Thanks. I too heard the bit on Private Passions so I have marked this for a listen off Qobuz.
More than just âworth a listenâ Iâd say. Itâs a Dessert Island Disc for me, and I donât think Iâm alone. John Steane, Gramophoneâs leading choral critic (and my former English teacher) went into raptures over Baker and Barbirolliâs version of Sea Pictures. Iâm with him. And then thereâs the Cello Concerto âŠ
Roger
Iâd agree Roger, I was trying not to gush.
I only heard Baker live a couple of times, but there was just something about that voice that, for me at least, managed to convey the emotional content of what she was singing like few if any others.
Roger
RT guitar, mandolin, accordion, vocals, production
- Bobby Eichhorn â acoustic guitar electric guitar
- Michael Jerome â drums, percussion
- David Mansfield - fiddle
- Zara Phillips â harmony vocals
- Taras Prodaniuk â bass guitar
The band tour features: Taras Prodaniuk on bass, Thompsonâs grandson Zak Hobbs on guitar and mandolin, Zara Phillips on vocals and acoustic guitar and Dave Mattacks no less on drums.
Definitely folk for me although a wider palette than his last album. Great stuff though.
John Tams in The Home Service 1981
John Tams, Bill Caddick, Graeme Taylor, Michael Gregory, Malcolm Bennett, Howard Evans, and Roger Williams
Set List
- Napoleonâs Grand Marche
- Walk My Way
- The Grenadier
- The Blue Eyed Stranger
- The Barmaids Song
- Where are The Bluebirds?
- Galliard / Bramsley
- Doing The Inglish
- Chaconne
Toumani Diabaté obituary: the Malian kora player was 58. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jul/21/toumani-diabate-obituary
Very sad. Several of his albums can take me to my happy place.
The Eliza contribution to the new Linda Thompson album is excellent.
Live at the Cadogan Hall, she told us that Linda had sent her some nursery rhymes from her Scottish childhood and asked her to âfolk them upâ.
Benjamin Luxon accompanied by Ben Crofut
âJohnny I hardly knewâyaâ A very expressive performance. Luxon died age 87 and was known as an opera singer. But he recorded many popular and folk songs.
I remember seeing the experimental guitarist Nigel Mazyln Jones some time in the late 70s at a University Union. The album he had at the time was also called âShip to Shoreâ.
Digitisation of Welsh language record label Sain back catalogue. âIt comes at a good time for Welsh language music. Streaming has made music performed in Cymraeg much more accessible. âAll over the world, people are open to the language being part of the sound they hear,â Tames said. âIt doesnât have to be in English for them to enjoy it.ââ
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/01/welsh-record-label-sian-digitise-back-catalogue-recordings
I want to thank you all for this thread, it has broadened (is that the correct English word?) my horizon!
Regards,
Piet