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09 Jan 19 - 09:38 PM (#3970871) Subject: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: GUEST,Frustrated Searcher I'm trying to identify a male singer/guitarist. The easiest way to describe what I recall is that he was a very heavyset gentleman who seemingly always wore a striped shirt, possibly a naval/maritime shirt. He had a beard. Sorry I can't provide more information; I don't remember what types of songs I was searching for when I came across his performances. FWIW, definitely in the folk/trad camp, not a pop star. Thanks! |
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09 Jan 19 - 11:31 PM (#3970878) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Jeri Any idea what country he was from? |
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09 Jan 19 - 11:37 PM (#3970879) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: punkfolkrocker Is it this bloke...??? |
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09 Jan 19 - 11:52 PM (#3970880) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: GUEST Burl Ives? |
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10 Jan 19 - 01:42 AM (#3970883) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: meself There's a video of Hamish Imlach on youtube in which he would fit that description, if I remember correctly. |
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10 Jan 19 - 04:16 AM (#3970901) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen Surely, Guest Frustrated Searcher could supply more useful information than this. Type of music Some song lyrics The possible/likely year(s) of recording The possible/likely country that the singer originated from. etc etc Sometimes I wonder whether this is just a new way of trolling people who have a desire to help others. Send us on a wild goose chase and drip-feed information if the searchers appear to be losing interest. Be fair dinkum about this please, Guest, and give us some real information. What artists do you tend to listen to? What types of songs do you tend to search for? Was there a reason that you were searching for these songs? Something that will trigger your memory. |
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10 Jan 19 - 04:36 AM (#3970907) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: GUEST,kenny It might also help if you could at least tell us which decade he was performing in. Where did you see him perform ? Where did you "come across his performances" ? |
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10 Jan 19 - 05:35 AM (#3970924) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Johnny J Tony Jackson was a "Frustrated Searcher" too. He left the band in the huff, as I recall. ;-)) Without more information, trying to identify this "folk singer" is like looking fro "Needles and Pins" in a haystack........ |
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10 Jan 19 - 05:35 AM (#3970925) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Johnny J Tony Jackson was a "Frustrated Searcher" too. He left the band in the huff, as I recall. ;-)) Without more information, trying to identify this "folk singer" is like looking fro "Needles and Pins" in a haystack........ |
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10 Jan 19 - 03:51 PM (#3970948) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: FreddyHeadey Could mudcat have a list that pops up whenever someone starts to type "I'm looking for this singer..." ;) Here, I think, are all the questions from above, plus a couple of my own : checklist when asking about an artist .... Was there a reason that you were searching for these songs\artist? (Casual question or you're losing sleep over it? You had his child? He\she is your father\mother? ...) decade\dates & age at that time gender build or description singer \ instrumentalist instrument(s) solo\group which country what accent what genre , contemporary or trad' example of similar artists to DO know example of lyrics where did you hear them : - live(club\gig\...\stadium) \ radio \mp3 \ CD \ cassette \ LP \ 45 \ 78 What artists do you tend to listen to? What types of songs do you tend to search for? Something that will trigger your memory. What have you already got from Google? Who have you already ruled out? |
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10 Jan 19 - 04:35 PM (#3970953) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Steve Gardham I've a few ideas but I'm not biting until we've got at least a where and when. |
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10 Jan 19 - 04:46 PM (#3970955) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: GUEST,The OP, Frustrated Searcher It was indeed Hamish Imlach. Thanks! |
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10 Jan 19 - 05:19 PM (#3970958) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: meself No problem - cheers! |
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10 Jan 19 - 05:31 PM (#3970959) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: GUEST,johnmc You'll have heard " Cod liver oil and the orange juice " then. A fairly legendary song in the West of Scotland. |
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10 Jan 19 - 06:30 PM (#3970971) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen Thanks for your list of questions, FreddyHeadey, although I'm feeling a bit cautious about including the bit about parentage or parenting. LOL Well done, meself, for identifying the singer with what I can only describe as just about the most minimalist info posted to Mudcat. You deserve a medal! A big, bearded bloke who wears stripey shirts could describe most of the male contingent of folkie singers that I have ever seen. And I have only seen a small proportion of the Oz contingent. That's not even starting on the Brits, the U.S., and all the other countries of the world which boast about having folkies in their midst. |
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10 Jan 19 - 06:51 PM (#3970977) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: meself A medal? Oh, no! I mean, well, I suppose, if someone WERE to submit my case to the appropriate authorities, and they were to judge me deserving, I suppose it would be ungracious to refuse it, but really ... ! |
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10 Jan 19 - 07:09 PM (#3970981) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Tattie Bogle Out of a million or more people answering to the initial description offered by the OP, Hamish Imlach! Brilliant bit of serendipity. Goodbye Booze! |
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10 Jan 19 - 11:12 PM (#3970996) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen Well, maybe we need to initiate the inaugural Mudcat Medal for Service Above & Beyond the Call of Duty. |
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11 Jan 19 - 07:46 AM (#3971055) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Tattie Bogle To meself then (no, not me!) the MMS ABCD! |
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11 Jan 19 - 02:23 PM (#3971126) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen ABCD - wow. Serendipitous! That wasn't intentional. Yes, it looks like the inaugural MMS - ABCD is going to meself for excellent service to the Mudcat community and to fly in/fly out Guests who post tantalisingly little information, expect miracles, and more often than not, get miracles. And, in this case, it only took meself 4 hours to achieve the miracle. Speech, speech!! |
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11 Jan 19 - 03:30 PM (#3971145) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: meself Aw, gee - well, I'm not much of a one fer makin' speeches, but - Hey! Looks like the bar's open! [drops behind lectern, crawls rapidly under curtain behind, never to be seen again]. |
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11 Jan 19 - 03:45 PM (#3971149) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen No, no, wait! Come back! We need you for all the tantalisingly obscure music searches. You are now appointed as the Mudcat Meet & Greet for Guests and Newbies. The Concierge who tries to answer the questions or redirects the inguirer to the appropriate source of info. On second thoughts, forget that. We'll meet you at the bar. |
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11 Jan 19 - 04:48 PM (#3971167) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: meself Cheers it is, then! |
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11 Jan 19 - 07:16 PM (#3971182) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Tattie Bogle Oh, I take back that "Goodbye Booze" then. I'll arrive via the no 37 bus. |
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11 Jan 19 - 11:02 PM (#3971200) Subject: RE: Help identifying a singer/guitarist From: Helen I must be pished already. I can't shpell "inquirer". |
