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Listed below are comments made by dannylerudd between Friday, 13th March 2009 and Wednesday, 3rd June 2009.

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Joe Henwood on Technicality vs Creativity 9:09pm on 03 Jun 2009 Hi Joe,
A diet of folk,jazz and funk - have your ears checked out John Martyn?
Solid Air is the standard one to listen to but how about the following.
From Sundays Child Root Love (funky) , Spencer the Rover (folky). From One World the tiltle track and Small Hours(spacey). From Grace and Danger Lookin' on(jazzy).From The Apprentice Send me one line (nice sax) and from Church with one bell John's version of Portishead's Glory box (bluesy).
Here's one from the past - Traffic with Chris Wood on sax and Steve Winwood.
John Barleycorn for the title track and the instrumental Glad-I always find it uplifting.
The title track of the Low Spark of High Heeled Boys-how to get the most out of a couple of good riffs.
Well you did ask for suggestions for what to listen to so I hope you find them worth the effort.
Cheers.
The English and their Roots 7:38pm on 16 May 2009 Hi Mike,
My first reaction is to agree with your comments.
I was at Chris Wood's concert last night at Bury Met - what a wonderful performer he is and what a great place Bury Met is - get out there you people of Greater Manchester. Anyway I digress, but Chris made similar comments but said something on the lines that we should love our neighbour as ourselves, but first we must learn to love ourselves.
A bit more exposure for the folk scene would help. Your great show once a week is about all there is. Plus some infrequent programmes on BBC 4 and a token folkie on Jools Holland.

It is good to get the comment above from Netherlands. We are a nation of whingers? Glass half empty etc - and I count myself well into this way of thinking. Someone from the outside sees it a bit differently and back to Chris Wood he quoted a french friend who could see positive things about the English that we cannot.

The current folk scene does seem really great and I can remember singing Donkey Riding at school but I do love how songs like this are being updated and given new life by todays performers. I dont think singing these songs in school assemblies in the traditional way is realistic now, but wouldnt it be great if Chris Wood, Seth Lakeman etc could go into schools and show were we are at now?
Folk and Classical 8:41pm on 22 Apr 2009 Hi,
Although I like Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves I do not like many of the settings he does for folk songs.
I believe he did great work collecting folk songs but the trained classical singer's voice just does not sound right to me when singing these songs.
Why a beautiful voice like Cara Dillon's should sound so much better than a trained classical singer's voice I think is down to what Mike says, it is about soul and spirit.
Islands On The Moon - Pure Class 11:49pm on 17 Apr 2009 Hi,
Does JohnD Lewis really mean that? If he does it is most unfair and inaccurate. I must admit to not liking some of the old stuff (and some of the new stuff) but I think the show strikes a good balance between the old and the new. Keep up the good work Mike. By all means play 'Tear it down' - if it is good enough, not just to give in to JohnD.

Do you owe me a pint too now? Cheers.
Classic Albums - More Suggestions Please! 6:12pm on 14 Mar 2009 Hi again,
More suggestions.
Roy Harper - Stormcock. I used to play that a lot in the 70's.
Bruce Springsteen-We Shall Overcome - Seeger Sessions. A great album
Classic Albums - More Suggestions Please! 5:23pm on 13 Mar 2009 Hi,
Paul Simon and Gracelands ought to qualify?

I guess King Crimson may not!
What is a folk song? 21st Century Schizoid Man?

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