Sarah Jory Hwy 40 Blues & Together Again!

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 30 Apr 2010 7:46 pm

Showing amazing talent at such a young age! Anyone else hear a combination of Tom Brumley and John Hughey in there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXRXE71 ... re=related

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 1 May 2010 3:30 pm

Certainly a very talented young lady, her tutor is a fellow forum member. Dissapeared some years ago from the scene, giving up working in her own right to hang on to the coatails of some 3rd rate rock star in his traveling show.

James.

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 1 May 2010 6:54 pm

My favorite Sara youtube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHyf5uMl ... re=related

Wally Taylor · Post by **Wally Taylor** » 1 May 2010 7:07 pm

So, does anyone know here whereabouts today? $:\$

Anders Eriksson · Post by **Anders Eriksson** » 2 May 2010 12:57 am

According to her web site,http://www.sarahjory.co.uk/ , she's playing with Van Morrison (which was alluded to by James)

// Anders

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 2 May 2010 5:05 am

I enjoyed the video of "City Lights". I noticed she plays the Day setup as well. Sarah is definitely a fantastic player.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 3 May 2010 3:14 am

And the First lady inductee in the European Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, and rightly so..
http://www.waikiki-islanders.com/ESGHoF ... 0jory.html

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 3 May 2010 3:28 am

hmmm...never heard Van Morrison described as 3rd rate rock star. Makes me wonder who is 2nd and 1st rate.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 3 May 2010 4:22 pm

You're right, Bill, Van Morrison has a ways to go reach the level of third rate, but he was a friend of Lonnie Donegan's, and any friend of Lonnie Donegan is a friend of mine.

I have a lot of respect for anyone who can sing and play pedal steel simultaneously, and, of course, any woman playing pedal steel is a great turn-on for me.

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 7 May 2010 6:16 am

Again, watch the talent and awesome playing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl3COTJb ... re=related

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 7 May 2010 11:24 am

Sarah Jory emulates Little Roy Wiggins!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaNej1rH4wQ

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 7 May 2010 2:15 pm

A couple of years ago, at Scotty's show, she played the theme from the movie "Titanic". I wonder if there's a U-Tube version of it?

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 8 May 2010 5:29 am

Sarah's amazing! I used to do that gig occasionally (she's playing with Tony Goodacre in that 'Mr Ting-a-ling' video) and I'm mightily relieved that he didn't expect ME to execute those harmonics - he'd have been disappointed!!!

Alan: Did you know that Van M. now owns Lonnie's 1967 Martin 000-28? He bought it from Sharon (Mrs D) after LD died.

While there was some benefit to Lon's profile in terms of exposure to a younger crowd during his 'collaboration' with Morrison, I thought it an unhappy alliance! VM wasn't in LD's class, and his attempts to match Lonnie's vocals were pathetic. I imagine that being on stage with Donegan was a childhood ambition of his, and his status in the music world gave him the opportunity - the recorded examples of the pairing are evidence that it should never have happened! They were/are, by the way, both extremely volatile characters, and some of the back-stage 'discussions' would get pretty heated....

'Third rate'? I don't think he's quite that good!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 8 May 2010 6:49 am

I agree entirely, Roger. Lonnie's live album in Ireland with Chris Barber and Van Morrison was excellent, but Morrison's singing was pathetic, and the album would have been much better without him.

David Higginbotham · Post by **David Higginbotham** » 8 May 2010 7:32 am

Let me state that I am not nor have I ever been a fan of Van Morrison.

That being said, I started this post to recognize and share the extremely talented Sarah Jory, not to create a "beat up" post directed at anyone. Let's please focus on Sarah.
Thanks guys!
Dave

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 8 May 2010 4:51 pm

Agreed.

Watch this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W763C5JxzE

Her talents aren't confined to the steel guitar.