picker Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Biker, I LOVE Dave Alvin, and I have a great deal of respect for what the folk rock scene became, more respect, I think, that for things at the start of the whole F/R scene, like The Cyrcle doing "Red Rubber Ball"(a Paul Simon song, by the way), We Five doing "You Were On My Mind", and Simon & Garfunkle doing "Sounds Of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". In the words of FZ, "Strictly commercial!" I kind of wonder if the Folk boom actually set things up for a band like the Beatles to come in and blow everyone away. I recall reading a liner note on a Pete Seegar album saying something like "all you need is a guitar or banjo and a clear, untrained voice" and you too can carry on the folk tradition. The whole point, or a big part of the whole point to the folk thing was that people don't need to be trained, educated, virtuosos to make music that people like. And, I recall hearing someone on one of the Beatles Anthology episodes saying one of the big things about the Beatles was that you didn't have to be classically trained to make amazing music, etc and so on. Welcome back, Live Music, glad you decided to speak up. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I'm kinda fool'en around with Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley to go with my Scotch and Soda... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 If you're gonna drink scotch and soda, try the Kingston Trio's "One More Round". You might wind up killin' the whole bottle! Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 If you're gonna drink scotch and soda, try the Kingston Trio's "One More Round". Why would anyone ruin a perfectly good Scotch by adding soda to it? Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Or vice versa.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Well I think the coffeehouse version of folk (as opposed to the campfire version) was significant, musically and culturally. Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Ani DiFranco. Gil Scott-Heron, for that matter. Salon culture, in the literary sense, plus music. Smashing guitars is a fine analogy for what to do with the status quo-it takes something else to propose an alternative. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 If you're gonna drink scotch and soda, try the Kingston Trio's "One More Round". Why would anyone ruin a perfectly good Scotch by adding soda to it? If it ain't single malt... Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Tried One More Round with Delia, but just couldn't remember it...don't really care for scotch and soda, just kinda like play'en the song...if I drink scotch, I drink it straight, just like me Irish Wiskey or me Mexican Brandy....cheers... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 If it ain't single malt... It's shite! But, interestingly, even though I snobbily turn up my nose at blended Scotch, I was given a blend by the Edinburgh Festival this year, for having participated, & it's the first blend I've ever tasted that was anywhere close to being as good as a single malt. Still not as good as my favorite single malts, but certainly enjoyable in a pinch. And free. Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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