Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1 *fange 9- n/e 4*

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Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1 *fange 9- n/e 4*

Postby never/ever » 03 Nov 2019, 10:23

A

Davy Graham - Both Sides Now





B

Milladoiro - Danza de San Roque de Hío

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby C » 03 Nov 2019, 11:28

Davy is the dog's wotsits - one of the folk godfathers.

This is an interesting - I suspect some might stop listening before it gets going.

Very nice.

B was new to me and delightful it was too I live a bit of uilleann pipes and bodhrán me.

This is a difficult choice

But, B has it

B has it

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Flower » 03 Nov 2019, 13:26

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby toomanyhatz » 04 Nov 2019, 02:46

Both pretty damned cool, but I think A is more daring. Much-covered song it may be, but he takes it to a lot of different places. It's almost too much, but damn - what an amazing brain full of musical knowledge to come up with something like that. Makes you appreciate both the song and him.

B is pretty cool too, but more trainspotty by comparison.
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby trans-chigley express » 05 Nov 2019, 11:43

A was a very creative cover of a great song.

B sounded like Mike Oldfield in novelty mode.

A

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Darkness_Fish » 05 Nov 2019, 13:28

Davy Graham's often overlooked in the Brit folk pantheon, seems to have been outshone by Bert Jansch, and I must admit that I haven't delved that far into his back-catalogue. This is a wildly inventive cover , and has the added bonus of Danny Thompson on bass. A rare example of great drumming in folk, too. What a pick, probably the best this round, even though it's the first track I've heard.

I did wonder if B was going to start with the Harlem Shuffle 'Jump Around' intro. It's unlucky, because this feels like more genuine Irish folk than some of the plastic paddy stuff we've been fed so far, but it's up against a superb choice.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Jumper K » 05 Nov 2019, 21:05

Ugh.
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby toomanyhatz » 05 Nov 2019, 22:14

Darkness_Fish wrote:this feels like more genuine Irish folk than some of the plastic paddy stuff we've been fed so far


You know they're not Irish, right?

I guess Galician counts as Celtic, but still - I wouldn't be so didactic if you hadn't used the word "genuine.'
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Hightea » 06 Nov 2019, 02:04

A - took too long to get going but kind of worked. NIce take on a cover.

B - Um no

A
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby fange » 06 Nov 2019, 12:38

B is ok though not something i'm really into. A is a lovely thing indeed.


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Neige » 07 Nov 2019, 19:33

Davy Graham is the godfather, I know, and I never heard this Joni cover. It's a shame but it doesn't really work for me.

I'll vote for the exotic outsiders... B
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby never/ever » 08 Nov 2019, 10:31

Both Sides Now is one of those songs that perpetually gets ruined (arise please Clannad) so to hear this vivacious cover is nice but I'm not so keen on the vocals.
B is just fun. Pavane, anyone?


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby Purgatory Brite » 08 Nov 2019, 18:22

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby T. Berry Shuffle » 08 Nov 2019, 22:21

A: A familiar tune but an adventurous reading and rather what I'm looking for.
B: Quite wonderful but over-matched here by Graham's titanic display.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby The Fish » 09 Nov 2019, 21:02

Like Neige, the cover didn't work for me. Jason Falkner does a great version at a similar faster tempo, but as a kind of powerpop thrash. Here it sounds rushed and he sounds disinterested like he'll be glad to get to the end. The quality of playing though, beats B which I really didn't connect with.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 1

Postby never/ever » 10 Nov 2019, 08:57

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