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Originally Posted by Willie
Definitely get your drift, though I've not heard of many of those folk. I'll have to check some of them out.
My preference in music has always been shaped by my experience. Grateful Dead and Dolly Parton were the only two tapes my dad had when we drove / moved from Boston to Seattle. I was 9, and we listened to those tapes for 2 weeks straight; I've loved them ever since. I played the violin for 20 years, and that spurred my love for classical music and opera, though these days I usually only listen to these when I'm alone or with my grandparents. Cher and Tina Turner are both incredibly strong women whom I've always admired. And the rest-- a random assortment of friends' influences and athletic pursuits.
I can't listen to music and do much else, though. I can listen and drive, and that's about it. Never understood people who can listen to music and read at the same time, for example-- are they really getting the full benefit of either?
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If it's the fiddle you were playing, give a listen to Alasdair Fraser. To give you an idea of the type of guy/artist he is, he was playing at a music festival in Bethlehem PA. While he was performing, he spotted a young couple all but dancing in their seats (he plays traditional Celtic music). After a few minutes of this, he said, "If I were you, I'd be dancing too." So he asked them to come up on stage where he played a song just for them for the dancing.
To put Dolly Parton and Celtic music together - she does a cameo on Altan's Blue Idol CD which is absolutely amazing. Altan's lead singer (and fine fiddle player in her own right) Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh has the voice of an angel too - she and Dolly did a duet on song The Pretty Young Girl. Ní Mhaonaigh sings the Gaelic version of the song later on the CD.