August 7, 2022 By Diane Kemp

Ray’s chat 144

Happy Summer!

It’s RAYS CHAT One Hundred & FORTYFOUR

The references I Give You Are From  YOU TUBE FOLK MUSIC

Hi folks:

So: It’s another Rays Chat, and I have some NEW Singers..

Well New to Me

We have had some of the Hottest days Ever recorded, 

and now we have a Water shortage:  

How can that be? We are surrounded by Water?? 

Has Governing Bodies never heard of DE-Salination?

Oh Well, Moaning won’t achieve anything: 

Lets find Something Cheerful.  And Oh Yes:  

Try this: 

Put In: 

Sunshine Reggae – Ukelele & Guitar (Laid Back) 2.38

YES: I Really like that: Sets a real nice mood.

And I have just found this..  and I Quite Liked the laid back style: 

and I thought that you might like it:

Yes that was good for me.  A Name I will watch for!!

See What YOU Think?

Put In:

Jackson Dean – Wings – Lyric Video 4.26

Nice Relaxed style;  Yes liked him.   I Will watch out for him.

And Now: See How you like this

Put In:

Surrender Hill – “Sunshine and Silver Linings” Official Video 3.48

And there is one song I have played before ; 

that keeps coming into my mind.. So I just got to play it again:

Yes it is a “want to hear again Song”

Put In:

‘In Case You Didn’t Know’ Boyz II Men and Brett Young `CMT CROSSROADS. 3.56

I Do like Brett Young.  Yes I will be watching out for him, 

And where do we go from here? 

Well There is a guy I used to like: He was quiefamous.  Then He had a voice problem… and I have found him still singing:

So I guess that is where We are going next.

Yes:

Put In:

“I Told You So Carrie with Randy Travisfrom American Idol 3.58

I really liked that. Nice Voice

And now for something different.

See How you like this

Put In:

Bill Withers Ain’t No Sunshine 2.08

And  now I think We will have a big change,,

Yes  Here is a Weepy for you:

A Lady WITH A Big voice

Put in:

Joss Stone – Breaking Each Others  Hearts 3.54

And another Big voice that has really been hitting the high spots

YES:I think it is time to let Callum have his spot.  

Oh What a voice that guy has?!!

He is one of the newer guys coming from a talent Show that is really Someone to watch.

Put In:

Callum Scott  – Rise (Official Video) 3.36

Callum has certainly Hit the high spots!!  in a very short time.

And YES, Maybe: You are saying Where is JACK.  

Oh Yes another Big Voice guy that has really Hit the High Spots.  

Yes , Jack is one of the guys I have been rooting for right from the first time I heard him: Long time ago. Yes I think Jack will be in

RAYS  CHAT for a long time:

Put In:

Jack Savoretti – Love Of Your Life 3.42

And there is another Older Singer 

Who can still sing a good song for Me:

Put In:

Chris Norman – Living Next Door To  Alice(one Acoustic Evening) 4.14

Yes: That was a GREAT SONG

MAYBE: It is  a long time since that was high in the Hit Parade:

BUT, it is Oh so good to listen to some of these Older Songs.

And I have another Oldie for You that You might Never Have heard.  

Yes, I have really dipping into the History files:

Put this in:

GATLIN BROTHERS, ROY ORBISON AND BARRY GIBB – Indian Summer 4.08

Yes. names that had a lot of hits in their day.

Ok..  Maybe they were not not FOLK

Where will we go now?

We are getting well down the page..  

So I guess this has to be THE LAST singer We have room for.

Well this is a song, and Singer that I have not heard before.

Yes NEW to Me!   

And Yes: I Like Her voice:  

So here  is f Jacqui  singing for you                      

Put in:

Jacqui Sharkey When I Dream 3.22

I think I will be looking for MORE songs from Jacqui.

YES, I really liked Her voice.  

That’s two New Ladies to keep an eye open for.

And now it is time to say  Goodbye Again.

See You at the Next Folk Club.

                                                Ray