Folk singers.

[South West Claret.]

Vin Garbutt sadly died.

We saw him perform about a month before he did die a real shock although his tales of his heart problems were made of ledgens.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtR3xlo ... dkaiq9DXSk

[basil6345789]

The Pendle Folk were good back in the day; featuring Roger Westbrook and Christine Bentley

[Cirrus_Minor]

I remember Roger Westbrook. a while ago, performed at The Carleton on Sunday nights.

Big shout for my old mate Phil Shackleton

[South West Claret.]

I remember Roger Westbrook. a while ago, performed at The Carleton on Sunday nights.

Big shout for my old mate Phil Shackleton

You don’t mean Peter Shakelton do you CM?

[South West Claret.]

You don’t mean Peter Shakelton do you CM?

Make that Shackleton.

[Wokingclaret]

Teenage Daughters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiFo1Jy ... alDoonican

Sadly I gave my Val Doonican collection away 10 years ago, cause you couldn't buy a record player

[Wokingclaret]

Benny Hill made one or two

Ernie the fastest milkman in the west

[Cirrus_Minor]

You don’t mean Peter Shakelton do you CM?

No, Phil Shackleton.

[Peter Loo]

No, Phil Shackleton.

Oh good

[spt_claret]

Talking of young acts have you heard/seen live The Young n's. from the north east?

I have yes my partner's a big fan of them, we've seen them twice, once at a festival once their full Ballad of Johnny Longstaff show. Cracking trio.

[South West Claret.]

I have yes my partner's a big fan of them, we've seen them twice, once at a festival once their full Ballad of Johnny Longstaff show. Cracking trio.

Yes indeed.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

My mate John Bramwell with his new band

https://youtu.be/mzNpSQ8KciE?si=gfZYFag-dMul9h37

[Peter Loo]

My mate John Bramwell with his new band

https://youtu.be/mzNpSQ8KciE?si=gfZYFag-dMul9h37

Very good that a bit American though.

[Clarets4me]

Who remembers Roger Westbrook?

I do, but not for his singing ... a fine Prop forward for Calder Vale RUFC ( now Burnley RUFC ) back in the day, played against him many times .. and on this occasion, in 1991, with him for the Anti-Assassins Club. An 18 year old Will Greenwood ( England World Cup winner 2003 ) is 2nd left on the back row .... Roger, on the back row far right in the red shirt !

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[South West Claret.]

We first saw Grace Petrie at Sidmouth about 4 years ago introduced by Atilla the Stockbroker and will see her again this Friday at the Phoenix in Exeter. Is she folk well if folk music is about protest then she certainly is.

Have a listen to this :

Scroll to the bottom of the link.

https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/grace-petrie-2024/

[South West Claret.]

Loudon Wainwright 111 with his Social Studies LP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NRWvDy0Ho

I personally think this is one of his best LPs so far.

[LeadBelly]

Loudon Wainwright 111 with his Social Studies LP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5NRWvDy0Ho

I personally think this is one of his best LPs so far.

Loudon has done some great songs over the years, many very tongue in cheek. For anybody into folk music, there's an excellent BBC concert (nicely filmed/ good sound) on You Tube with him + the wonderful Richard Thompson + the very good Suzanne Vega - recorded live at Bush Hall (just round the corner from the away end at QPR). Terrific set of songs from all three (different personalities all v talented). I come back to this many times over the years.
There's a brief intro but the songs start about 45 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzuAU1E ... ianOrifice

[LincsWoldsClaret]

New Richard Thompson album out in a month or so.
He’s made quite a few to be fair!

[Hipper]

Loudon has done some great songs over the years, many very tongue in cheek. For anybody into folk music, there's an excellent BBC concert (nicely filmed/ good sound) on You Tube with him + the wonderful Richard Thompson + the very good Suzanne Vega - recorded live at Bush Hall (just round the corner from the away end at QPR). Terrific set of songs from all three (different personalities all v talented). I come back to this many times over the years.
There's a brief intro but the songs start about 45 seconds in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzuAU1E ... ianOrifice

Nice!

What's that small screen at the end of the neck of Thompson's guitar that flashes red or green - e.g. at 27.12 it has a red 'E'. Something that shows the key he is in perhaps but it keeps changing during a single song?

[LeadBelly]

Nice!

What's that small screen at the end of the neck of Thompson's guitar that flashes red or green - e.g. at 27.12 it has a red 'E'. Something that shows the key he is in perhaps but it keeps changing during a single song?

That's just his clip-on tuner so he can keep each string in tune during the performance. As the humidity/temperature changes during the show, they'll need retuning. If you leave them switched on whilst playing, they flash all sorts of messages as the chords played change, should really flick it off when not in use - save the batteries.

[Quicknick]

Jimmie Spheeris. Sadly died very young. Killed on his motorcycle by a drunk van driver in 1984. This is a lovely song from 1972.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NxOdsnR8s