One of the things I like about folk singers and folk music is how traditional and vintage they sound and that there isn’t any dodgy crazy vocal stuff going and nothing over the top either and not exaggerated or over exaggerated and nothing’s over emphasised and that they didn’t have to have any sort of main appeal about them and they didn’t have any heavy metal type appearance about them or gimmicks around them It was just plain beautiful music talent they had and I like other genres of music too but with folk music they have quite an emotional relatable feel about them even if the lyrics don’t let on about the meaning but you can feel the emotion with the lyrics and you can feel and hear the story behind them I think as each word is sung.
Anne Briggs singing is remarkable. Thank you for this clip. I want to watch the whole special now. I wish they would show that over here on BBC USA, instead of the new DR Who and Star Trek Next Gen reruns.
I love Annie's music and her song..I wish I had heard her sing live though when I knew her I didnt know she sang like this!!...I am thrilled as I get to know more of her songs
Thanks for posting this video.. I really have loved Anne Briggs ever since I first heard her. I copied her way of singing Blackwaterside which I heard a long time ago. I saw her once upon a time in the Neptune Rowing Club in Dublin as a guest of the hosts of that club, Sweeney's Men.
This is great to see. I fell in love with Anne's music near 7, 8 years ago and I cherish the time where I was exposed to her work. Uniquely gifted person. Thanks for putting this up!
They are all singing somewhere in the stratosphere. I'm glad I knew their music and could pass some of it on to my students. Eliza and Martin are still performing.
Anne Briggs is still with us in 2024 (aged 79) despite the heavy smoking. Probably has only sung to her cats since she recorded some stuff with Bert Jansch a decade or so ago.
Came for the Watersons, stayed for Anne - I can't quite believe there's an interview with her here - she's a complete heroine of mine, and all I know of her is she resides somewhere in the south of Ireland, on the coast somewhere by the look of things. My 2nd favourite vocalist ever (number 1 is Trish Keenan of Broadcast), love her voice dearly. Love the stories of her in the 60s being a complete tearaway too - can't believe she had a fight with Sandy Denny (she won, of course).
Trish Keenan's vocal style reminded me of other English female singers who have a planer, purer sound, even in other music genres - listen to KOSHEEN: SUICIDE and SWAYZAK - MAKE UP YOUR MIND
@@gamers7800 I remember reading about it online years ago, but can't find it now unfortunately. I think a flight of stairs might have been involved too, but Anne wasn't the one who was travelling down them. Feel a bit sorry for Sandy really.
@@roberth1322 Common knowledge Denny like to throw herself down stairs as a joke. Instead of being funny it’s use to unnerve her friends (wonder why). Anyway Sandy was an amazing voice the best of the lot from that era. I like Briggs as well but she sang far to much cappella for my taste.
@ruairi52 We all get older, you know, but there is no need to be coarse about it. Especially in this case, where she is being celebrated for her marvelous singing, which has not diminished with time.
I was going to tell you could at least see that part of the documentary on youtube but of course it's been deleted. Don't know where the original footage is from, I'm afraid.
I recently discovered Anne Briggs and I'm completely smitten. What a voice!
i still Love Anne Briggs! i'd bet she still sings beautifully too, on some scottish island where hardly anyone hears her.
RIP Norma thank you so much for the songs, spells and magic.
One of the things I like about folk singers and folk music is how traditional and vintage they sound and that there isn’t any dodgy crazy vocal stuff going and nothing over the top either and not exaggerated or over exaggerated and nothing’s over emphasised and that they didn’t have to have any sort of main appeal about them and they didn’t have any heavy metal type appearance about them or gimmicks around them
It was just plain beautiful music talent they had and I like other genres of music too but with folk music they have quite an emotional relatable feel about them even if the lyrics don’t let on about the meaning but you can feel the emotion with the lyrics and you can feel and hear the story behind them I think as each word is sung.
Anne Briggs singing is remarkable. Thank you for this clip. I want to watch the whole special now. I wish they would show that over here on BBC USA, instead of the new DR Who and Star Trek Next Gen reruns.
An angel dwells on earth.
Ich habe einmal die Norma getroffen. Eine Göttin.
Anne Briggs simply sings from the soul. She so moves me.
I love Annie's music and her song..I wish I had heard her sing live though when I knew her I didnt know she sang like this!!...I am thrilled as I get to know more of her songs
Thank you for posting this. Beautiful music and information.
@Maguirearch She retired, and no one could entice her back to performing. Just to see her talking to someone for a documentary! wow.
she is an angel
these people are good people..
Anne Briggs! I thought she had disappeared. Wow! Where did they find her?
Thanks for posting this video.. I really have loved Anne Briggs ever since I first heard her. I copied her way of singing Blackwaterside which I heard a long time ago. I saw her once upon a time in the Neptune Rowing Club in Dublin as a guest of the hosts of that club, Sweeney's Men.
@Yehudittx Watch the Bert Jansch Acoustic Routes documentary on youtube. She's in there, too.
anne briggs is so incredibly adorable its ridiculous.
This is great to see. I fell in love with Anne's music near 7, 8 years ago and I cherish the time where I was exposed to her work. Uniquely gifted person. Thanks for putting this up!
They are all singing somewhere in the stratosphere. I'm glad I knew their music and could pass some of it on to my students. Eliza and Martin are still performing.
Anne Briggs is still with us in 2024 (aged 79) despite the heavy smoking. Probably has only sung to her cats since she recorded some stuff with Bert Jansch a decade or so ago.
1:34 must've been all the smoking that helped her voice 😂
amazing stuff thanks for the upload
is this from the eighties
Came for the Watersons, stayed for Anne - I can't quite believe there's an interview with her here - she's a complete heroine of mine, and all I know of her is she resides somewhere in the south of Ireland, on the coast somewhere by the look of things. My 2nd favourite vocalist ever (number 1 is Trish Keenan of Broadcast), love her voice dearly. Love the stories of her in the 60s being a complete tearaway too - can't believe she had a fight with Sandy Denny (she won, of course).
Trish Keenan's vocal style reminded me of other English female singers who have a planer, purer sound, even in other music genres - listen to KOSHEEN: SUICIDE and SWAYZAK - MAKE UP YOUR MIND
@@EdiDrums Agree completely - Trish was crystal clear, something so beautiful about her voice, almost from another era. Thanks for the recommends too.
Robert H ...she had a fight with Sandy Denny! Over what may I ask. I’m just curious never heard this story till now.
@@gamers7800 I remember reading about it online years ago, but can't find it now unfortunately. I think a flight of stairs might have been involved too, but Anne wasn't the one who was travelling down them. Feel a bit sorry for Sandy really.
@@roberth1322 Common knowledge Denny like to throw herself down stairs as a joke. Instead of being funny it’s use to unnerve her friends (wonder why). Anyway Sandy was an amazing voice the best of the lot from that era. I like Briggs as well but she sang far to much cappella for my taste.
anne was a huge influence without knowing it....the `beeswing `of english folk.
@ruairi52 We all get older, you know, but there is no need to be coarse about it. Especially in this case, where she is being celebrated for her marvelous singing, which has not diminished with time.
Brigg's speaking voice is so musical...she could definitely do some great narrations if she wanted to.
looks like a young martin carthy to me
right at the very end there is a short clip of a young Martin Carthy
Where did she go...obscurity in Scotland ?
and my goodness Liza looks like her mum..
3:53 to 3:55, right at the end...who is that singing?
Martin Carthy
I'm trying to find that footage!
I was going to tell you could at least see that part of the documentary on youtube but of course it's been deleted. Don't know where the original footage is from, I'm afraid.
@@WhackaWhacka bloody BBC property rights!!
Holy Grail! semper Anglia.
Nice comments from Martin Carthy.
@ruairi52 People get old... Whether they eat badger and pidgeons or not...