The best song - ever ??

[Stan]

I missed out on Sandy Denny first time round (just !!) - but recently "discovered" her on Youtube: (and folk music isn't my usual thing).



Another version when she was with Fairport:



How anybody could write and perform that at just 19 is beyond me.

[Perpetua]

I do indeed remember Fairport Convention well Stan . . . this is one of my all time favourites . . .

[Chrissie]

Stan, she had such a spine tingling voice!

Was lucky enough to catch her in concert when she was a member of Fairport Convention, many years ago

I do have a love of folk music, mainly conventional but also like some trad. Used to run a folk club many years back & helped out running several in the Brighton area.

I also love blues

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& some old time heavy rock



Edit, Oops, will eventually get the vid links right

[Chrissie]

Hmm, looks like the John Lee Hooker vids can't be embeded?

[Stan]

Good version of smoke on the water - I didn't realise you could embed YT vids here = prepare to be overrloaded...

My favourite from the early 70's:



If that works... more to follow...

[Chrissie]

Oh wow Stan, I also loved Free



The "huh" just gets to me "swoon"

[Stan]

Well it sort of worked...

another Kossoff/Rodgers classic:



Eva Cassidy's version of of Who Knows:



Who's heard of Colin Blunstone...

[Chrissie]

Michael Chapman used to live in a student let opposite my parents house before he was famous

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When he moved out a guy called Snips moved in (he was my gay friend Tony's partner at the time). Snips had connections with a Free spin off band - racking brain for the bands name. All I can think of is Tumbling dice, but that's the name of a Stones song.

[Chrissie]

And of course, another Free brilliant classic

[Stan]

Dec 28, 2010 22:00:51 GMT Chrissie said:

Snips had connections with a Free spin off band - racking brain for the bands name. All I can think of is Tumbling dice, but that's the name of a Stones song.

Only spin off from Free I can think of is Bad Company - fronted by Rodgers.

I'm getting the hang of this YouTube embedding now-

Who remembers 1985:



&




And of course the all-time classic:



Apologies if this is all a bit raucous for some - hee's a quieter one:

[Scylla]

All Right Now is one of my all-time faves. But I can't say I like a particular band or music genre, just certain bits of all sorts that hit the right cerebral spot.

I do like nearly everything Jefferson Airplane did though.

scylla

[Perpetua]

Gosh, a real trip down memory lane here, I used to love Rainbow & Nazareth as well . . . must learn how to do embeded video's!

[Chrissie]

Some excellent vids there Stan

Perpy, to embed a you-tube vid, click on reply (rather than quick reply). C&P your chosen you-tube link into the reply box, highlight the link & then click on the red "tube" tab in "add tags".

[Chrissie]

And I've remembered the band Snips was in with Andy Fraser (ex-Free bass player) It was Sharks : -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharks_%28band%29

[Perpetua]

wOOt!

Thanks Chris I say this is a rather natty feature . . . I'll be embedding all over the place now.







I'm on a roll here!!!!