Foxy,

Well, did you get her message from the printed word or was it from her clear diction?

Issy, it was a freebie, you didn't pay a hundred bucks for a seat did you? Why be so critical? 'Street Music', 'Street Art; (not graffiti, I'm down on graffiti) are legitimate forms of expression.

Try this bloke, 'Mick the Catfish' I run into him from time to time, down around the Sydney Markets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mjTH2X87kg

Paul,

I'm critical because the title of this thread is "A Musical Narrative", and musical it an' she ain't.

I do seem to have struck a chord though, especially with Foxy.

Dear Is Mise,

Of course you've struck a chord with me.

You always do because you're a lovely man
and I know that you've got a big heart. I also
suspect that you're just teasing to get a reaction.
Well it's working.

I can understand your not
liking the music of the Norwegian busker. You
probably don't understand what buskers are all about.
They're more story-tellers than singers - most of
them. But your not liking the "Celtic Woman" singers
and musicians, that I can't understand. They're simply
brilliant.

By the way - Steele called this discussion "A Musical
Narrative," hence telling a story using music - which is
what the Norwegian busker does. She takes us on her
journey in the Liberties with the young lads and their
horses. People use music to express feelings and ideas.
Like drama and dance, music is a performing art. It
differs from such arts as painting and poetry, in which
artists create works and then display or publish them.
Musical composers need musicians to interpret and perform
their works, just as playwrights need actors to perform
their plays. Musical performances are partnerships
between composers and performers. In the case of the
Norwegian lass - she was both the composer and the performer.
She wanted to get her message across - to share her journey
with us.

Issy, did you like Mick, you would have to agree he's all talent!

How about this bloke, he's got 38 million hits! Issy, is he in tune? I think he's using the bottoms of a pair of thongs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gED3rn2Tc

Just for you mate, here's something different. A very good friend of ours Dennis from NZ. This is his song, and it never fails to get an airing (several times) at every party! Any comments on Dennis I'll pass em' on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCBeCeKv4Y8

Can you put up something you like. I'll listen. I'm not hard to please, I love all music.

Paul,

I've only had time to listen to Dennis, obviously a great entertainer and popular, easy to listen to, nice melodious voice and great diction.
Pity that the strummed guitar has found its way so far into the Maori world, have a bit of a listen to Richard Nunns on traditional instruments.