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Post by beth on Aug 14, 2010 18:05:27 GMT -5
I don't think this is CCR - think it's just John - but it's great .. No matter.  |
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Post by beth on Aug 14, 2010 18:07:33 GMT -5
A little more cajun
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Post by Jessiealan on Aug 15, 2010 12:01:09 GMT -5
I like these 2. Would Harry Belafonte music be folk?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2010 16:50:46 GMT -5
An interesting question, Jessie. Some of it certainly would be and calypso (the category into which most of Belafonte's songs fall) is almost a transitional style in which folk is evolving slowly in the direction of reggae.
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Post by Jessiealan on Aug 15, 2010 22:48:37 GMT -5
An interesting question, Jessie. Some of it certainly would be and calypso (the category into which most of Belafonte's songs fall) is almost a transitional style in which folk is evolving slowly in the direction of reggae. Thank you, Mike, for the reply and opinion. That may be true. There is an old song of his I haven't heard for years about 2 brothers, one a farmer, one a sailor. The name of the song and the sailor brother's boat was Bally Mana. If it could be found, I'd love to hear it. |
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Post by beth on Aug 16, 2010 11:55:48 GMT -5
Jessiealan, I know that song. My parents liked Belafonte and the Calypso albums were my play songs and lullabies from childhood. I'll have a look, but have never been able to find the more obscure album tracks, so don't get your hopes up. It's a pleasure to try, though. |
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Post by sadie on Aug 16, 2010 12:13:41 GMT -5
Love CCR and have always loved Simon and Garfunkel.
Belafonte annoyed me once he started wading into politics. Then I thought he was an idiot.
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Post by beth on Aug 16, 2010 16:09:10 GMT -5
Belafonte has been political since ... many many years ago .. nothing recent about it. Means nothing to me .. I just like his voice and his music.
JessieAlan!!! I FOUND it! Some wonderful person has put up all of one of the calypso albums and this is, indeed, one of the songs I went to sleep to as a tyke.
Enjoy!
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Post by beth on Aug 16, 2010 16:34:29 GMT -5
A couple more from Calypso
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Post by Jessiealan on Aug 18, 2010 13:46:23 GMT -5
I appreciate you posting these, Jencin. Thank you very much. I believe they must count as folk music. What a nice surprise.
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Post by beth on Aug 18, 2010 17:34:15 GMT -5
Glad you like them. We may be the only people here who do, but even one is enough to put them up.
Another one I like is Island In The Sun, but there's some kind of copywrite problem that kept me from being able to get it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2010 17:42:01 GMT -5
(embedded by jencin)
I've just found this clip of Belafonte performing 'Island in the Sun'
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Post by beth on Aug 19, 2010 11:11:05 GMT -5
Thanks, Mike. His voice isn't what it used to be, but it's such a nice song I'm glad to get it.
I also love Skin to Skin, but think that is a pop ballad - not a folk song.
Here's just one more.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2010 7:32:09 GMT -5
Josh Ritter, 'Girl in the War'
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Thank you, Mike. I'd never heard of him. He's quite good.
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Post by sadie on Sept 6, 2010 17:03:57 GMT -5
Love Island in the Sun.....
Don't think I've heard of Josh Ritter either......nice.....thanks for sharing.......
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