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by isadora101 @ 05.04.2008 – 14:53:32

I'm not sure what i'm "playing at" but as I can have up to five blogs here, I thought i'd create them

It will probably be videos and music I am currently listening to.

I'm not obsessive about music and am much more out of touch since the daughters left home; but still I love to see live music when the opportunity arises
That's why I like folk festivals, for although the artists may not be in the popular market I usually manage to see a couple of acts which I haven't seen before.
At Cleckheaton there were two such bands, one I knew the name but hadn't seen them live and the other was quite new to me.

How I wish I had seen the JOHN WRIGHT BAND before.
Since they were booked to appear at Cleckheaton sadly the lead singer John has passed away. The remaining members of the band carried on with the gig with singer and songwriter and guitarist Pete Abbot stepping in on vocals and Scottish fiddle champion Gregor Borland along with superb musician Joe Wright on fiddle and mandolin they managed to still complete an amazing gig and paid a great tribute to the band's namesake.
Peter Abbot sang many of the songs that John would have sang and I wondered how the band could have been better with John as the lead singer so I looked on Youtube and found many clips of him.

Although these tracks are tear-jerkers I particularly appreciated the velvetness and beauty of his voice and i'm sure he is a welcome addition to the heavenly choir. RIP John

underneath this post I have posted about the other band I enjoyed who are completely different but quite talented!

Seize The Day

by isadora101 @ 17.07.2008 – 16:54:08

'Seize The Day' are a vibrant and energetic young band who I had the fortune of watching perform at Cleckheaton Folk festival. They were lost on the 200 or so folkies in the town hall venue but they gave a professional and entertaining performance nevertheless.
Most of their songs have been written by the leaders Theo and Shannon.
It all started back during the road protest days of the late nineties: Theo met Shannon, and they began to make beautiful music. They’ve been described as the voice of the environmental movement, protesting, campaigning and playing to audiences big and small ever since.
Seize The Day walk their talk, and can often be found up trees, chained to gates, marching (and writing very strong letters to their local MP), as well as playing at festivals, town halls or benefit gigs across Britain. I might not agree with the protesters tactics on the ground at times and the "polished sincerity" on the stage I thought was a little un-necessary (taking yoga stances, passing the love vibe etc.)but there is no denying the talent and entertainment value of this unique band.
http://www.seizetheday.org/aboutUs.cfm

Curiously I couldn't find many concert clips on Youtube but this one pretty well sums up what they represent....

Hello Seth

by isadora101 @ 02.07.2008 – 09:24:40

It was great to see Seth Lakeman on breakfast TV this morning promoting his new CD and chatting about his Folk roots.
I found this clip of him on Youtube which was filmed at Cambridge Folk festival and it reminded me of last year when I saw him perform at Warwick Folk festival, similar scenario .
He has been performing all his life and is a true pro!

For the mothers of...

by isadora101 @ 21.06.2008 – 17:53:54

When I came across this video I couldn't help but feel sad for the mothers(and dads) who have lost their children recently in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Here's Joan Baez performing at the Operation Ceasefire Concert in Washington DC on 24/9/2005 ,
nearly three years later not much has changed!

Harem

by isadora101 @ 13.06.2008 – 19:39:29

I have posted a video of Sarah Brightman with Hot Gossip singing Starship trooper over on my Snippets blog and on looking around Youtube I came across this later performance (1997 I think) of Sarah singing Harem.. She's versatile to say the least.

Give this a listen before you go to bed

by isadora101 @ 23.05.2008 – 22:59:59

I have to admit to not listening to this lady much in the past although I believe she has been around for quite a while.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreena_McKennitt

I stumbled upon this vid on youtube by accident and loved it.
I will be listening to her songs more from now on

Loreena McKennitt - Caravanserai

Down and out no more!

by isadora101 @ 14.05.2008 – 00:11:01

Happy belated 6oth birthday to Stevie Winwood for yesterday, born 12 May 1948.
Nobody loves you when you're down and out...The Spencer Davis group

I chose this video clip from 1966 as it was a song I listened to regularly in the mid 1970's when I would go and listen to a semi-pro jazz and blues band jamming in the Roundhouse bar in Chalk farm on Sunday afternoons.
I used to think that they played this song especially for me back then

She's 69 today

by isadora101 @ 01.05.2008 – 17:22:00

Happy birthday Judy Collins, born 1st May 1939.
best known for winning "Song of the Year" at the 1975 Grammy's Awards show with her version of "Send in the Clowns,"

Looking around YouTube it seems she did some pretty good duets with some rather special fellas too, i've been listening to her dueting with Pete Seeger singing 'Turn turn turn'

Then a little more upbeat singing with a guy who used to be one of my favourite fellas, Kris kristofferson singing Me and Bobby MCgee

Takes one back it does

HAHahahahahhhhahhh

by isadora101 @ 24.04.2008 – 22:11:29

First released in 1966 it reached no 4 in the charts. I was 18 years old and could perform a good rendition of this song when under pressure It was highly controversial at the time with some groups protesting at the apparent mockery of mental illness,
read more HERE

Night night sleep tight