Who do you rate as the best Folk Singers ever I cant choose between Joni Mitchell and Luke Kelly, two mesmerising voices

omaghjoe (Tyrone) - Posts: 1191 - 05/12/2009 21:04:27    504333

Buffy Sainte- Marie

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 05/12/2009 21:29:08    504358

not even an argument.... LUKE...

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 06/12/2009 03:14:36    504573

ronnie drew for me.

thistle_harps (UK) - Posts: 879 - 06/12/2009 09:30:58    504591

Ofra Haza, now thats mesmerising.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 06/12/2009 09:53:00    504594

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBRQM0vErH8

Luke Kelly, the greatest folk singer bar none!

caughtredhanded (Tyrone) - Posts: 602 - 06/12/2009 10:04:47    504595

Just an observation but were the Dubliners possibly the hairiest band ever, they look like the staff room at the open university!

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 06/12/2009 10:31:24    504604

luke.

shapes42 (Cavan) - Posts: 383 - 06/12/2009 11:14:17    504621

dhorse, you like that old "Soldier Blue" stuff, so do i !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 06/12/2009 11:29:39    504632

Liam Clancy was one of the best !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 06/12/2009 11:30:30    504633

Cavan_Slasher
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504632 dhorse, you like that old "Soldier Blue" stuff, so do i !!

Sure do, she's still doing the rounds, think theres a new album out

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 06/12/2009 11:54:27    504650

06/12/2009 10:31:24
brendtheredhand
County: Tyrone
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504604
Just an observation but were the Dubliners possibly the hairiest band ever, they look like the staff room at the open university!
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ZZ Top would give them a run for their money.

Best folk singer...........Luke Kelly for me

nocky (Wexford) - Posts: 2059 - 06/12/2009 13:07:24    504714

Luke Kelly. He had a voice you could just sit and listen to for hours.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 06/12/2009 13:53:58    504753

nocky
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504714 06/12/2009 10:31:24
brendtheredhand
County: Tyrone
Posts: 1339

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Just an observation but were the Dubliners possibly the hairiest band ever, they look like the staff room at the open university!
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ZZ Top would give them a run for their money.

Best folk singer...........Luke Kelly for me
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Think I am going to have to listen to him a bit more, seems that the majority on here rate him highly, I may have missed the boat.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 06/12/2009 13:59:22    504759

Luke, Sean Cannon, Mary Black, Dolores Keane, Sean Keane, Eleanor Shanley, Maire O'Connell, Ray McAreavey ( a seriously good singer from Belfast) Len Graham, and that is the tip of the iceberg for just Irish folk singers.

patrique (Antrim) - Posts: 13709 - 06/12/2009 15:09:24    504840

1.Luke Kelly
2.Ronnie Drew
3.Paddy Reilly

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 06/12/2009 17:06:00    504959

im the biggest fan of the dubliners ever but Ronnie Drew is not a great folk singer esp when he's in the same group as luke. ronnie sang the funny songs well

miketyson (Limerick) - Posts: 2748 - 06/12/2009 17:20:49    504979

Ronnie was a great character but in my opinion Luke's voice was far superior for the ballads.

Royal_Girl2k9 (Meath) - Posts: 2107 - 06/12/2009 17:30:42    504997

prefer shebeen or gary og anyday.

Down follower (Down) - Posts: 193 - 07/12/2009 11:25:57    505689

Luke Kelly (Dubliners) & Tommy Byrne (Wolfe Tones). Both blessed with great voices and both Dubs -)

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 07/12/2009 11:31:18    505696