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« Reply #40 on: December 20, 2005, 12:20:28 PM » |
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And always garbage is gabage! But let's not talk about the Tremeloes... Andy, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes - 8 uk single chart hits between 1963-65 Tremeloes - 10 uk single chart hits between 1966-69 Both acts still perform regularly to this day. Not bad for garbage....................... From Rob  |
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« Reply #41 on: December 20, 2005, 12:24:46 PM » |
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Ahem..... putting aside the honourable gentleman's opinions (pint behind the bar for you Jack') let's get back to Folk Rock
Folk Rock or nothing ... (Silence is Golden)
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« Reply #42 on: December 20, 2005, 12:26:30 PM » |
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folk rock boom?
is this the trad folkies version of the gunpowder plot?
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« Reply #43 on: December 20, 2005, 12:48:02 PM » |
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i think this is all getting muddled with the 'what is folk?' thread, ie talk of james blunt et al. i think if you wanna talk FOLK/ROCK in its true sense you HAVE to look to Zep, The Levs, Fairport(but only sometimes), Wonderstuff and NMA, to name a few. with lashings of Tull. Without the ROCK element it is indeed just folk, which brings us full circle to 'what the hell is that anyway?' i like it all. organise your cd's by the colour of their spines. then noone can moan at ya!  |
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« Reply #44 on: December 20, 2005, 01:06:02 PM » |
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i like it all. organise your cd's by the colour of their spines. then noone can moan at ya! fast learner that groove!! |
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« Reply #45 on: December 20, 2005, 01:41:52 PM » |
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Both acts still perform regularly to this day. Not bad for garbage.......................
Let's not pick on the 60s revival acts - a member of this very forum is in the Fourmost, who are also still performing regularly.... What it perhaps comes down to is the old singles acts/album acts. It's two different sorts of success, on the one hand making an album which hangs together as a whole and people sit down & listen to, and on the other it's the equally impressive skill of writing/performing songs which do well in the charts, and everyone sings even years later. |
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« Reply #46 on: December 20, 2005, 02:29:35 PM » |
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Ahem..... putting aside the honourable gentleman's opinions (pint behind the bar for you Jack') let's get back to Folk Rock
Folk Rock or nothing ... (Silence is Golden)
I do not see anything wrong with a topic drift, I find it an entertaining read and you sometimes learn something ( but not always), and it can be frustrating responding and no reply being allowed. From Rob |
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« Reply #47 on: December 20, 2005, 02:31:16 PM » |
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Both acts still perform regularly to this day. Not bad for garbage.......................
Let's not pick on the 60s revival acts - a member of this very forum is in the Fourmost, who are also still performing regularly.... What it perhaps comes down to is the old singles acts/album acts. It's two different sorts of success, on the one hand making an album which hangs together as a whole and people sit down & listen to, and on the other it's the equally impressive skill of writing/performing songs which do well in the charts, and everyone sings even years later. Are the Fourmost still playing live? Thats one sixties band I have not seen yet, and would like to if poss. From Rob |
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« Reply #48 on: December 20, 2005, 04:10:30 PM » |
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folk rock boom?
is this the trad folkies version of the gunpowder plot?
When I started this (  ) The title I used for the Topic was a shortened version of the magazine title, the magazine which was about Bob Dylan, and the boom in this kind of music that he 'started'? I wasn't saying that there was a Folk Rock Boom now. Mind you, I think there is, but that's just my opinion  Mic |
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« Reply #49 on: December 20, 2005, 05:19:42 PM » |
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On a similar folk-rock/printed word theme, and in anticipation of a Book Token on Sunday, has anyone got any thoughts on either of the following:-
The British Folk Revival 1944-2002 by Michael Brocken.
Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music by Britta Sweers.
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« Reply #50 on: December 20, 2005, 05:33:51 PM » |
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Both acts still perform regularly to this day. Not bad for garbage.......................
Let's not pick on the 60s revival acts - a member of this very forum is in the Fourmost, who are also still performing regularly.... What it perhaps comes down to is the old singles acts/album acts. It's two different sorts of success, on the one hand making an album which hangs together as a whole and people sit down & listen to, and on the other it's the equally impressive skill of writing/performing songs which do well in the charts, and everyone sings even years later. i saw the fourmost at the palace theatre in manchester in summer 1964 along with sounds inc.,Billy J Kramer and the dakotas and Cilla hello to the bloke on this forum who is in the fourmost ,whoever you are 40 odd years on ,it must be folk music by now there, back on topic and no one noticed |
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« Reply #51 on: December 20, 2005, 06:13:19 PM » |
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Rob, They are, although their gig page isn't working so I don't have any dates/venues. I think, like a lot of 60s bands, they do quite a few of the Warner theme breaks. The site is http://www.thefourmost.co.uk/ anyway. Jim, Blimey....that sounds like a decent bill. Our bloke is John - longtime member of the band (although not an original). Alex Who was far too young for any of this malarkey first time round but was pleasantly surprised by a Marty Wilde gig a few months back - went as a favour to a friend who had a spare ticket but quite enjoyed it. |
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« Reply #52 on: December 20, 2005, 11:43:12 PM » |
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errr ...... hello there Looks like I've been outed. I'm a long time Fairport fan but only just getting into their later stuff. I love the muscianship, the songs, the instruments and it all seems so laid back and honest. As Alex has said (hello Alex) .. The date sheet on the Fourmost site ( www.thefourmost.co.uk) hasn't been updated yet...I'll be working on that asap when more info is available. We do play at Warners and also the 60's festivals at Butlins/Pontins and other venues and do our fair share of motorway slogging also we get the occasional jaunt on the continent. The whole 60's scene is still surprisingly very popular.. great music and memories.. and attracts all ages. It is quite conceivable, as already stated, that the pop music of yesterday is now the folk music of today (just to get back slightly on the topic).. I haven't played at Cropredy yet though......... |
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« Reply #53 on: December 21, 2005, 10:25:10 AM » |
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JohnW,
Would love to see you in concert if poss. Any dates planned in the Yorkshire area? I have the first 2 Fourmost singles, both written by Lennon/Mccartney. I shall have to give them a play!!!
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« Reply #54 on: December 21, 2005, 10:27:36 AM » |
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Of course there WAS a foilk-rock boom... It was called "The Sixties", an apparent reference to the years in which it occurred rather than the age of the participants. The folk rock boom will only occur again when the Messiah returns - Tim Buckley. Having checked the astrolabe, Wisden and Schott's Almanack, this event is not forecast as imminent. A pity.
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« Reply #55 on: December 21, 2005, 12:26:57 PM » |
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Ahem..... putting aside the honourable gentleman's opinions (pint behind the bar for you Jack') let's get back to Folk Rock
Folk Rock or nothing ... (Silence is Golden)
I do not see anything wrong with a topic drift, I find it an entertaining read and you sometimes learn something ( but not always), and it can be frustrating responding and no reply being allowed. From Rob This is, not so much drifting, as completely lost at sea. By all means start a thread for 60's bands but we are losing touch with the Folk Rock Boom notion. Entertaining, informative - no problem - start a thread in the approrpiate place. For the record, first single bought was The Tremeloes, and I saw the Fourmost at BBC studios in Birmingham when I was a kid so the nostalgia thing is fine - but in it's own thread. I thank you..... |
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« Reply #56 on: December 21, 2005, 03:40:09 PM » |
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Well for once i have done as im told. See Its Fab, its Gear, its the Sixties- Anything Sixties. in Active if any one wants to contribute Thanks from Rob  Nuthouse adds: Good man, that Happy Man ! |
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« Reply #57 on: November 03, 2006, 06:39:19 PM » |
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but at least in the case of the levs/ waterboys/ stuffies there were fiddles and other traditionally 'folk'instruments, and they did 'cover'some old/trad songs too....
Definitely in the case of the Waterboys from 'Fisherman's Blues' til 'Room To Roam' there was a lot of folk content - so very much in the Fairport/folk-rock tradition. Mike Scott, blogging about recording the new Waterboys albums comments that he's made a compilation tape for one of the guys they're working with - "....because I rather like him I burn him a CD mix of some faves of mine (Fairport Convention's "A Sailor's Life", a couple of Sly & The Family Stone, the previously mentioned reggae mash of "Eleanor Rigby" among others) as a present". Nice influences. |
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« Reply #58 on: November 04, 2006, 03:53:57 PM » |
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And always garbage is gabage! But let's not talk about the Tremeloes... The Trems did some good, weird stuff in the 70s. They recently played in Coventry (Bedworth) as a big re-union gig with some chap called Brian Poole...? |
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« Reply #59 on: November 04, 2006, 06:20:43 PM » |
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And always garbage is gabage! But let's not talk about the Tremeloes... The Trems did some good, weird stuff in the 70s. They recently played in Coventry (Bedworth) as a big re-union gig with some chap called Brian Poole...? Now there's a thought for Cropredy 07. |
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