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23 Feb 02 - 02:12 PM (#656205) Subject: Male Folk Singers From: Mervyn I'm looking for recommendations of male folk singers, especially from the Irish or British Isles folk music tradition. Back in the early seventies I spent some time learning and playing traditional songs, especially Childe ballads, in Australia. I'm familiar with albums released in the early seventies (Pentangle, Bothy Band, Fairport Convention, Steeleyed Span) but have not kept track of much of the good music released since. For some reason I have lots of albums with female vocalists.... Now I've started taking voice lessons and my teacher wants me to find examples of traditional male singers worth emulating. I'm looking for singers who have both good vocal control, but not at the expense of feeling. I know this is somewhat vague, but I thought I'd give it a try. Thanks. |
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23 Feb 02 - 02:21 PM (#656210) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Stewart try Andy Stewart Cheers, S. in Seattle |
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23 Feb 02 - 02:31 PM (#656212) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Charcloth Try Fannigan's Isle at www.timemachinepro.com they are on Folk Era Records The Corries at www.corries.com Andy M. Stewart as was mentioned is a good choice as well. His material is on Greenlinnet records was with the group "Silly Wizard" Stan Rogers is another good one I am sure there will be a host of suggestions but these are my favorites. You should be able to find their stuff on Amazon.com Charcloth |
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23 Feb 02 - 02:38 PM (#656217) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: GUEST,SharonG I've enjoyed the singing of both Frank Harte and Tim Dennehy (both Irish and both of whom taught at Gaelic Roots in years I attended classes) Sharon G |
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23 Feb 02 - 02:46 PM (#656226) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Sandy Paton Ewan MacColl! |
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23 Feb 02 - 03:14 PM (#656242) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Hollowfox What's your vocal range, tenor, baritone, bass? We may as well recommend somebody in the same range. |
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23 Feb 02 - 03:21 PM (#656246) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Susan of DT (dick greenhaus here) Kevin Mitchell. Brian Peters. Nic Jones. Tony Rose. John Strachan. Bob Blair. Jack Beck. Jimmy Hutchinson. Roy Harris. David Jones. Give CAMSCO Music a call (800/548-FOLK) and I'll be glad to talk to you about this |
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23 Feb 02 - 03:22 PM (#656248) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: bill\sables I would suggest you try any records of Roy Harris |
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23 Feb 02 - 03:38 PM (#656262) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Brían I would look for recordings by Joe Heaney, Seán 'ac Dhonnchadha(Johnny Donagh, of course Cathal McConnell & Len Graham are also great singers. Brían |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:40 PM (#656302) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: GUEST,Nancy King at work One of my long-time favorites is Archie Fisher, whose "A Man with a Rhyme" album (and perhaps others)is/are available from Folk-Legacy. Cheers, Nancy |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:45 PM (#656307) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: death by whisky Christy Moore of course. |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:47 PM (#656309) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Menita One of my favorite male singers is Robin Laing from Scotland. He has a lovely diction and accurate voice. His CD The Angel's Share is worth a listen. Hic! |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:50 PM (#656312) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: The Pooka If you don't have him, Gordon Bok. |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:50 PM (#656313) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: michaelr Andy Irvine, Dick Gaughan, Brian McNeill, Paul Brady, Gerry O'Beirne, Clive Gregson... |
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23 Feb 02 - 04:54 PM (#656316) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Amergin I especially agree with Andy M. Stewart...wonderful singer...nice guy to boot.....and then there is Lorcan Otway..... sorry I had to do it before he did.... |
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23 Feb 02 - 05:59 PM (#656347) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: InOBU Amergin! ya beat me to it!!! Well, if you enter the contest... Why U don't want a Sork Dork CD, you may get a free CD with a fellow who one promoter said writes like Sy Kahn and sings like Andy Irvine (no kidding, being a great fan of both, well I was chuffed!) ... Lor |
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23 Feb 02 - 06:29 PM (#656358) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Susanne (skw) Nobody's mentioned Martin Carthy and Roy Bailey yet! Rod Paterson comes to mind, and if you can find him, try Arthur Johnston from Glasgow. He's only made two albums, but he's a great singer. |
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24 Feb 02 - 12:55 PM (#656834) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Mervyn Thanks for the wealth of suggestions. I'll start working my way through them. In answer to the question from Hollowfox about vocal range, I've usually drifted in the obscure country between baritone and tenor. My teacher is getting me to push my range up, so I'll see where I end up.... I'll definitely have to hear something by Tim Dennehy. There aren't that many of us Dennehys around. FYI, I found this site while searching for information on Raglan Road. The thread answered all of my questions, and IMO shines new light on the song. Thanks! |
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24 Feb 02 - 01:14 PM (#656843) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Herga Kitty Of those already mentioned, Dick Gaughan, Kevin Mitchell, Martin Carthy, Nic Jones definitely, also Ron Taylor, Martyn Wyndham Read, Mick Ryan, James Patterson (both ex-Crows), Louis Killen, Brian Watson, Jim Mageean, Johnny Collins, Peter Wood, (also Ian Woods, Charley Yarwood, but they're more bass than baritone). |
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24 Feb 02 - 03:44 PM (#656908) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Peter Kasin I second the motion on Louis Killen! You can't go wrong with anything he's recorded, but for the purest Killen experience, his 1995 release "A Bonny Bunch: Traditional Songs From England, Scotland and Ireland" is a total gem. Soul singing at its finest. Peter Bellamy is another name to look for. The Mudcat's own Dan Milner has released two outstanding CDs of Irish and Irish-American songs. Richard Grainger, a singer and songwriter from the Northeast of England has recorded a very fine CD of traditional sea songs and his own penned songs which sound traditional. His recent CD "On Stormy Seas" is excellent, and grows better with each listening. Try John Roberts and Tony Barrand, who have been singing English folk songs together for many years. If you like sea songs, the already mentioned Louis Killen, A.L. Lloyd, and Ewan MacColl can't be beat. You might want to take up Dick Greenhaus's offer and call him. He could match you up with recordings that would interest you. Happy hunting! -chanteyranger |
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25 Feb 02 - 01:43 PM (#657576) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: allanwill Mervyn As an ex-aussie of the seventies, maybe you remember the likes of Danny Spooner, (the late) Gordon McIntyre, (the late) Declan Affley and (the late) Trevor Lucas. Are you sure you want to be a male folk singer - seems like a dangerous profession! Allan |
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25 Feb 02 - 06:48 PM (#657816) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Mervyn I learned a lot from Danny (as did most of us) and knew Gordon well. I'm saddened to hear of him passing. The last time I saw Gordon was in the mid-seventies when he and his wife Andrea were in Bali, prior to them moving to New Zealand. He was a truly fine man, and a singular musician. I learned "Golden Apples of the Sun" from him, and the song always reminds me of him. I didn't know Declan though I heard of him from Tony Lavin and Louis McManus (of the Ramblers). I can't place Trevor Lucas. I learned early that the prospects for a folk singer were not too bright: More musicians than venues -- and singers guarding their repertoires; living on coffee and cheese for months on end from Frank Traynors coffee lounge, the Outpost Inn and Union pub; hitch-hiking from Melbourne to Sydney to play at the Wayside Chapel and restaurants, and sleeping on park benches with my guitar; there were some great parties though, and the music was very special. Still I remember a lot of the songs I learned then, and still play them at home, and sometimes for friends. It's been very interesting to compare the lyrics I remember with those on Mudcat and other sites -- it seems the memory isn't perfect. Now I have the time and energy to spend more time with my music, so the first step is to do some work with my voice. Thanks for your message. Mervyn |
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25 Feb 02 - 07:28 PM (#657841) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Linda Kelly Jez Lowe and Dougie McLean, plus everyone that has been mentioned already. |
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25 Feb 02 - 10:59 PM (#657925) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Murrey Pete Coe -from Yorkshire -grand singer of traditional songs -plus of course all those mentioned already -especially Martyn Wyndham Read ,Ian Robb is another dandy singer too --one could just rattle on and on but won't ! Murrey |
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26 Feb 02 - 12:20 AM (#657972) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: GUEST,The Duck of the Irish As usual, Tiny Tim has been sadly overlooked once again! |
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26 Feb 02 - 02:48 AM (#658020) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Peter Kasin It's his approach to traditional material. He tends to tiptoe through his two lips. |
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26 Feb 02 - 03:16 AM (#658026) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: Teribus In addition to those mentioned above. Ian Bruce - fantastic voice John Brindley. |
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26 Feb 02 - 05:56 PM (#658514) Subject: RE: Male Folk Singers From: radriano If Cyril Tawney wasn't mentioned I'd add his name to the list. Other male singers I like are Tim Lyons (Irish), Sean Corcoran (Irish), Derek Elliot (English), Peter Bellamy (English), Gabriel McCartle (Irish). |