SH Spotlight The Limeliters, Glenn Yarbrough video from 1963, amazing live performance from Dutch TV!

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  1. Steve Hoffman

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    When I was a kid I saw their albums (on RCA-Victor) in the stores but never really heard them. I have an Alhambra 10p Spanish guitar that I can't really play and a few days ago was trying to figure out what to do with it so I did a search on "folk groups who used classical guitar" or something like that. This Limeliters clip came up. I watched it for several reasons. First, they were a GREAT folk group, second, they were playing Spanish guitars which I thought was pretty cool, third, the sound and picture quality from DutchTelevision in 1963 is amazing and I now see where THE FOLKSMEN come from!



    Since no one here cares a hoot (pun intented) for this kind of thing I'll stick this and let the search engines find it!

    Watch this all the way through, it's really great.
     
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  2. David Bostock

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    Awesome!
     
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  3. Steve Hoffman

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    Amazing what a single microphone can do if you stand back from it far enough...
     
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  4. David Bostock

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    Yeah, and back in 1963 too. I was very impressed with the sound quality. It was fun seeing the group bounce back and forth to get more focus on the mic. Real time mixing. :)

    Folks you gotta watch this, it is excellent.
     
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  5. rxcory

    rxcory proud jazz band/marching band parent

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    The tones that mic picks up sound fantastic! And what a great classic bluegrass trio.
     
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  6. Steve Hoffman

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    We prefer the term "Folk Trio", bucko...:)
     
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  7. OldShiftyEyes

    OldShiftyEyes Forum Resident

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    Very enjoyable. As everyone has commented, the sound is really good. Lots of good trios at the time. As well as The Limeliters, of course, you also had The Kingston Trio, The Chad Mitchell Trio, and the less well known, but excellent, Easy Riders.
     
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  8. Steve Hoffman

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    Are you speaking of Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders? They started it all, the best.
     
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  9. BradOlson

    BradOlson Country/Christian Music Maven

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    Tonight In Person would be a perfect AF SACD if more people were familiar with the Limeliters. One of the best folk albums ever.
     
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  10. mpayan

    mpayan A Tad Rolled Off

    Well its clawhammer pickin style. But yeah, that aint bluegrass.

    Enjoyable folk music though:)
     
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  11. OldShiftyEyes

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    Yes, indeed. Love those guys. They recorded a Western-themed album which has been one of my favorites since I was a kid.
     
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  12. The Beave

    The Beave My Wife Is My Life! And don’t I forget it!

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    Obviously my old acquaintance Dave Peck from 'Reelin In The Years' has been hitting pay dirt again.
    Damn, that guy has a way of just scoring this type of stuff.

    Stunning.
    That's all, Just Stunning. And Steve......

    One Mic.........

    the beave
     
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  13. Glenn Christense

    Glenn Christense Foremost Beatles expert... on my block

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    That is one long neck on that banjo.

    Because I haven't spent much time devoted to this style of music I had forgotten that Glenn Yarbrough was a Limeliter.

    And, you nailed it re: the Folksmen.
     
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  14. Folknik

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    I give more than a hoot about this. I'm not called Folknik for no reason. Great group indeed, especially in the original configuration shown here(Dr. Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, and Glenn Yarbrough). One of the finest folk trios modeled after the Kingston Trio which also became the template for the Chad Mitchell Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, and of course, the Folksmen.
     
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  15. Gary

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    They're pretty good, aren't they? No, I think excellent would be a better word. :)

    I've heard the name before but not much else. :hide:
     
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  16. Mr. Bob Dobalena

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    Fantastic find! They sound wonderful. And how strange to see stand-up guitarists playing without straps.
     
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  17. WayOutWardell

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    This is awesome!
     
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  18. Larry B

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    The lack of straps was one of the first things I noticed, too. Do you think that it was a "coolness" thing of the day, a presentation thing or just their preference? The shorter man of three gave them their classic Limeliter sound.
     
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  19. Steve Hoffman

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    The "shorter" guy is Glenn Yarbrough, he had a big hit a few years later with "Baby, The Rain Must Fall."
     
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  20. dude

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    Love the last tune. Wonder if it was released on an album back then?
     
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  21. Ham Sandwich

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    It looks like they're using a strap that hooks into the tone hole. With either a neck strap attached to that or a shoulder strap.
     
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  22. Steve Hoffman

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    That's the great Weavers song, written by their bass voice, Lee Hays.


    No idea if the Limeliters version was issued, I'd say yes, on one of their albums.
     
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  23. Larry B

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    I see that now. Didn't know such a thing existed. Nice touch, Glenn (thanks SH). The banjo player used a regular shoulder strap but there is something hanging on the front of his jacket. Very energetic music.
     
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  24. thrivingonariff

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    Yeah, and, more specifically, flamenco (the golpeador).
     
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  25. ServingTheMusic

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    I found most of their albums on 7.5 ips,reels at a hifi shop. Great stuff.
     
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