Shirley collins - ROTF

Posted by: Diccus62 on 21 March 2008

Nice article, interview and photograph in todays Guardian 'film and music' section. I'm sure you'll know she is curating 'Folk Roots, New Routes' at the Southbank Centre.

Regards

Diccus

Posted on: 21 March 2008 by Diccus62

story here. Unfortunately not the nice photo of her on the South downs.

Regards

Diccus

Posted on: 22 March 2008 by Guido Fawkes

Thank you - a very nice article.

I'd recommend

to anybody interested in folk music.

IMHO Alan Lomax's contribution to the renaissance folk music is negligible, whereas Shirley's is immense.

The remarkable thing about Shirley is whilst all of her records are folk records, no two of her albums sound alike.

One again, thanks for the link.

ATB Rotf

Posted on: 23 March 2008 by Nigel Cavendish

quote:

IMHO Alan Lomax's contribution to the renaissance folk music is negligible, whereas Shirley's is immense.

ATB Rotf

I think that Alan Lomax's contribution, to US folk music at least, is hardly "negligible". You might as well say that Sharpe's, Child's and O'Neill's contributions to English, Scottish and Irish music are negligible when, without them, many songs and music would have disappeared.

Posted on: 24 March 2008 by Guido Fawkes

quote:
Alan Lomax's contribution, to US folk music at least,

I guess that's driving my impression - it is definitely folk music from the British Isles that has greatest appeal for me.

I take your point.

Posted on: 24 March 2008 by Steve S1

ROTF,

Is Shirley related to Phil? I'll get my coat....

Steve

Posted on: 24 March 2008 by Guido Fawkes

quote:
Originally posted by Steve S1:
I'll get my coat....

Steve

Surely Steve, there's no jacket required

But seriously, they don't even look alike - Shirley has all her own hair and teeth. Hello I Must Be Going.

I did admire Phil for using an anagram for the title of his recent best of collection ... simply calling it hits,

I'm always surprised though when people know I'm a Shirley Collins fan that they say they remember her in the chart with Amazing Grace

Posted on: 24 March 2008 by Jet Johnson

quote:
Originally posted by ROTF:
quote:
Originally posted by Steve S1:
I'll get my coat....

Steve

Surely Steve, there's no jacket required

But seriously, they don't even look alike - Shirley has all her own hair and teeth. Hello I Must Be Going.

I did admire Phil for using an anagram for the title of his recent best of collection ... simply calling it hits,

I'm always surprised though when people know I'm a Shirley Collins fan that they say they remember her in the chart with Amazing Grace

Honestly! ...doesn't everyone know that Judy was her sister!