maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted May 3, 2023 On 03/05/2023 at 02:24, Toast said: Great song. Lightfoot famously said he'd never heard a cover of one of his songs that he didn't like - which might have been a wry comment on the income the best known songs earned him that way. Early Mornin' Rain was a staple of Elvis' best gigs during the Vegas period. It's on Elvis Now (1972) which is a fairly patchy set of performances of stuff intended to make The King sound like he was in touch. It's something of a standout next to perfunctory stabs at the likes of Hey Jude, and he did it well live. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Now 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted May 3, 2023 I had a bash at both versions mentioned here, and Viola Wills’s too for good measure. Fun song to karaoke, for sure. Also a Connie Converse song. I’d somehow never heard of her, although being a MIA no doubt means DJ Maryport has told her tale on his radio show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted May 7, 2023 On 12/10/2021 at 13:02, YoungWillz said: Traditional Irish music exponent Paddy Moloney being reported dead: As a founder of The Chieftains and a constant presence with the band since the early 1960s, there has been the occasional foray into the UK Charts. Here's the best performing I can find, with The Corrs, reaching the dizzy heights of #37 in June 1999 with The Corrs: Sean Keane, fiddle player for The Chieftains for over 30 years (1968-2002), dead aged 76. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 903 Posted September 6, 2023 Runrig lead vocalist Bruce Guthro has died, MP and former bandmate Pete Wishart has said. Singer-songwriter Guthro joined the Scottish rock band in 1998 and remained with the group until its final performances in 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66727738?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted October 30, 2023 Saw recent story about old hippie/folkie Donovan recently being nicked driving pissed with an open bottle of wine in the car. He's fairly on message and across the detail on the most recent Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone on BBC Six Music, which has Donovan'd double hippy dippy A Gift from a Flower to a Garden as featured album. Also, still displaying the sense of self-worth that means he claims to be unable to walk along a beach and/or out in public without being recognised. Have a look at the photo in the link and see if you recognise this famous musician https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/donovan-convicted-dangerous-driving-cork-31271532?fbclid=IwAR3huehauQw9bhxYH6uO0XN4AjTw_uGckaauTluzhf0ZBAjKG_oAfXNLhK4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 21 On 20/09/2016 at 20:45, gcreptile said: Dick Gaughan, Scottish folk singer, isn't sure but thinks he has had a stroke. http://www.thenational.scot/news/fans-rally-round-after-illness-hits-folk-icon-dick-gaughan.22613 His agent says that they don't know exactly what, but something isn't right. Please donate to his crowdfunding page. Dick Gaughan made a rare appearance when he joined Billy Bragg on stage last night. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 8 Ron Coden, a folk singer and comedian who also had a handful of movie credits, has died. He was 80. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/07/folk-singer-ron-coden-has-died-after-a-lifetime-of-entertaining/72885041007/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 8 9 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Ron Coden, a folk singer and comedian who also had a handful of movie credits, has died. He was 80. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2024/03/07/folk-singer-ron-coden-has-died-after-a-lifetime-of-entertaining/72885041007/ ‘Coden, who lived in Berkley (about 10 miles from SirC), was involved in creating and voicing characters on the Detroit-based children's television show "Hot Fudge," produced by WXYZ-TV. ’ This was a great show when Sir Creep was about 10, and was nationally syndicated. His obit should be cross-posted in the kids TV show thread fwiw. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 903 Posted March 11 Louisiana singer songwriter guitarist and writer Dege Legg a.k.a. Brother Dege passed away on March 8, 2024. He was a member of the bands Black Bayou Construkt & Santeria and had a profilic solo career. https://www.offbeat.com/news/dege-legg-1968-2024/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted July 18 On 21/07/2008 at 21:22, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: Artie Traum, one of the movers and shakers of the 1960s/70s folk revival, has fingerpicked his last Streets of London, grown his last beard, worn his last chunky Fair Isle jumper, drunk his last pint of Theakston's Old Peculiar, stuck his last finger in his ear etc etc, and will soon, should he be cremated, be blowin' in the wind. Artie’s brother Happy Traum, who was also an American folk musician who collaborated with the likes of Bob Dylan, reportedly dead aged 86 according to social media reports. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 18 Report of the death of the last surviving member of folk revivalists Young Tradition, Heather Wood: https://www.salutlive.com/2024/07/heather-wood.html She performed with Peter Bellamy and Royston Wood in the group. Which sounds like a mash up of Upstairs Downstairs and Wizzard, but in fact both died in tragic circumstances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 429 Posted July 21 On 09/01/2023 at 03:41, ObakeFilter said: Jeff Blackburn, a member of Blackburn & Snow, Moby Grape, and the short-lived group the Ducks with Neil Young in 1977, has passed away aged 77. And now Jerry Miller is being reported dead on X and Facebook. He was their guitarist and longtime member of the band, of Moby Grape that is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 903 Posted August 14 Dean Roberts, who was a musician and composer from New Zealand in the fields of electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, post-rock and avant-folk - has passed away aged 49. https://www.facebook.com/lawrencepenglish/posts/pfbid026o7tnmGKcbJM2iTRPQhZHEA9BN2wPuNp5CKK2LovJs1XoN5fW25T6N9jBpCzKTdtl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 903 Posted September 24 Didn't know where to put it so I just went along with it. Beverly Glenn-Copeland has been diagnosed with dementia. His upcoming live shows in Canada and the US will be his last. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DARERNMOxcA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 903 Posted October 4 Christopher Flemmons of the indie folk band The Baptist Generals has been battling cancer for nearly two years, gofundme has been set-up to pay for his expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-chris-flemmons-in-overcoming-recent-hardships Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 12 Irish folkie, Johnny Duhan, 74, perhaps better known for his songwriting, has drowned in a swimming accident off the Galway coast. A woman also died in the same incident. He wrote The Voyage , covered by Christy Moore, among others. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
