Podcast: Fleet Fingers Pt. 3 The U.K. and Beyond
Episode #17-03 | airing 1-18-17
This week we conclude our feature Fleet Fingers and examine fingerstyle guitar styles from the U.K. Like the American players these players borrow from the Blues but apply the techniques to traditional folksongs and tune accompaniment. We’ll hear Dan Ar Bras, Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthr and more. Fingerstyle guitar for the UK and Beyond.
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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Dan Ar Bras / “The Sunny Bank” / Irish Reels, Jigs, Airs & Hornpipes for Fingerstyle Guitar / Shanachie
Ralph McTell / “Streets of London” / Best of British Folk / Castle
Davey Graham / “Medley: Lord Mayo & Lord Inchiquin” / The Complete Guitarist / Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop
Daithi Sproule / “The House Carpenter” / A Heart Made of Glass / Green Linnet
Anne Briggs / “Blackwater Side” / A Collection / Topic
Bert Jansch / “Reynardine” / Rosemary Lane / Castle
John Renbourn / “The Hermit” / The Hermit / Castle
Dan Ar Bras / “The Fisherman’s Lilt” / Irish Jigs, Reels, Airs, & Hornpipes for Fingerstyle Guitar / Shanachie
Martin Simpson / “Swooping Molly” / True Stories / Topic
John Martyn / “Spencer the Rover” / Sunday’s Child / Island
Martin Carthy / “Scarborough Fair” / Martin Carthy / Topic
Dave Evans / “Insanity Rag” / Sad Pig Dance / Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop
Nick Drake / “Cello Song” / Five Leaves Left / Island
Richard Thompson / “Valerie” / Acoustic Classics / Beeswing
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways