Folk it

[Guest]

Lovely films for when there's nothing on the telly.

http://www.folkstreams.net/

[Lateralthinking1]

Lovely films for when there's nothing on the telly.
http://www.folkstreams.net/

Yes, those are very appealing. Thank you. I am going to the Shakers first as I have always been fascinated by them. Then it is onto the cajun and bluegrass and all of the other ones.

[Paul Sherratt]

The top-tipster for the site, Doug Schulkind, strongly recommends the Sarah Ogan Gunning, btw.

C4, when that was a half-decent broadcaster in the early 80's , showed Les Blank's ' Dry Wood ' Probably at 2am but at least they did
broadcast it !

[Serial_Apologist]

Jazz it

[Paul Sherratt]

But, SA, I'd heard a rumour that Jazz had died ?

[Serial_Apologist]

But, SA, I'd heard a rumour that Jazz had died ?

And a happy new year to you too, Paul!

[cloughie]

But, SA, I'd heard a rumour that Jazz had died ?

Surely a premature announcement!

[Serial_Apologist]

Surely a premature announcement!

A premature ejaculation, more like...

[Lateralthinking1]

I enjoyed the film about the Shakers. Their music has a special quality - and I rather liked one of the women's memories of a comment from an earlier member. On noting that four cars had gone down the road in one day - "Where is it all going to end?"

[johncorrigan]

I enjoyed the film about the Shakers. Their music has a special quality - and I rather liked one of the women's memories of a comment from an earlier member. On noting that four cars had gone down the road in one day - "Where is it all going to end?"

Lat, have to say that in my teens this was a real favourite of mine. Think it was on Judy's 'Whales and Nightingales' - loved that record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTDgc96bg8

[Lateralthinking1]

Lat, have to say that in my teens this was a real favourite of mine. Think it was on Judy's 'Whales and Nightingales' - loved that record.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTDgc96bg8

John, excellent, and thanks. It is one of my favourite songs of all time and I own a copy of that Judy Collins' compilation on CD. A version is on a Copland CD I have too and then there is the version on vinyl. That one features Lateralthinking1 live at the Fairfield Hall, Croydon, along with several hundred other 11 year olds in a choir. Understandably, they never let him be on record again.

[Globaltruth]

Topic records big digital archive project, to honour their 300 years in the folk industry or similar

http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/?cat=9

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uOJf7iFTQOk

Does look to be some good stuff...

[Globaltruth]

Bump... (courtesy of Radcliffe on r2)

[johncorrigan]

Bump... (courtesy of Radcliffe on r2)

Meant to give a nudge too, Global - the Dominic Behan song was great and the Dubliners' doing McAlpine's Fusiliers outstanding.

[johncorrigan]

The Big Yin was on with Radcliffe this week talking about a film about Bert Jansch which is touring in the next couple of weeks - sounds great! Terrific Blackwaterside with Anne Briggs and wonderful track with Brownie McGee on the show. Looks worth watching out for if it's in the neighbourhood.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r0c0d

Here's a bit info about the film.

http://www.visibility.net/acousticroutes/index.html