Ok. let's see if there's any interest in this.
What I'd like is to hear you commendations for music and musicians. The more distinctive, the more local, the better. Two questions:
Who or what?
And Why?
So, here's my commendation.
Serious Sam Barrett
[BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vQr7bWgEY[/BBvideo]
[BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2YtFF72TpA[/BBvideo]
Why?
He's from Leeds and sings about Leeds.
He is completely do it yourself: production, promotion, recording, sleeve design, all of that. So I'd like to think that he's selling direct to a market without all of the market forces.
His sound is very direct and 'authentic'. There's a huge mix of americana in his music: country, zydeco, cajun, bluegrass: why I can even listen to banjo when he's playing!
[Added one of his current tracks]
Commendations
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Re: Commendations
Show of Hands - try the track Roots.
Try it on a big system with rhythmic zest - Real power and anger in an English folksy tradition. Foot stomping!
[BBvideo 425,350]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5h4PFBuzvw[/BBvideo]
or Country Life
[BBvideo 425,350]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Y7cBLJWgI[/BBvideo]
Try it on a big system with rhythmic zest - Real power and anger in an English folksy tradition. Foot stomping!
[BBvideo 425,350]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5h4PFBuzvw[/BBvideo]
or Country Life
[BBvideo 425,350]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Y7cBLJWgI[/BBvideo]
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Re: Commendations
The Skalinskis. Sort of Ska/Two Tone. Sorry to say I know a few of these people
This is probably their most 'commercial offering', The King Tut Strut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983hafdMFq4
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=983hafdMFq4
Re: Commendations
For lovers of soprano saxophone and beautiful classically-oriented choral music ... just wonderful!
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Oooooo - yummy!![Clap :clap:](./images/smilies/eusa/clap.gif)
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Oooooo - yummy!
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Re: Commendations
Very nice. It reminds me of Jan Garbarek's work with The Hilliard Ensemble.jandl100 wrote:For lovers of soprano saxophone and beautiful classically-oriented choral music ... just wonderful!
Oooooo - yummy!
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Re: Commendations
Have a listen to him with Jaime the Fangjammy395 wrote:Serious Sam - Im liking him Terry.....![]()
[BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_U5TZZLpag[/BBvideo]
I'm rather hoping that the next series of Happy Valley will feature his music rather than Jake Bugg.
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