Doc Watson

Folkmuzikant Doc Watson overleden

Door onze cultuurredactie
ROTTERDAM.  Folklegende Arthel Lane 'Doc' Watson is gisteren in een ziekenhuis in de Amerikaanse staat North Carolina op 89-jarige leeftijd overleden. Dat meldt The New York Times. Watson herstelde van een darmoperatie, maar werd op de intensive care opgenomen na een val in zijn huis.
De vanaf jonge leeftijd blinde gitarist en zanger verwierf bekendheid tijdens de folkrevival van de jaren 60. Hij werd geroemd om zijn authenticiteit en zijn virtuoze gitaarspel waarbij hij zowel de technieken fingerpicking (met de vingers) als flatpicking (met plectrum) in een ongebruikelijk hoog tempo toepaste. Anders dan eerdere country- en bluegrassmuzikanten, die de gitaar als begeleidend, ritmisch instrument gebruikten, wist Watson van zijn gitaarspel een melodieus geheel te maken zoals normaal was voorbehouden aan een viool of banjo.
Met zijn resonante, licht hese baritonstem zong hij interpretaties van traditionele Amerikaanse muziek die generaties van folk- en rockmuzikanten beïnvloedde. Watson maakte ruim vijftig platen en kreeg talrijke onderscheidingen, waaronder zeven Grammy Awards. Ook kreeg hij de Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award en werd hij in 1997 door de Amerikaanse president Bill Clinton onderscheiden met de National Medal of Arts.
De laatste jaren was Doc Watson vooral actief als organisator van het muziekfestival MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Het festival werd vernoemd naar zijn zoon Merle. Met hem trad Watson vijftien jaar op, tot zijn zoon in 1985 door een ongeluk op de familieboerderij om het leven kwam.    [NRC Handelsblad]

Doc Watson ::: "Doc Watson" (1964)

Musician
Doc Watson - guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals

Tracks
01 - Nashville Blues
02 - Sitting On Top Of The World
03 - Intoxicated Rat
04 - Country Blues
05 - Talk About Suffering
06 - Born About Six Thousand Years Ago
07 - Black Mountain Rag
08 - Little Omie Wise
09 - Georgie Buck
10 - Doc's Guitar
11 - Deep River Blues
12 - St. James' Hospital
13 - Tom Dooley

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Doc & Merle Watson ::: "Ballads From Deep Gap" (1967)

Musicians
Doc Watson - guitar, harmonica, banjo, vocals
Merle Watson - guitar, banjo
Eric Weissberg - bass

Tracks
1    Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms    
2    My Rough and Rowdy Ways    
3    The Wreck of Old Number 9    
4    Gambler's Yodel    
5    The Cuckoo    
6    Stack O' Lee    
7    Willie Moore    
8    Travellin' Man    
9    The Tragic Romance    
10   Texas Gales     (Instr.)
11   The Lawson Family Murder    
12   Alabama Bound

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Live at Fiddlers Green

Dordán :: "Live at Fiddlers Green" (1999?)

From County Galway, Dordan is comprised of Mary Bergin on whistles and flute, Dearbhaill Standun on fiddle, Kathleen Loughnane on harp, and vocalist/guitarist Martina Goggin.

 1. Track 1   (3:18)
 2. Track 2   (6:07)
 3. Track 3   (3:57)
 4. Track 4   (3:17)
 5. Track 5   (2:11)
 6. Track 6   (3:32)
 7. Track 7   (3:37)
 8. Track 8   (4:59)
 9. Track 9   (3:59)
10. Track 10  (3:27)
11. Track 11  (3:11)
12. Track 12  (4:24)
13. Track 13  (6:51)
14. Track 14  (3:15)
15. Track 15  (2:51)
16. Track 16  (5:22)
17. Track 17  (4:13)
18. Track 18  (4:23)

@ VBR ~180

Chanter's Tune

Na Filí :: "Chanter's Tune" (1977)
This LP is a flea market find and is in reasonable condition. The sleeve states the guys have been presenting traditional Irish acoustic music for nearly a decade. So they must have started about 1968... Maybe they're still playing in some old folks home by now... I guess this gem was never issued on CD, nor much of their other work b.t.w. The pipes are not in the foreground here, maybe this record could be best described as early Chieftainish. Be prepared for some jigs, reels, airs and the odd song....

Na Filí are:
Tomás Ó Canainn (Uilleann Pipes and Vocals)
Tom Barry (Whistles and Flute)
Matt Cranitch (Fiddle)

Tracks:
Side A
01 - The Maid At The Spinning Wheel
02 - Ceol An Phíobaire / Micheal Murphy's
03 - Mo Mhuirnín Bán
04 - Give Us A Drink Of Water / Hunting The Hare
05 - Na Connerys
06 - Chanter's Tune / An Samhradh Crua / Greenfields Of Rossbeigh / Murphys
Side B
07 - Inis Dhún Ramha / Paidín Ó Raifeartaigh
08 - Maidin Ró-Mhoch
09 - Trip To Athlone / Pat McGillarney
10 - Sweet Kingwilliamstown
11 - Cait Ní Dhuibhir / Flannel Jacket / Dwyers
12 - Johnny Murphy / Dan Coakley / Ballydesmond

All titles traditional, arranged Na Filí

@ 256

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BbviqR4lsU

Bandoggs

Bandoggs :: "Bandoggs" (1978)
Transatlantic Records LTRA504 (LP, UK, 1978)
Highway Records LTRA504 (LP, UK, 1978)
Guimbarda TS-38006 (LP, Spain, 1978?)

Musicians
Pete Coe - lead vocals [1, 4-5, 8], harmony vocals [2-3, 8], bouzouki [1, 3-7], melodeon [1, 8];
Chris Coe - lead vocals [4, 6-7], harmony vocals [1-5, 7-8], hammered dulcimer [1, 5, 8], harmonium [3], duet concertina [7];
Nic Jones - lead vocals [2], harmony vocals [1, 3-5, 7-8], fiddle [1, 5, 7-8], guitar [2-4, 6-7], acoustic bass guitar [4, 8], drum [8];
Tony Rose - lead vocals [3-4, 7-8], harmony vocals [1-2, 5, 8], English concertina [1-2, 5, 8], double tracked English concertina [6], piano [4], mouth organ [7-8], harmonium [8];
with
John Adams - trombones [7]

Tracks
Side 1
1 - Tailor in the Tea Chest / Astley's Ride / Up and Away (7.11)
2 - The Rose of Allandale (Roud 1218) (4.49)
3 - Hind Horn (Roud 28; Child 17) (3.55)
4 - The Herring's Head / Salmon Tails up the Water / Little Fishes (5.52)

Side 2
5 - Ladies Don't Go Thieving! (3.57)
6 - Laird Logie (Geordie) (Roud 90; Child 209) (5.04)
7 - The Dragoon and the Lady / Soldier, Soldier (Roud 489) (5.04)
8 - Adam Was a Poacher / Hares in the Old Plantation / Hares and Braces / Hunt the Hare (7.23)

All tracks trad. arr. Nic Jones, Tony Rose, Pete & Chris Coe except
Track 2 Charles Jefferys, Sidney Nelson;
Track 3 trad. arr. Copper;
Tracks 4a, 7b trad. coll. Ennis;
Track 4b, 5 trad. arr. Nic Jones;
Track 4c trad. arr. Tony Rose, Pete Coe;
Track 7a trad. arr. Nic Jones, Tony Rose, John Adams, Pete & Chris Coe;
Track 8c Nic Jones, Tony Rose

@ 192

Open The Door And Let Us In

Pete & Chris Coe :: "Open The Door And Let Us In" (1972)
Trailer Records LER 2077 (LP, UK, 1972)

Musicians
Peter Coe - vocals, melodeon, cittern;
Chris Coe - vocals, duet concertina, hammered dulcimer.

Tracks
Side 1
01    Acting Song
02    The Banks of Red Roses (Roud 603)
03    Cheshire May Day Carol (Roud 305)
04    Lady Diamond (Roud 112; Child 269)
05    False Knight on the Road (Roud 20; Child 3)
06    Joseph Baker

Side 2
07    The Wizard of Alderley Edge
08    The Wife of Usher's Well (Roud 196; Child 79)
09    The Egloshayle Ringers (Roud 1163)
10    The Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32)
11    Hugh of Lincoln (Roud 73; Child 155)
12    The Gay Fusilier

All tracks trad. arr. Peter & Chris Coe except
Track 4 trad., Peter Coe;
Tracks 6-7 Peter Coe;
Tracks 8, 11 trad. arr. Chris Coe;
Track 12 Peter Coe, trad. arr. Chris Coe

@ 192

Pete Coe
Chris Coe

Burnt Feathers

Anonyma :: "Burnt Feathers" (1986)
Fellside FE059

Musicians
Anne Lister - vocals, guitar
Mary McLaughlin - vocals, DX 100 Synthesizer
Laurie Harper - fiddle, mandolin
Martin Simpson - guitar, bass

Tracks
 1. The Quiet People (2:49)
 2. Moth (3:03)
 3. Fíll Á Rún Ó - Cathy Loves a Priest (6:55)
 4. Song To The Siren (4:18)
 5. Stone Circles (4:22)
 6. Seagull (3:58)
 7. How to Stand Still (4:06)
 8. Fionnuala's Song (4:53)
 9. Icarus (3:02)
10. Cassandra (3:09)

@ 224

Anne Lister
Anonyma

Viskraam ontploft in Eindhoven

Viskraam ontploft op Judas Taddeusplein in Eindhoven
(zondag 20 mei 2012)

Gasexplosie wijkfeest Mensfort Eindhoven mei 2012

EINDHOVEN - Een viskraam op het Judas Taddeusplein in Eindhoven is zondagmiddag rond één uur ontploft. De politie had het plein ontruimd vanwege ontploffingsgevaar. Er viel tenminste één gewonde.
Op het moment van de explosie was een braderie aan de gang op het plein. Een getuige zegt op Twitter dat de viskraam vlak voor hem ontplofte. Andere getuigen hoorden diverse knallen. Er zouden tenminste twee luide explosies zijn gehoord.
Gasflessen
Voor zover bekend stonden er gasflessen in de viskraam. Mogelijk veroorzaakten die de knallen. De brandweer kon echter niet aangeven of die ook daadwerkelijk zijn ontploft.
Zeker één persoon liep door de brand lichte brandwonden op. De brandweer wist zondagmiddag nog niet wat de oorzaak van de ontploffing was. De viskraam brandde helemaal uit.
Ontruiming
Een aantal meter rond de viskraam werd na de explosie afgezet. Aanvankelijk zou er sprake zijn van ontploffingsgevaar. De braderie kon later echter alsnog doorgaan.

Sing A Song For You

Anne Briggs :: "Sing A Song For You" (1973)
Recorded in 1973, but not released until 1996 on CD by Fledgling Records.

Musicians

Anne Briggs, vocals, bouzouki, guitar;
Barry Dransfield, violin

with Ragged Robin [5, 6, 10]:
Steve Ashley, vocals, harmonica, whistle;
Richard Byers, vocals, guitar, mandolin;
Brian Diprose, bass guitar;
John Thompson, drums

Tracks

1. Hills of Greenmor (3:10)
2. Sing a Song for You (4:20)
3. Sovay (3:10)
4. I Thought I Saw You Again (3:36)
5. Summer's In (5:12)
6. Travelling's Easy (4:33)
7. The Bonambuie (4:24)
8. Tongue and Cheek (3:54)
9. The Bird in the Bush (3:12)
10. Sullivan's John (4:08)

All tracks Anne Briggs except
Tracks 1, 7, 10 trad. arr. Anne Briggs
Tracks 3, 9 trad. arr. A.L. Lloyd

@ 192

Live 1975

Planxty :: "Live 1975"

Johnny Moynihan - Andy Irvine - Paul Brady - Liam O'Flynn

Johnny Moynihan replaced Dónal Lunny in July of 1973, and Paul Brady stepped in for Christy Moore in 1974. The four original members of Planxty reunited in 1979.

This bootleg recording is short set from a Television Broadcast, by this short lived line-up of Planxty which, never made any official recordings.

Musicians
Liam O'Flynn: Uileann Pipes, Tin Whistle
Andy Irvine: Mandolin, Vocals
Johnny Moynihan: Bouzouki, Vocals
Paul Brady: Guitar, Vocals

Track
1 - Jenny's Wedding/The Shaskeen/A Rainy Day
2 - As I Roved Out [Johnny]
3 - The Ace and Deuce of Pipering/Bonaparte's Retreat
4 - Arthur McBride [Paul]
5 - Baneasa's Green Glade (fades out)
6 - Mominsko Horo (fades out)

@ 192

Anne Briggs

Anne Briggs :: "Anne Briggs" (1971)

Topic Records 12T207 (LP, UK, April 1971)

Musicians
Anne Briggs, vocals, guitar [1, 4], bouzouki [3, 9];
Johnny Moynihan, bouzouki [3]

Tracks
Side 1
01 - Blackwater Side (Roud 312; Laws O1) (3.48)
02 - The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (2.18)
03 - Willie O'Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100) (5.25)
04 - Go Your Way (4.07)
05 - Thorneymoor Woods (Roud 222) (3.30)

Side 2
06 - The Cuckoo (Roud 413) (3.05)
07 - Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15) (2.53)
08 - Young Tambling (Roud 35; Child 39) (10.32)
09 - Living by the Water (3.47)
10 - Maa Bonny Lad (Roud 204) (1.15)

All tracks traditional except
Tracks 4, 9 Anne Briggs

Links
Musical Traditions review by Rod Stradling.

anne briggs 1971 the snow it melts the soonest

@ 320

Music From The Coleman Country

The Coleman Country Traditional Society :: "Music From The Coleman Country" (1972)

Leader Records LEA 2044 (LP, UK, 1972)

Musicans
Fred Finn, fiddle [1-3, 5-8, 10, 17];
Peter Horan, fiddle [1-3, 5-8, 10, 17];
Andrew Davey, fiddle [1, 4, 7-12, 15, 17];
John O'Gara, fiddle [1, 7-8, 10, 13, 17];
Jim Donaghue, tin whistle [1, 7-8, 10, 14, 17];
John Joe Mooney, tin whistle [1, 7-8, 10, 13, 17];
Bernie Finn, flute [1, 7-8, 10, 13, 17];
Seamus Tansey, flute [1, 4, 7-12, 15-17];
Tommy Toolan, tambourine [1, 4, 7-10, 12, 15, 17];
Oliver Killoran, guitar [1-3, 5-8, 10-11, 15-17];
Seamus Donaghue, tambourine [13-14]

Tracks
Side 1
01 - O'Rourke's / The Wild Irishman reels
02 - The Laurel Tree reel
03 - The Blackthorn Stick reel
04 - Willie Coleman's / Brendan Tone Rowe's No. 2 jigs
05 - The Musical Priest reel
06 - Trim the Velvet reel
07 - The Cuckoo hornpipe
08 - Boys at the Lough / The Devils of Dublin reels
09 - The Wise Maid reel

Side 2
10 - Strike the Gay Harp / Lough Gowna jigs
11 - Lord Gordon's reel
12 - The Fox Chase reel
13 - The Killavil Jig / The Lilting Banshee / The Kid on the Mountain jigs
14 - Miss McLeod's reel
15 - Michael Rilly's / Martin Wynne's No. 2 reels
16 - Anachuin slow air
17 - The Morning Dew / The Woman of the House / Rakish Paddy reels

All tracks trad.

@ 320

Sweeney's Men

Sweeney's Men :: "Sweeney's Men" (1968)

Musicians:
Johnny Moynihan - vocals, bouzouki, tin whistle
Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin, harmonica, guitar
Terry Woods - vocals, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, concertina

Tracks:
1. "Rattlin' Roarin' Willy" (Trad)
2. "Sullivan's John" (Pecker Dunne)
3. "Sally Brown" (Trad)
4. "My Dearest Dear" (Terry Woods)
5. "The Exile's Jig" (instr) (Trad)
6. "The Handsome Cabin Boy" (Trad)
7. "Dicey Riley" (Dominic Behan)
8. "Tom Dooley" (Trad)
9. "Willy O'Winsbury"" (Trad)
10. "Dance To Your Daddy" (Trad)
11. "The House Carpenter" (Trad)
12. "Johnston" (unknown)
13. "Reynard The Fox" (Trad)

Tracks 1, 3, 5-6, 10-11, 13 trad. arr. Terry Woods, Andy Irvine, Johnny Moynihan;
Track 2 Pecker Dunne;
Track 4 Terry Woods;
Track 7 Dominic Behan;
Track 8 F. Warner;
Track 9 trad. arr. Andy Irvine;
Track 12 Copyright Control

@ 320

The Hazards of Love

Anne Briggs :: "The Hazards of Love" (1964)

Topic Records TOP94 (EP, UK, August 1964)
Recorded by Bill Leader at Olympic Sound Studios, London in 1963;
Recording supervised by Paul Carter;
Produced by A.L. Lloyd;
Cover photograph by Brian Shuel;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd

Musician
Anne Briggs, vocals

Tracks
Side 1
1 - Lowlands (Roud 681) (3.10)
2 - My Bonny Boy (Roud 293) (2.46)

Side 2
3 - Polly Vaughan (Roud 166; Laws O36) (4.19)
4 - Rosemary Lane (Roud 269; Laws K43) (2.40)

All tracks traditional

@ 320



Folk Britannia: The Watersons & Anne Briggs

The Watersons & Anne Briggs

The Time Has Come

Anne Briggs :: "The Time Has Come" (1971)

Musicians
Anne Briggs: vocals, guitar, bouzouki

Tracks
01. Sandman's Song
02. Highlodge Hare
03. Fire and Wine
04. Step Right Up
05. Ride, Ride
06. Time Has Come
07. Clea Caught a Rabbit
08. Tangled Man
09. Wishing Well
10. Standing on the Shore
11. Tidewave
12. Everytime
13. Fine Horseman

@ 256

Music:
anne briggs - 1971 - the time has come: 13 - fine horseman