accompanies Owen Brannigan which demonstrates this art very clearly. |
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13 Oct 11 - 04:53 AM (#3238235) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Leadfingers We ALL have to have 'some' Ego just to get up and perform - Part of being a good accompanist is to NOT let the ego take over and to LISTEN to what others are doing , and , as stated above , to compliment , NOT Compete . |
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13 Oct 11 - 08:40 AM (#3238323) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: Ron Davies "not being tentative" "duet with him or her". And every situation is different. Every voice is also different. With Lucy's wonderful keening voice, for instance, I never have to hold back. There is also the question of the words. At the Getaway we were mostly playing and singing to each other without a mike, and the audience should hear the words of the singer. But the thicker the musical texture, the harder to do that. So that had to be taken into consideration. In fact when I accompanied Big Mick for his song about the coffin ships, I dropped out completely when he was reciting the French words which comprise one verse, so there would be just Mick and his guitar, and the audience would have the best chance to hear every word. In fact I found that one of the top highlights of the Getaway--just listening to Mick recite the verse in French--very affecting. |
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11 Nov 11 - 06:36 PM (#3255274) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: PHJim The late John Herald did some wonderful guitar work on the early Ian & Sylvia records. I think he also played (uncredited) on some Tom Rush and Ramblin' Jack albums too. |
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12 Nov 11 - 06:03 AM (#3255439) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Wally Macnow Bruce Hutton, Washington DC area plays all the right notes behind a song. |
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12 Nov 11 - 06:11 AM (#3255444) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: The Sandman keith kendrick |
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12 Nov 11 - 06:24 AM (#3255448) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Jon Tunes here but I think the accompanying that stuck me most was Charlie Lennon with Noel Hill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYFQAYQ2W8 |
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12 Nov 11 - 07:13 AM (#3255467) Subject: RE: Who is your favorite accompanist? From: GUEST,Frank Lee Has Ralph Rinzler had a mention? A while back now but he produced some lovely, tasteful, tuneful, enhancing and unobtrusive guitar and banjo work on one of my very first folk albums, Topic's 'Still I Love Him' ,10" LP where he accompanies Isla Cameron. Still, after more than 4 decades (possibly 5!) one of my top favourite records. |