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Music while building

Tim Marlow said:
Saw Ashley Hutchins both with them and his own band , I’ve also got half a dozen of his albums, including the Morris on stuff……saw a great Easter song set in Salisbury art centre about thirty five years ago….I do need to get out more LOL…..
Check Rhiannan Giddens, seriously! Probably the best around at the moment. She’s replaced Sandy Denny (not Joni though) in my affections !
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Morris On, Son of Morris, and others of that Ilk - I have them and listen to them regularly! superb themes of love, loss, social deprivation and (occasionally) seduction and 'love' ... Sandy Denny =yum, yum, yum! Rhiannan is a singer I will definitely research based on your recommendations, What about the Black family...?
 
Streaming via Spotify. All kinds of ambient and laid back tunes while modelling. For the audiophiles among you - Arcam AVR600, Monitor audio gold speakers (5.0) and streamed digitally (optical) from a Sony Bravia TV. When I'm listening to music purely it varies from Hawkwind to Lee Perry, and the Blues to Ghost, with anything in between. A wide and eclectic taste in music., honed over many years, and some funny smokes! (Now long a thing of the past).
 
Airborne01 said:
Alan, thanks for that - I will definitely check these bands out; I can definitely pass some alternatives to you once the effect of a day on the p--s with some ex-squaddy mates has worn off! World folk music has been my comfort zone for many a year - and may it remain so I hope!
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Whilst i like British folk music, these last few years i've gotten into Nordic folk music. Viking chant music is a biggie for me. I also listen to a few Nordic rock/metal bands such as Merta etc.
I'm finding as i get older my world journey in the quest for music is becoming more passionate. I feel we on this tiny island are musically far to insular at times.
 
Nothing zones me out like building a model and listening to Test Match Special - bliss!
As for music - Des O’Connor’s ’Dick-a-Dum-Dum’ on loop ;)
Paul
 
I'm now listening to A. Vivaldi: RV 118 / Concerto for strings & b.c. in C minor / Budapest Strings while I surf the net and typing on this forum.

I was listening to Eva Cassidy a while back. Discovered her back in 2012 while re-watching the movie Love Actually and one of the songs "Songbird" from Fleetwood Mac was covered by her and liked her covers of other songs since.

Cheers,
Richard
 
rtfoe said:
I'm now listening to A. Vivaldi: RV 118 / Concerto for strings & b.c. in C minor / Budapest Strings while I surf the net and typing on this forum.

I was listening to Eva Cassidy a while back. Discovered her back in 2012 while re-watching the movie Love Actually and one of the songs "Songbird" from Fleetwood Mac was covered by her and liked her covers of other songs since.

Cheers,
Richard
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Richard,
One of the 'what ifs' of music. Her early death cut short what would have been an influential career. Her version of 'Fields of Gold' still brings a tear to my eye ( it was played at a funeral of a very good friend of mine ).
I believe there's only one video of her performing live, in some basement club
Dave
 
Not wanting to pour cold water over this, but Cassidy’s version of “over the Rainbow” is as awful as the original is sublime. Mind you, I think Lennon’s “Imagine“ is a terrible dirge as well, so what do I know :tongue-out3:
 
For all the folkies here if you can find them check out Vishten from Prince Edward Island, or le vent du nord from Quebec.

John
 
Dave Ward said:
Richard,
One of the 'what ifs' of music. Her early death cut short what would have been an influential career. Her version of 'Fields of Gold' still brings a tear to my eye ( it was played at a funeral of a very good friend of mine ).
I believe there's only one video of her performing live, in some basement club
Dave
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Yup missed talent.

Tim Marlow said:
Not wanting to pour cold water over this, but Cassidy’s version of “over the Rainbow” is as awful as the original is sublime. Mind you, I think Lennon’s “Imagine“ is a terrible dirge as well, so what do I know :tongue-out3:
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Tim, no her rendition of OTR is the one that's so personal and arranged so differently that it becomes timeless. The original needs the movie or play to back it up. Lennon of course does "Imagine" better.

Cheers,
Richard
 
rtfoe said:
Yup missed talent.


Tim, no her rendition of OTR is the one that's so personal and arranged so differently that it becomes timeless. The original needs the movie or play to back it up. Lennon of course does "Imagine" better.

Cheers,
Richard
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Funny how we all hear things differently Richard. To me her version has suspect timing, poorly altered melody, and is overblown and histrionic to the extreme. Judy’s version is just purity personified. Utterly perfect.
Imagine is a dirge whoever sings it though……
 
Tim Marlow said:
Funny how we all hear things differently Richard. To me her version has suspect timing, poorly altered melody, and is overblown and histrionic to the extreme. Judy’s version is just purity personified. Utterly perfect.
Imagine is a dirge whoever sings it though……
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No probs Tim, the human ear is amazing in interpreting an individuals preference to what they hear. There's so much material out there to enjoy.

I only just yesterday stumbled on a documentary on Eva how she basically open doors for singers like Norah Jones and slow soft singers...unfortunately she never got signed. Many are amazed at how pure and clear she could hit the notes live and without rehearsing on the only live album recording in the jazz club she did with her back up band. These recordings have been collaborated more than 10 years after her death by some artists as well. Couldn't be a fluke for her version of OTR to hit the UK charts when it was airplayed.

Cheers,
Richard
 
Just as well we all have different tastes! Imagine how boring things could be if we all liked the same thing.............
Dave
 
Absolutely right Dave. I know I listen to some music (quite a lot probably) that others wouldn’t give houseroom……it’s just that the original recording of SOTR is one of my all time top ten, and one of the two that never change in that list…the other being Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks. That song is just a miracle in my opinion…..
Please don’t mix up chart popularity with quality though Richard…..that way lies the Birdy song :tongue-out3::tongue-out3::tongue-out3:
 
Tim Marlow said:
Absolutely right Dave. I know I listen to some music (quite a lot probably) that others wouldn’t give houseroom……it’s just that the original recording of SOTR is one of my all time top ten, and one of the two that never change in that list…the other being Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks. That song is just a miracle in my opinion…..
Please don’t mix up chart popularity with quality though Richard…..that way lies the Birdy song :tongue-out3::tongue-out3::tongue-out3:
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No, No, Tim, it has to be Agadoo :poop:
Dave
 
Or…St Winifreds School Choir “There’s no one quite like Grandma”…. I hate that record with a passion you cannot imagine….
 
I listen to film scores, 70s prog (Yes, pre-1976 Genesis, King Crimson), and a lot of Peter Gabriel.
 
Tim Marlow said:
Or…St Winifreds School Choir “There’s no one quite like Grandma”…. I hate that record with a passion you cannot imagine….
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Yup, some British chart toppers can be baffling like Shaddap a your face. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard
 
Not a particular genre or band but It’s 6Music for me. Steve Lamacq & Mark Radcliffe are still going strong, I’ve been listening to them for 28 years on and off. Some of the newer & stand in DJs are pretty good too, Huw Stevens, Amy Lame, Gemma Cairney, Huey Morgan and the legendary Iggy Pop - yes. Iggy Pop.
However, I am really enjoying Public Service Broadcasting’s latest album Bright Magic.
Or if there a match on its 5live.
 
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