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... at a party or maybe an amateur show... which one would you choose? And why?
(By "Fairport song", I mean any that has been recorded by the band, not necessarily written by any member(s)).
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 05:55:14 PM » |
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Possible a little left of field but: Dark eyed Molly. For reasons I am not going to go into. But it resonates with a big part of my life.  |
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Pwll peint o chwerw os gwelwch yn dda.
một pint của đắng xin
ไพน์ของขมโปรด
en halvliter øl vennligst
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Shelley
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2012, 06:03:46 PM » |
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The first song I ever sang in public at a folk club was "The Deserter". I also performed Matty Groves at the same place with a friend, and also that song about the stuff that goes in the psychedelic jazz cigarettes.
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samnitzberg (Sam)
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2012, 06:16:20 PM » |
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I used to do "Sloth" when I was in a folk trio in the late seventies. (By the way, we were called "Now Appearing" -- that way our name was everywhere!)
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2012, 06:34:58 PM » |
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It would have to be Meet on the Ledge - I know, boring, but it's probably the only one I could remember the words to.
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2012, 06:41:34 PM » |
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Polly On The Shore maybe - I have a deep voice.
Or The Deserter because I've played that one live a few times.
Jules
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2012, 06:41:50 PM » |
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Meet on the Ledge
Those of us who had gone to Cropredy with him for 18 yrs,sang this at my best male mate's funeral last Nov. Nuff said.
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Dan O.
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2012, 06:47:53 PM » |
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Matty Groves, The Deserter (John Richards' not L&L), Genesis Hall and Now Be Thankful are all somewhere in my repertoire.
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2012, 07:00:07 PM » |
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If I had a voice, "Fotheringay".
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2012, 07:01:34 PM » |
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As part of trio and then a duo I did the folk clubs back in the late 60s and very early 70s. Songs included I'll Keep It With Mine, I Don't Know Where I Stand and Decameron. Always wanted to sing The Deserter, but by that time our local club had closed, and in any case, I had become involved in the age-old game called courting.
So it would have to be The Deserter. If I ever dare to sing in public again that is...
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2012, 07:02:06 PM » |
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I'd be completely shocked and surprised...as I'm a pretty rubbish singer really...  "Now Be Thankful" would be my nice...Not sure the general public would be quite so thankful though!...  |
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Brendan
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2012, 07:42:44 PM » |
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I have been known on occasions to sing "The Plainsman" and my parents like it so that is fine by me.
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David W
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2012, 07:45:47 PM » |
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My all time fave fc song, suits my voice, never heard it live ...
Restless
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fat Billy(Bill)
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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2012, 08:02:46 PM » |
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I have sung MOTL on stage.....(remember shirl?)
I would love to do the lady vanishes
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Miguel Cajon (Mick)
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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2012, 08:14:33 PM » |
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Always had a soft spot for 'Summer Before The War'. I'd probably sing that.
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2012, 08:52:04 PM » |
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Now Be Thankful
I'm itching to have a crack at that one sometime...I just need to find that right key (I can't get up to where the young Swarb managed to venture!). Jules |
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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2012, 09:16:09 PM » |
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Usually a girly one, (apart from when Simon sings it) but I always enjoy singing WKWTTG
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Jules Gray
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« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2012, 09:34:19 PM » |
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Usually a girly one, (apart from when Simon sings it) but I always enjoy singing WKWTTG
Now that one I'm definitely incapable of doing justice to!  Jules |
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Jim
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« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2012, 10:11:48 PM » |
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with my mellifluous singing voice theres only one song for me - Dirty linen  |
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RobertD
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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2012, 10:26:00 PM » |
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with my mellifluous singing voice theres only one song for me - Dirty linen Being in the same boat as Jim.....but if I HAD a voice it would be Slip Jigs and Reels, one of my favorite Simon vocals. The other one would be Claudy Banks |
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I'm just a little shy of Surf's Up and I'm deeper than Twist and Shout....Iain Matthews
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