The wonderful Kate Bush was interviewed in the Irish Times on Friday last. One of her quotes was: 'My mother was Irish, so I was brought up listening to Irish music, as well as English folk music. There’s something about Irish traditional music that’s really special. A big part of me is Irish, and any time I hear uilleann pipes I really feel that.'
"And his spark took life in my hand and hmmm yes, I said hmmmmm yes." And then there's that fancy exploding twiddly bit from Davy Spillane. Brilliant, sex and a sense of humour. What could be better.
I used to know her big brother, Paddy, back in the days when dinosaurs still roamed the streets of Camden Town, and he never told me he had a kid sister.
Perhaps wisely.
She lived a few minutes walk away from where I lived in SE London when she recorded Wuthering Heights . It's like a dream to me that Kevin Burke was featured on some of her early recordings. His home was still in SE London at that time. Anybody throw some light on that?
I've also loved Kate Bush in my young day's, Even thought she
squealed and rolled about a lot .
Although it would likely not have had the same appeal for me if she was a grab a granny at about 60 odd !
: )
I know I started it, but I'm really disappointed with the level of smut on this thread.
Let me drag it back please. If we are going to talk about pop music I'd like to say that Kate Bush and Björk (I hope the umlaut works) are my favourite pop stars.
What can us diddlers learn from pop music? I think it's the visceral. I think that all good music has to have a visceral quality and that element is often lost in otherwise decent diddley.
I am quite certain that I am unsure of what point you are trying to make llig. Both artists that you mention surely come with a deep penchant for the intellectually stimulating side of things. I, of course, also love both of them but not at the same time.
Special!
Special!
The wonderful Kate Bush was interviewed in the Irish Times on Friday last. One of her quotes was: 'My mother was Irish, so I was brought up listening to Irish music, as well as English folk music. There’s something about Irish traditional music that’s really special. A big part of me is Irish, and any time I hear uilleann pipes I really feel that.'
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by amhrán
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"And his spark took life in my hand and hmmm yes, I said hmmmmm yes." And then there's that fancy exploding twiddly bit from Davy Spillane. Brilliant, sex and a sense of humour. What could be better.
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by ...
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http://www.uilleannobsession.com/photos/kate_piper.jpg
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
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I've always loved her, even if I don't know much of her music!
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by amhrán
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I used to know her big brother, Paddy, back in the days when dinosaurs still roamed the streets of Camden Town, and he never told me he had a kid sister.
Perhaps wisely.
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Guernsey Pete
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You missed out Pete. She could squeeze my bellows any day!
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by amhrán
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That cloud
That cloud
It looks like Ireland
Diddley aye
Diddley aye
Diddley aye
aye
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by ...
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She lived a few minutes walk away from where I lived in SE London when she recorded Wuthering Heights . It's like a dream to me that Kevin Burke was featured on some of her early recordings. His home was still in SE London at that time. Anybody throw some light on that?
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Free Reed
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I always thought track the track he played on on Never for Ever was the worst track on the record
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by ...
Not Impressed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBZSIrmgiU&feature=related
I much prefer the kid from Ennis -- in the other thread -- who people put down.
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by David Levine
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Is it Burke that plays on the track Jig of Life with Liam OFlynn and Lunny
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Scots_Niall
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I think her uncle had a big influence on her. His name was Bernie but everyone called him Burning.
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by MorganYYZ
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Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil
But everyone knew her as Nancy.
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by yhaalhouse
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"Is it Burke that plays on the track Jig of Life with Liam OFlynn and Lunny"
It's apparently John Sheahan.
http://www.discogs.com/Kate-Bush-Hounds-Of-Love/release/193414
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Weejie
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I've also loved Kate Bush in my young day's, Even thought she
squealed and rolled about a lot .
Although it would likely not have had the same appeal for me if she was a grab a granny at about 60 odd !
: )
jim,,,
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by FIDDLE4
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Hey Jim,,, "Even though she squealed and rolled about a lot"
Maybe she was a human fiddle :P
Anyway the rumours about Kate being a lesbian are all false and her lesbian girlfriend didn't write the following tune.. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/629
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by Theirlandais
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Theirlandais
< rumours about Kate being a lesbian are all false >
Pheeww I thought you where going to say something else there !
lol - jim,,,
# Posted on May 9th 2011 by FIDDLE4
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Did you ever notice the size of her ears??....Says a lot about a girl.
Or not!
# Posted on May 10th 2011 by banjoburger
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I know I started it, but I'm really disappointed with the level of smut on this thread.
Let me drag it back please. If we are going to talk about pop music I'd like to say that Kate Bush and Björk (I hope the umlaut works) are my favourite pop stars.
What can us diddlers learn from pop music? I think it's the visceral. I think that all good music has to have a visceral quality and that element is often lost in otherwise decent diddley.
# Posted on May 10th 2011 by ...
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I am quite certain that I am unsure of what point you are trying to make llig. Both artists that you mention surely come with a deep penchant for the intellectually stimulating side of things. I, of course, also love both of them but not at the same time.
# Posted on May 10th 2011 by strayaway
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I'm saying that diddley music, especially here, is often over-inerlectualised. There is no beauty in the pernickety
# Posted on May 10th 2011 by ...
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I think that you are probably right.
# Posted on May 10th 2011 by strayaway