Suggestions: Great songs featuring CELLO
Paul A. Everett
The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
Cello Song - Nick Drake
Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Warren Jones
> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
> The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
> whatever.
One of the things I like about Jean Redpath's recordings is the cello
accompanyment by Abby Newton. ("Song of the Seals" is one of my
favorites.) You can also hear Abby Newton on recordings by Pricsilla
Herdman. I don't know if she has any solo recordings -- perhaps
someone else will fill us in.
--
Warren Jones | To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution
Seattle, Washington | of intelligent tinkering. -- Aldo Leopold
ghost
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
Anything by (Norman &) Nancy Blake.
Last time I checked the Rising Faun String Ensemble (on Rounder) recordings
featuring the above pair were not available on CD, but maybe, just maybe,
they're still available on tape?
The cello performance is amazing, as is the guitar performance, as is the
fiddle performance, as are the pieces of music. I'm sorry if I left the
bass player out; they're probably amazing too.
Nancy Blake also has a cello-featured album out which I recently bought
(old but unopened LP) but haven't played yet. Norman & Nancy have
multitudinous other recordings too; if Nancy's on it, she's playing cello.
That's what she plays.
Mike Nielsen
>
> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
My absolute favorite is "Winter Sky" sung by Judy Collins. I believe the
song is by Billy Edd Wheeler -- I am not sure who plays the cello. It is
sooooo moving, you would not believe it. It is on her Wildflowers album.
rebecca elder
tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello. : The cello doesn't have
to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or : whatever. The cello
performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that : amazing, the quality
of the song is the important thing. To give an idea : of the sort of thing
Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?) :
: etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
You might try almost anything by the L.A. folk/rock duo Lowen and
Navarro. They have a cellist named Richard Dodd who does some pretty
amazing stuff.
My personal favorites are:
From their first album, Walking on a Wire, We Belong and Seven Bridges
And from their third album, Pendulum, Spring is Late This Year and
Through a Child's Eyes.
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Fred Bulger
> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
> The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
> whatever.
Try Loreena McKennitt's "The Lady of Shalott" from her album "The
Visit". Much of her music features the cello as a prominent instrument.
Later...
-Fred.
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Mary Loveless
>>
>> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>
seems to me I heard that Gordon Bok is performing mostly with cello now.
I wonder if he's recorded with it--what a wonderful combination that
would be, his glorious voice blending with the cello. Seattle
singer-songwriter Jami Sieber plays a hot rock electric cello. She has a
solo album and has recorded with the group Rumors of the Big Wave.
My favorite folk cellist is a man I first heard at Murphy's Pub open mike,
billed as "Dr. Seth Blair and his gospel blues cello." Seth, who, last I
heard, was on the faculty at some university in the Boston area, writes
acerbic, ironic, wistful, wildly funny songs and accompanies himself with
a plucked jazz bass line. We traded tapes at Seattle's PNW Folklife
Festival nearly 10 years ago and my apartment promptly ate his tape, Self
titled "Skeleton Dance". If anyone knows Seth forward him this message
with my kind regards, and ask him if he has any tapes left!
--
Mary Loveless, Secretary Senior
Department of Psychosocial
and Community Health, 5-0839, 357263
School of Nursing, University of Washington
Ann Chartrand
: tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello. : The cello doesn't have
: to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or : whatever. The cello
: performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that : amazing, the quality
: of the song is the important thing. To give an idea : of the sort of thing
: I've come up with so far: : : Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo : : Mr.
: Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?) :
: : etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
"EMily's Song" on the Moody Blues album, _Every Good Boy Deserves Favour_
And the album _Blue Jays_ by Justin Hayward & John Lodge has oodles of
cello!
=)
Annie
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Make a promise, take a vow
And trust your feelings, it's easy now
Understand the voice within
And feel the changes already beginning.
- Justin Hayward
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Al Price
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>
>
>
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song
originally?)
Mr. Tanner- Harry Chapin ( with Big John Wallace in the title role)
Kurt Jensen
The Flag - Barenaked Ladies
This Side of the Morning - Del Amitri (I think thats a cello)
>==========Paul A. Everett, 12/27/95==========
>
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>
>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>
>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song
>originally?)
>
John Fereira
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>
>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>
>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
>
>etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Loreena McKennitt - Ancient Pines -it's just her voice and a Cello
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John Fereira
fer...@isis.com
Isis Distributed Systems - Ithaca, NY
ras
>
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>
>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>
>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
>
>etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Harry Chapin uses cello also, it's not always featured but it's there
-==Jeremy=--
Bev Herzog
>
>>
>> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the
>> cello.
Judy Small wrote recorded and recorded "Song for Jacqueline" about the
cellist Jecquiline du Pre'. It features a wonderful cello solo.
jmleonar
MatDonovan
"Once I prayed" -Phil Keaggy from his 'Way Back Home' album
( Word records).
and
"The Impending death of the Virgin Spirit" a lovely guitar and cello duet
which appears on Will Ackerman's 'Passage' album (Windham Hill) .
izzo richard anthony
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
>etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Fleetwood Mac, when Peter Green was the lead guitarist, had a huge hit
in 1969 with "Oh Well." The song was in two parts, the guitar rock first
part, about 2 1/2 minutes, and a 7-minute instrumental featuring guitar,
cello, drums, and flute. Both parts are excellent; it's off the "Then
Play On" album.
J. Stephen Coyle
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*** J. Stephen Coyle / THE FRONTMEN***
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BOYCOTT CHINESE TOYS THIS CHRISTMAS!!!
CasandraNY
cello. She's a goddess (as is Valerie Naranja on percussion.)
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road and the load when it slips it will fall and peace will descend after
all and I know that the calm comes, after the storm."
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Bob Soron
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
[...]
For my money, John Hagen's the best cellist around these days; he tours
with Lyle Lovett, but he's on a huge variety of CDs, most of which come
out of Austin. I'll recommend Lisa Mednick's "Artifacts of Love," Susan
Voelz's "13 Ribs," and (if you're in a slightly more alternative mood)
Shoulders' "Trashman Shoes." Don't remember individual songs, but he's
almost omnipresent on these CDs. He's one of the very few sidemen whose
presence induces me to buy the CD no matter who the "name" artist is.
Bob
bobs...@world.std.com
"It's getting harder and harder to act weird" -- Bill Griffith via Zippy
John Bowers
> > The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
> > whatever.
Everything by Lowen and Navarro--their cellist is integral part of the
sound. Three CD's on Parachute (Mercury). "Walking on a Wire" is highly
recommended for their version of "We Belong" (a Pat Benatar hit written by
Lowen and Navarro).
jaybee
jo...@afm.org
>pa...@magna.com.au (Paul A. Everett) writes:
>
>> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>> The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>> whatever.
>
>accompanyment by Abby Newton. ("Song of the Seals" is one of my
>favorites.) You can also hear Abby Newton on recordings by Pricsilla
>Herdman. I don't know if she has any solo recordings -- perhaps
>someone else will fill us in.
Linda Flessas
on cello. Their earlier music features cello more prominent, perhaps
under the name Rumors of the Big Wave, or perhaps just under "Charlie
Murphy and Jamie Sieber." I don't know how easy this is to find.
Mary Loveless (hoos...@u.washington.edu) wrote:
: >Paul A. Everett wrote:
: >>
: >> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
: >
: seems to me I heard that Gordon Bok is performing mostly with cello now.
Ton Maas
pa...@magna.com.au (Paul A. Everett) wrote:
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>
>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>
>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>
>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
>
>etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Several great songs by Lyle Lovett, such as "Simple Song", "Baltimore" and
"Pontiac" feature John Hagen on cello.
Several songs on k.d. lang's Ingenue: "Still Thrives this Love", "Season of
Hollow Soul" and "Tears of Love's Recall" feature John Friesen on cello.
Also check out June Tabor's two most recent albums: Angel Tiger and Against
the Streams. Both feature Huw Warren on piano and cello.
Ton Maas, Amsterdam NL
Ton Maas
>>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>>
>>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>>
>>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>>
>>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song
>originally?)
I cannot BELIEVE I forgot to mention Arthur Russell earlier! His
*magnificent* album "Another Thought" (Arthur himself on cello and vocals,
plus a tiny bit of help from Jennifer Warnes and others) was released
earlier this year by Point Music (posthumously: Arthur died of AIDS in
1992).
While this is definitely *not* folk, I have *never* heard anything closer
to Nick Drake in spirit. Check it out!
Ton Maas, Amsterdam NL
Rudyard John Coltman
In article <4bue5r$s...@taco.cc.ncsu.edu>,
jmle...@tx.ncsu.edu (jmleonar) writes:
>What about Whitesnake's "Still of the Night"?
I know that the original message included two rock newsgroups, but didn't you
do a double take on this one too? ;-)
Daniel Reitman
On borrowed account
Hiroshi Ogura
Paul A. Everett <pa...@magna.com.au> wrote:
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing.
OK, you said it. I'll suggest Fairport's "Book Song". It's a gorgeous
tune, one of the few pure love songs that Richard Thompson has ever
penned. The cello content, however, is minimal -- only a small solo in a
bridge, joint with Thompson's lead guitar -- so be forewarned.
But if you already know Nick Drake, you probably already know the
Fairport Convention also...
"If she knew what I've seen while I'm watching,
Would she know where to smile, what to say?
When she leaves from her book to be with me,
Where's her mind as she stands while I play?"
--
Hiroshi Ogura | One man, he drinks up his whiskey,
hir...@u.arizona.edu | Another, he drinks up his wine.
Dept. Chem., Univ. Az. | And they'll drink till their eyes are red with hate
Tucson, AZ 85721 | For those of a different kind. -- Richard Thompson
Joe Felsenstein
Mary Loveless <hoos...@u.washington.edu> wrote:
...
>My favorite folk cellist is a man I first heard at Murphy's Pub open mike,
>billed as "Dr. Seth Blair and his gospel blues cello." Seth, who, last I
>heard, was on the faculty at some university in the Boston area, writes
>acerbic, ironic, wistful, wildly funny songs and accompanies himself with
>a plucked jazz bass line. We traded tapes at Seattle's PNW Folklife
>Festival nearly 10 years ago and my apartment promptly ate his tape, Self
>titled "Skeleton Dance". If anyone knows Seth forward him this message
>with my kind regards, and ask him if he has any tapes left!
Seth is now on the faculty of University of Wisconsin at Madison. His
e-mail address is sbl...@macc.wisc.edu, and a Web page on his scientific
(but not on his musical) work will be found at:
http://www.bocklabs.wisc.edu/mbinfo/profiles/Blair,Seth.html
In an appearance on Sandy Bradley's Potluck radio show he described his
scientific research (on wing development in fruit flies) as "tearing wings
off flies [significant pause] even before they have wings."
His performances are wonderfully unique and offbeat. I note from a bit of
Web-searching that he was scheduled to perform at the 1995 Seattle Folk Life
Festival. Maybe 1996 too.
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Dept. of Genetics, Univ. of Washington, Box 357360, Seattle, WA 98195-7360 USA
Stewa1
"Diamonds and Rust in The Bullring" album. I also recall a memorable time
in Cleveland when Joan brought a cello player from the symphony on stage
at the Front Row Theater to join her in a stirring "Ave Maria."
Thorsten Nickel
Deep Purple : Made in Japan (1 or 3 CD-Live-Set) Space Truckin' and lot's of
other live performances from this period
Fireball: Fools
.. and some Rainbow songs, but can't say which one
Gary Martin
I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
Cello Song - Nick Drake
Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song originally?)
etc. etc. Anyone have any suggestions? Ta.
Gideon Freudman (maybe a second 'n'?) has a CD on Gadfly Records, and I
think a few privately issued cassettes. He's a cellist, based in the
Northampton, MA area I think, who does kind of jazzy improvisations.
He plays some backup on Dar Williams' _The Honesty Room_.
Another followup mentioned Abby Newton's work with Jean Redpath and
Priscilla Herdman. She appears on numerous other recordings as well,
though I'd be hard pressed to name more than a few without consulting
my collection. Some collaborators who come to mind are Cindy Mangsen
and the Rude Girls.
And Gordon Bok sometimes plays his cellamba, which is a kind of
cello-like instrument. I've never completely figured out what it
is, though the name is clearly derived from 'cello' and 'viola da
gamba'. My impression is that these two instruments similar
enough that there's not much room between them in which to design
a compromise. Is it simply a fretted cello?
--
Gary A. Martin, Associate Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
Mar...@cis.umassd.edu
Gary Martin
My favorite folk cellist is a man I first heard at Murphy's Pub open mike,
billed as "Dr. Seth Blair and his gospel blues cello." Seth, who, last I
heard, was on the faculty at some university in the Boston area, writes
acerbic, ironic, wistful, wildly funny songs and accompanies himself with
a plucked jazz bass line. We traded tapes at Seattle's PNW Folklife
Festival nearly 10 years ago and my apartment promptly ate his tape, Self
titled "Skeleton Dance". If anyone knows Seth forward him this message
with my kind regards, and ask him if he has any tapes left!
He also made a tape together with 12-string finger-style guitarist
Tracy Moore, called _Bad Boys From Boston_, probably around the time
that Tracy was moving back to Seattle.
Michael T. Peterson
of the cuts, several of which prominently feature cello.
Also, Tracy Chapman's New Beginning CD features Cameron Stone on many of the
cuts - Especially #6, the Promise.
I was really glad to see this posting. I love the sound of acoustic guitar
and cello. Unfortunately, the responses to this note have lightened my
wallet considerably.
[:-)
/mtp
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Michael Ahern
>pa...@magna.com.au (Paul A. Everett) wrote:
>>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>>
>>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>>
>>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>>
>>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song
>originally?)
>
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys
Ron Laby
Unfortunately the album (pre-CD era) is impossible to find- I have been
searching for their recordings for a couple of years now. If anyone knows
where to find them, please let me know. Thanks.
Ron
Jack Campin
pa...@magna.com.au (Paul A. Everett) writes:
> I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
> The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
> whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
> amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing.
Try Jean Redpath's versions of the songs of Burns, originally released on
six LPs, in arrangements by Serge Hovey and featuring Abby Newton on cello.
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Bob Hunter
rather popular on some campuses about 25 years ago. I have their album
(I'm sure they didn't make more than one) somewhere around the house.
They were (so far as I knew) the only people using cello at that time,
and their work was notable for its Quaker references. Two songs that
come to mind are "Friend of Friends" (about William Penn) and
"Philadelphia."
Elyse Eisner
Jimmy Dunne
employs the use of a cello in most every song on the album. It is called "Cool
Blue Halo".
Also on the new live Pretenders album, "Isle of View" which is somewhat of an
unplugged kind of thing, she uses a cello on several songs with a very haunting
effect.
Robert W. Northcott
Also, "Cloudbusting" by Kate Bush.
And they really saw on the first ELO Album, "No Answer".
Bob
YH Mgt
Mike Rejsa
Wheels of Fire or Disraeli Gears. Cello is featured prominantly, lots
of low skip-arounds and high sustained notes.
I once saw Electric Light Orchestra live... the guy had a white cello
that he exploded somehow!
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J. Stephen Coyle <dino...@webe.hooked.net> wrote:
>Howzabout "Taxi" by Harry Chapin ... didn't that have a lovely cello line?
>
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Len Moskowitz
Paul A. Everett <pa...@magna.com.au> wrote:
>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
As Tears Go By -- The Rolling Stones
A Day In The Life -- The Beatles
Yesterday -- The Beatles
As You Said --- Cream
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mosk...@panix.com
Ann Chartrand
"Nostradamus" by Justin Hayward
____________________________________________________________________________
Annie Chartrand / char...@umr.edu / University of Missouri-Rolla
http://www.umr.edu/~chartran
Make a promise, take a vow
And trust your feelings, it's easy now
Understand the voice within
And feel the changes already beginning.
- Justin Hayward
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Harold L. Maurer
Island Classics.
Gadfly1
Management only mentions his work on Dar Williams' album.
Gideon has two incredible releases of his own: "Banking Left" (songs) and
"Cellobotomy" (instrumental)., both released in 1995.
Mitch Cantor
Gadfly Records
802-865-2406
Anthony
piano during a sinister, haunting piece just does it for me. The one that
instantly comes to mind is Rebecca Pidgeon's "The Raven" Cd with the song of
the same title. An absolute master piece. This is my fave folk CD of 1994.
It is on the NYC/Queens based Chesky Records. The catalog number is Chesky
JD115. This is a must for Nick Drake fans.
Anthony
In article <AD082FB09...@asd-stat13-153.dial.xs4all.nl>,
ton...@xs4all.nl says...
>
>>pa...@magna.com.au (Paul A. Everett) wrote:
>>>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>>>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>>>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>>>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing. To give an idea
>>>of the sort of thing I've come up with so far:
>>>
>>>Cello Song - Nick Drake
>>>
>>>Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
>>>
>>>Mr. Somewhere - This Mortal Coil (By the way, who did that song
>>originally?)
>
>I cannot BELIEVE I forgot to mention Arthur Russell earlier! His
>*magnificent* album "Another Thought" (Arthur himself on cello and vocals,
>plus a tiny bit of help from Jennifer Warnes and others) was released
>earlier this year by Point Music (posthumously: Arthur died of AIDS in
>1992).
>
>While this is definitely *not* folk, I have *never* heard anything closer
>to Nick Drake in spirit. Check it out!
>
>Ton Maas, Amsterdam NL
>
>
>
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Anthony
Almost all of these I would say are musts.
10,000 Maniacs - "How You've Grown" from Our Time In Eden
Aimee Mann - "I Know There's A Word" - from Whatever
"Valentine Heart" - by Tanita Tikarim (very sinister)
Rebecca Pidegon - "The Raven" from the Raven - (dark folk-female Nick Drake)
Graham Parker - "Long Stem Rose" from Burning Questions (sim.to As Tears Go By)
Rolling Stones (of course) "As Tears Go By"
Dion - Tomorrow Is A Long Time - from "Dion" (cello throught CD)
Tim Hardin - Reason To Believe - from CD Comp Hang On To A Dream
Bobby Darin - "If I Was A Carpenter"
Troggs - "Love Is All Around"
New Colony Six - "I Could Never Lie To You" (Best of)has the hit "Things I'd
Like To Say"- (late 60's pop/psych/flower)
John Cale - "Hanky Panky Nohow" from Paris 1919 (cello throughout - very dark)
Grapes of Wrath - "All The Things I Wasn't" - from Now & Again - this is an
absolute must for those of you who like 60's ballads - it's simply
a master piece.
Shawn Colvin - "Another Long One" folk from Steady On (pop/cont/folk)
Everything But The Girl - "I Don't Understand Anything" gorgeous track from
Amplified Heart
Lisa Loeb - Hurrican - from debut CD
More to Come Anthony
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>Paul A. Everett <pa...@magna.com.au> wrote:
>
>>I want to put together a tape for a friend of songs featuring the cello.
>>The cello doesn't have to be solo, it can be a part of a quartet or
>>whatever. The cello performance doesn't necessarily have to be all that
>>amazing, the quality of the song is the important thing.
Lend an ear to any Harry Chapin album.....you want quality of song, PLUS
some amazingly evocative cello, listen in.
:}>
Robert W. Northcott
Antman <szan...@peseta.ucdavis.edu> wrote:
>In article <4c3qga$k...@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>, nort...@med.unc.edu (Robert W. Northcott) says:
>>
>>Why, "Good Vibrations" of course!
>>
>
>Antman
They are most prominent 5-6 seconds before the fadeout. They are sawing a
note right between the end of the acapella "da da da da da, da da da" part
and the very end when the theremin goes "boooo-eeeooooo oooooo ooooo" then
the drums go "spa-pa-pa, spa-pa-pa".
They really sounded fun to play on that part!
Bob
Antman
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Antman
>>Where are the cellos on this song??
>>
>>Antman
>
>
>note right between the end of the acapella "da da da da da, da da da" part
>and the very end when the theremin goes "boooo-eeeooooo oooooo ooooo" then
>the drums go "spa-pa-pa, spa-pa-pa".
>
>They really sounded fun to play on that part!
Oh, OK, I remember them now!! I guess that's about as "featured" as a cello
is gonna get in Rock'n'Roll!! Unless you're ELO, of course.
I was surprised that no one mentioned "Walk Away, Renee" by the Left Banke.
Cello in that one actually competes with the lead vocal!!
Antman
jmh...@bc.cybernex.net
Noted of course is "Mr. Tanner".
Fred Bulger
: In article <4c3qga$k...@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>, nort...@med.unc.edu (Robert W. Northcott) says:
: >
: >Why, "Good Vibrations" of course!
: Where are the cellos on this song??
I don't know if there is a cello on it, but a theremin is used. The
theremin is that unusual instrument concocted by a Russian scientist by
the name of Theremin. I don't recall the workings behind it, but it is
played by controlling the pitch of an electronic device which changes
according to how close your hand is to it. Siskel and Ebert reviewed a
movie (documentary?) about it and its inventor, during the last year.
Later...
-Fred.
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Ken Josenhans
mention that Caroline Lavelle has a solo CD out. Lavelle played
cello with the Irish band DeDannan for a while in the late 1980's.
David Garrett
>Just about anything done by Harry Chapin.
>Noted of course is "Mr. Tanner".
"As You Said" on Cream's "Wheels of Fire" album.
Blkfrg232
Darling on cello. One of the most beautiful songs ever writen.
Mike Morris
Garrett) wrote:
Check out "Hold On" by Carrie Newcomer (from An Angel at My Shoulder)
(Philo). I've been auditioning some fairly high-end audio equipment
recently and always take this along to listen. Wonderful song and
recording!
Mike Morris
Indiana University
William Wagman
recordings, it's really nice.
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John M. Gamble
Fred Bulger <aa...@ccn.cs.dal.ca> wrote:
>Antman (szan...@peseta.ucdavis.edu) wrote:
>: In article <4c3qga$k...@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>, nort...@med.unc.edu (Robert W. Northcott) says:
>: >
>: >Why, "Good Vibrations" of course!
>: >
>: Where are the cellos on this song??
>
> I don't know if there is a cello on it, but a theremin is used. The
>theremin is that unusual instrument concocted by a Russian scientist by
>the name of Theremin. I don't recall the workings behind it, but it is
>played by controlling the pitch of an electronic device which changes
>according to how close your hand is to it. Siskel and Ebert reviewed a
>movie (documentary?) about it and its inventor, during the last year.
>
> Later...
>
> -Fred.
>
of 10. It's flawed by the occasional segment that has no
reason to exist (e.g., the guy trying to demonstrate an electronic
instrument [not the theremin] with a piano [he failed]), but
despite this the movie is exceptional, not only because of
Theremin's unusual life, but also because of his musical
protoge, Clara Rockman (i've possibly spelled her name
incorrectly), who gave some remarkable performances.
Off the subject, i know, but i do recommend the movie.
Barry Welch
>I've seen the movie. It is pretty good - i give it an 8 out
>Off the subject, i know, but i do recommend the movie.
>
Mark Bluemel
: >Just about anything done by Harry Chapin.
: >Noted of course is "Mr. Tanner".
: "As You Said" on Cream's "Wheels of Fire" album.
A lot of the OysterBand (UK rogue folk) material in recent years has included
cello - their bass player "Chopper" doubles on cello (rather well IMHO).
The "Greatest Hits revisited" album (actually called "Trawlers") has
a number of examples - notably "We Could Leave Right Now".
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My opinions are my own, but I'll share them
All solutions to problems are offered "as is"
and without warranty - you have been warned :-)
eric s
- check out pretty much any record of norman & nancy blake. nancy plays a
pretty mean cello.
Jeff Lake
where the time goes" is wonderful. The (double) album is
"Give Yourself to Love"
John M. Gamble
Kimberly Coleman Healy
There's also "The Two Trees" on Loreena McKennitt's album "the mask and
mirror." Ofra Harnoy plays an awesome cello descant on that one.
Gordon Bok plays something he calls a "cellamba," it's a fretted
version of the cello which he invented. Songs featuring it include
"John Barleycorn" on the album "And So Will We Yet" and "The Fiddler
of Dooney" on the album "Return To The Land."
Kim
j.p. kiernan
The "new version" of "Julie" by the Levellers has a very nice cello
accompaniment.
Bruce L. Lambert, Ph.D.
Steve Goldfield
is probably still available from them. She recently performed
in Berkeley with the same cellist about 20 years later. Carol
writes only great songs.
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University of California at Berkeley Richmond Field Station
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Michae7348
is stripped down-simple). They both do vocals. He plays guitar, she plays
cello. They sound good!
RickR1
williams' new CD, Mortal City..... She has two songs (February and The
Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis Of A Coed) that is just her on the guitar
and a cello accomaniment. The rest of the CD is great too.
Rick