singing with ye own voice (Page 1 of 2)

Hi Upyourkilt,
I have no problem with  how people sing! But its so false and funny  to hear these American twangs comin from big Irish singers!

Poalo Nutini, Sings Rewind, Brilliant!

Same guy Singing Caledonia, with his own beautiful Scottish accent is

incredible!  Well worth a listen to! "Very acceptable as he is Scottish." Its not so much the accents but the add ons! My sister in law is Scottish and she sings "The Clyde" with a few bevvies , still with her Scottish accent! after 30 years of living here!

How many wonderful singers from the first note they sing are instantly recognisable? There is to me something very individual  and wonderful about this! I guess thats how so many of them become such big stars in there own right.
But i do  respect the right to you opinion!

Slán
Old Doll.

Ok sunshine your on!
record one and lets hear you?

I await your melodious voice! lol Now im off out to do a wee bit of singing myself. Ill sing especially in a Scottish accent for you !! Donald wheres you trewsers? lol Let the wind blow high lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaal. ill finish this one tomorrow for you! Now i bet you cant wait?
Have a good night UYK!
Old Doll.

Old doll.

I know this thread is about phony accents and such, but here is my angle:

My singing range is tenor - I can sing lower but it really lacks the tone and resonance and sounds drab.  Plus my vocal chords wear out quickly if I try to sing lower.

There was a time when I tried very hard to develop a 'more macho' lower singing voice, but it was hopeless.  So, I learned to be proud of my tenor voice.

It also helped to discover that females are somehow naturally wild about a tenor voice . . . don't really know why, but it is true.  From young ladies to great-grandmas, they all respond very very favorably to tenor singing.

So - moral to the story is this:  If you also have a high/tenor voice be proud of it and learn to use your super powers wisely.  Don't try to make your tenor voice sound like Johnny Cash . . . it just won't work.

ha ha, but what if their natural singing voice has an american twag sound to it, even if they have a strong german accent? :LOL:

is that ok?

or doll, are you talking about people that deliberatly ut on an accent to sing with? this I still see nothing wrong, unless you are trying to sound like johnny cash.:lol:
I had better stop trying to do Johnny's voice like james says, it just doent work.

Ken

Nope, cant say I have heard of him O.D ( short for old doll,lol)

Yer probably right about straining my vocal cords, thats why I have this damn nodule growing now,lol.
But at least they can zap me with a laser gun and get rid of it. I still have not heard from these voice training people. Thas been three weeks they have had to get in touch and nothing.

I am going try sticking to one of my books for singing/playing. My folk book, at least I should not strain too much.
I am also going thru all my books to see if I can sing in a different key that feel better to sing. I am trying all songs with capo, without capo, transpoing from C's to G's and G's to C's and C' to D's.
It is annoying my mate a bit I think but he is not the one singing my sangs so tough!!

Ken

p.s. O.D do you know how to say "get it up ye" in gaelic? I know there is a difference with irish and scottish gaelic but either is fine,lol ( and it is not to be aimed at yourself,lol)

thanks doll,
I have heard of that kiss me bum,lol
My mate lives in Cork, in ballycotton, he just built his own house there.

I will look up that web site, cheers

Ken

small world? no it is very big but isnt it amazing how people know people that know people?
It is Middleton that my mate lives in so no doubt he wil know who you know, or at least his fiance, Liz, Canny remember her surname though,lol, he is called Royce and is scottish.
he has been telling me to go to visit him for ages now but it is hard to find time when i have money and can get away. I went a few times to visit him in Dublin when he stayed there.

Right, I looked up that guy, I liked his songs he has o myspace. I also noticed he is doing a gig to commemorate the folk singer Ian Davison and 50 yeas of songwriting and playing, the same guy I met 2 weeks ago in a pub and my wife met last week in another pub. He also has a few songs online. I just learned one of them" coming home to glasgow"  http://www.iandavisonsongs.co.uk/

if I ever pop over on a ryan air cheap flight, I will let ye know and I will bring my guitar, tamborine,jew harp,uke and a tom ( as in a drum)

Ken

errrmmm aye I suppose so,lol

Oh wow thanx. I spent 6 wks in Ireland back in '89. Swansea Cork ferry, then hitched inland to house sit for a friend of a friend, and can't for the life of me remember where its was. A beautiful farmhouse right out in the sticks. Loved it. Met some amazing local people, slate carvers, huge fans of Van Morrison. Good memories and the wine flowed.
From there hitched over to Kilarney and stayed with a friend up in the mountains for a couple of weeks, was the local village Muckross? Breathtaking.
Then back over again in 94, in my trusty old volkswagon camper. This time taking in lots more and spending more time taking in the great Irish hospitality. Went over as far as Schull, then headed north a little before heading back for Wales.
Yes I love Ireland a stunning country full of stunning people.
Hope the sun is shining with you today. Would love to come over some time again, and I will bring my geetar!!!! lotsa love

Ah Boxer,
Schull, Magnificent! they have great activities on at this time of year! Regattas, Out door céile, or Rock"n"Roll, with Sean Óg,"God bless ya Seaneen!" A lovely name for your Rock"N"Roll Band!" Many an ould dance i had in the harbour view! Regattas, Markets, Fish dishes to die for! Ah boxer look what you started!! now i want to pack, and head off again! My Beautiful Father-in-Law, was from West Cork.
May the light of heaven be shining on this man! Another one of  lifes finest!
Do you know boxer, our clan are like snuff at a wake! We are everywhere!
Maybe sometime we will go revisit some of these great places?
Old Doll.

Singing with your own voice is one thing. Resonances take place in sinuses, cavities, and I am always embarrassed to hear my voice on a tape, like shooting a video. The voice is completely different in sound. And: I think it takes time before you are used to your voice.