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« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2012, 11:01:14 PM » |
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Honour and Praise, but only because I know all the words. I would need Maart-era Fairport as a backing band of course  |
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« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2012, 11:27:05 PM » |
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Robert and Bridgwit have nominated two of my shortlist:
Claudy Banks because it comes from my home county and always feels a bit special as a result.
Honour & Praise just because it is a great song to sing and I can't resist accompanying the CD
The Journeyman's Grace for the same reason or
How Many Times just because it is fun and comfortably in my key.
Given the choice though I will race Bridgwit to the karaoke machine for a punt at Honour & Praise.
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Ian W.
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« Reply #22 on: April 26, 2012, 11:51:07 PM » |
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I sang 'Matty Groves' at a friend's 50th birthday with the folk duo who were playing, and an 'all-star for the evening' Meet On The Ledge as the last song.
I also sang 'Si Tu Dois Partir' after too many bottles of wine at a campsite in the South of France where my Yorkshire/French accent was a thing of much amusement.
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« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2012, 12:16:51 AM » |
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Rising for the Moon was part of a repertoire I sang in a duo with a young lady who's voice hid mine
there are a number that I practice but to date have not aired in public
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gower flower (Shirl)
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« Reply #24 on: April 27, 2012, 12:28:00 AM » |
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I have sung MOTL on stage.....(remember shirl?)
I would love to do the lady vanishes
Yes Bill, I remember.  When I used to sing at a local open mic night (now defunct - I wonder why?) my favourites included A Sailor's Life, WKWTTG, Crazy Man Michael and I Don't Know Where I Stand. Happy days.  |
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« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2012, 08:19:39 AM » |
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Hmm... since this is hypothetical, I won't worry too much about what might be physically possible, even if someone was crazy enough to ask me to sing... Honour and Praise would be up there for me, as would a couple of possibly left field items - She's Like The Swallow and Sailing Boat. Now Be Thankful too. There could be so many others. But I think tonight, for a bit of fun, I will go for...
The Eynsham Poacher
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« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2012, 08:29:47 AM » |
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Wow! A really broad choice so far... having a relatively deep voice, anything sung by Swarb, Chris, Sandy or Judy would probably sound pretty grim if attempted by me, so my #1 choice would be: Close to the Wind (Though I'd also have a stab at Matty) |
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« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2012, 08:58:46 AM » |
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Vocal capabilities and audience forebearance assumed to be at their maximum thresholds then I'd love to crack out Quiet Joys of Brotherhood.
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No such thing as good or bad music, just music you like and music you like less.
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« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2012, 09:56:28 AM » |
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Wow! A really broad choice so far... having a relatively deep voice, anything sung by Swarb, Chris, Sandy or Judy would probably sound pretty grim if attempted by me, so my #1 choice would be: Close to the Wind (Though I'd also have a stab at Matty) Thats what his Lordship thought too after catching him del flagrante |
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« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2012, 11:15:14 AM » |
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 My 1st choice could then be defined as being caught "in delecto flatulante".
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« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2012, 11:21:10 AM » |
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I think I would have to stand onstage and announce that I was going to perform "Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament For The 77th Mounted Lancer's Retreat From The Straits Of Loch Knombe, In The Year Of Our Lord 1727, On The Occasion Of The Announcement Of Her Marriage To The Laird Of Kinleakie" in the hope that people would be so busy laughing they'd fail to spot that I wasn't actually singing...
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« Reply #31 on: April 27, 2012, 11:44:22 AM » |
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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
Polly on the Shore for me also - or another Trevor Lucas vocal as I too have a deep singing voice. Would 'Marijuana Australiana' count as a Fairport song? I think its been done at Croppers.... |
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« Reply #32 on: April 27, 2012, 12:18:02 PM » |
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I think I would have to stand onstage and announce that I was going to perform "Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament For The 77th Mounted Lancer's Retreat From The Straits Of Loch Knombe, In The Year Of Our Lord 1727, On The Occasion Of The Announcement Of Her Marriage To The Laird Of Kinleakie" in the hope that people would be so busy laughing they'd fail to spot that I wasn't actually singing...
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« Reply #33 on: April 27, 2012, 12:29:25 PM » |
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Vocal capabilities and audience forebearance assumed to be at their maximum thresholds then I'd love to crack out Quiet Joys of Brotherhood.
Wow, that is such a fantastic song! Have sung it alone at home - don't think I would have the bottle to try in in public. LOL!!  |
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« Reply #34 on: April 27, 2012, 05:31:17 PM » |
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Doctor of Physick, because it fits my range well, and I love playing/singing the song as it is.
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What would you wonder and how would it seem?
Living in castles a bit at a time
The King started laughing and talking in rhyme.
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« Reply #35 on: April 27, 2012, 05:43:17 PM » |
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I sang 'Matty Groves' at a friend's 50th birthday with the folk duo who were playing, and an 'all-star for the evening' Meet On The Ledge as the last song.
I also sang 'Si Tu Dois Partir' after too many bottles of wine at a campsite in the South of France where my Yorkshire/French accent was a thing of much amusement.
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Time it was, and what a time it was
A time of innocence, A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
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« Reply #36 on: April 27, 2012, 06:40:25 PM » |
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Shirl has reminded me that I have been known to sing "Crazy Man Michael" too, but I need a couple more Bailey Sisters with me.
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« Reply #37 on: April 27, 2012, 11:02:24 PM » |
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Not that I ever would be-as I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket -but a left field choice -To Althea from prison.
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Hans Valk
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« Reply #38 on: April 28, 2012, 03:26:50 PM » |
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It would probably be "The Bonny Black Hare".
I don't even own the album that it's on, but a friend of mine had it in the seventies. The lyrics are rather spicy, as you might know, and maybe it was that, that made me remember them.
Even now, not having heard the song for a very long time, I can sing most verses without missing a word. And I do, sometimes, when I'm alone in my car..
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« Reply #39 on: April 28, 2012, 04:47:09 PM » |
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It would probably be "The Bonny Black Hare".
I don't even own the album that it's on, but a friend of mine had it in the seventies. The lyrics are rather spicy, as you might know, and maybe it was that, that made me remember them.
Even now, not having heard the song for a very long time, I can sing most verses without missing a word. And I do, sometimes, when I'm alone in my car..
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Time it was, and what a time it was
A time of innocence, A time of confidences
Long ago, it must be, I have a photograph
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