Let me know what you think of the following music videos. Rate the video 5 if you loved it, 1 if you hated it.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Loreena McKennitt – “The Lady of Shalott”
Yusuf Islam – “Father and Son”
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – “Red Clay Halo”
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April 18, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Indian Lake Papa
Mama and i listened to all three – no ratings but all were good. she wasn’t real hip on the bluegrass red clay halo one though! LOL
April 19, 2009 at 6:36 pm
edfromct
Is Mama a country girl?
I think in general we may need to grown up around bluegrass music to really love it. However even a city boy such as myself can learn to enjoy it.
April 20, 2009 at 2:52 am
lovewillbringustogether
Three equally good videos there Ed
I have long loved Father and Son -even back when Cat Stevens was the singer, before his conversion to Islam. Was a little ad to hear his voice could not quite manage the stronger musical phrases – but he has lost nothing on the softer ones.
I love harp music – are your irish ‘roots’ showing on that choice Sir?
i agree with you about a city boy and blue-grass – it has a certain ’something’ i find appealing – so long as it is not overdone
That instrument David was playing was interesting – sort of a violin body with a guitar neck and sounded almost banjo-like?
i’ll give all 4 stars.
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April 20, 2009 at 1:25 pm
edfromct
I enjoy listening to “older” singers who have learned to accomodate the change in their voices. They may sound different then when they were younger but they sometimes sound better.
Outside of some Celtic music I don’t get to hear the harp now a days.
According to Wikipedia:
“David Rawlings usually plays with a 1935 Epiphone Olympic archtop. This is notable as it is a rather cheaply made guitar for its time.”
It is good to read about a musician who has such respect for an older instrument.
You could say the theme of videos might be that older voices, like Yusuf Islam’s, and older instruments, the harp and David Rawlings 70 year old guitar, can, like a fine wine, age with beauty.