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Gully Foyle 
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Joined: December 26 2011 Location: Massachusetts Status: Offline Points: 350 |
 Posted: December 26 2011 at 13:15 |
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Boud Deun!
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Fusionist47
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Joined: May 26 2014 Status: Offline Points: 3 |
Posted: May 26 2014 at 07:36 |
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Hello from Australia,
I contributed on this site to one of the listing about violinists playing in various styles over the years.... However it seems that a handful are above a level of proficiency than most..... For some interested in knowing which one to listen to, is relative to the style/s of interest....I would be glad to assist anyone in quest of annusual players gracing the music scene past and present.... Fusion is my preference but not only. Hoping to exchange some threads....Erick |
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: May 26 2014 at 07:42 |
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I love the violin on this album by VDGG
 Violinist from String Driven Thing hear some of it here www.youtube.com/watch?v=36b-_xPTq8Q Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - May 26 2014 at 07:44 |
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richardh
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Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28059 |
Posted: May 27 2014 at 01:23 |
sorry for hacking your post down but I must have missed this particular comment first time. I like Par Lindh Project a lot and regard PLP as the most interesting modern symph band. Magda (RIP) was certainly a very talented musician and her passing put a stop to any future development of that particular band sadly. Time Mirror was a bit dull by comparison to the earlier albums. I think though my favourite violinist in prog is Eddie Jobson. Curved Air's best album was with him in the line up and UK's two albums are both gems. Of course he plays keyboard more than violin but is rather brilliant at both things.
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moshkito
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Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17524 |
Posted: May 30 2014 at 12:42 |
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(Sorry ... didn't realize this was so old!)
Eddie Jobson in Roxy Music, also played violin in Curved Air as well as keyboards.
Kris Karrer in AD2 is almost too much, and all the way to "Vive La Trance", his playing is out of this world, and totally off the charts.
Grahame Smith was in String Driven Thing for their best known years, but in many ways, his best work was done with Peter Hammill, where you can even find him in concert with him by himself, which is insane, but tells you what a great musician can do with his instrument. I also love the work he did in at one Van der Graaf Generator album, which is outstanding.
Jean Luc Ponty, in many ways is the man that has helped the violin explode in the scene, though his stuff is considered "jazz" and sometimes it is better thought of as "fusion". For his stuff, you must get the "Return to Forever" Live CD from their recent tour. It was fantastic to say the least, and blows out so many progressive bands, it's not funny. RTF blew out and made ZpZ look like an idiot band!
I like Simon House, who has helped Hawkwind so much over the years and create some magnificent backgrounds as well in keyboards.
Papa John Creach was well known in California but ended up getting even more famous with Jefferson Airplane, and gave them more character and quality.
Laurie Anderson was all about experimental synthesizers and later violin. Her shows were weird, strange, literary, off its rocker and not exactly something a progressive audience tends to enjoy, since we love our top ten way too much to appreciate other stuff.
David LaFlamme, was the violinist behind "White Bird" a massive hit in the late 60's for the band "It's a Beautiful Day". Both of the band's firts albums fit very well in any "progressive" collection, with American artists. The song even had a shorter version for the AM radio crowd, and the new FM band used to love to show off AM Radio as crap by playing the long version (along with Light My Fire and all that!).
Darryl Way is worth the mention (Curved Air) for a couple of things that are fun and great at the same time. "Vivaldi with Cannons" in both the 1st album and in the Live album. If you have the guts to do something like that (or Smith's Tympany for the Devil") you should be ready for prime time!
But it is kind of unfair to not appreciate other folks out there, as mentioned before. Edited by moshkito - May 31 2014 at 15:03 |
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Mascodagama
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Posted: May 30 2014 at 13:22 |
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There's some lovely violin by Niels Skovmand on Afenginn's recent album Lux:
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: May 30 2014 at 13:27 |
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The wonderful Forgas Band Phenomena
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Ian
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presdoug
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Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8618 |
Posted: May 30 2014 at 14:09 |
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Svetonio
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Posted: May 30 2014 at 14:22 |
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Svetonio
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Posted: May 30 2014 at 14:25 |
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dwill123
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Posted: May 30 2014 at 18:31 |
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Vertu (Karen Briggs, Violin)
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HemispheresOfXanadu
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Joined: June 28 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4339 |
Posted: June 05 2014 at 13:56 |
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Folky power metal.
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@ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak.
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chopper
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Posted: June 05 2014 at 14:10 |
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Nobody seems to have mentioned this lot so far.
The violinist is Kate Bush's nephew.
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richardh
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Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 28059 |
Posted: June 05 2014 at 15:33 |
Interesting. I wonder if he will play on 'Violin' when Kate does her live shows?
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SteveG
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Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20609 |
Posted: June 05 2014 at 16:29 |
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Wow! Just absolutely knocked out by some of these posts. I could only think of Jobson, Swarbrick and Daryl Way. Responses like Jon Luc Ponty, David Laflamme and Papa John Creach were especially impressive. Perhaps I should stop listing to prog and turn on the radio right now?
 No! I can't listen to Beyonce  Edited by SteveG - June 07 2014 at 11:29 |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: June 05 2014 at 18:38 |
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I'm not sure if Esperanto is mentioned yet, I can't see the Youtube clips on my phone. They're just empty spaces. Anyway their fabulous Danse Macabre features some absolutely astonishing violin work. A wild folk prog rock album all jumbled up, but it's beautiful.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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moshkito
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Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17524 |
Posted: June 06 2014 at 12:11 |
"The Last Tango" is actually a much better album, and very theatrical, and a very nice version of a Beatles song.
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Mascodagama
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Posted: June 06 2014 at 14:27 |
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Nicolas Cazaux played some great violin as part of Sotos:
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moshkito
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 14:11 |
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Hi,
I have to look, but in CAN, there is violin, but I don't remember if it was Michael or Holger that played it. Some of it was wild, and crazy.
No PFM?
Now I'm mad! Gonna play their albums!
A couple more ...
Shankar is mentioned already. He's of Hindu descent and is well known for his work. Funniest moment is one of those big concert things that had Bruce Springsteen with him, and Bruce stops and asks him ... what key are you on, man? ... and Shankar says very politely ... you no worry about the key Mr. Bruce, and I just join you when you play! And yes ... it is called a "double violin".
Scarlett Rivera -- I guess that could be considered jazz
There was a video by an american guy that had a lady playing violin on the song, and she was very good, even though the song was not that great, but her presence made the song better, in many ways. Sorry ... his name fails me right now, but I can still see her playing in my head. (I'll update the post if I remember his name!) Edited by moshkito - June 07 2014 at 14:52 |
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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SteveG
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Posted: June 07 2014 at 14:31 |
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^Is Shankar the guy who plays a double necked violin?
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