What an amazing voice Ottilie had, and to think she was from Comber, just a few miles from where I lived in Bangor, N.I. I grew up listening to her and the Chris Barber Jazz Band. This is one of my favourites, thank you for posting.
Ottilie was the only non-coloured blues singer I ever heard that had that plaintive blues timbre in the voice inherent in the likes of the old New Orleans female jazz singers. Ottilie could hold her own among them. How a wee lass from N.I. got that strange sadness of the blues in her voice remains a mystery to me. So sadly missed.
What an amazing voice Ottilie had, and to think she was from Comber, just a few miles from where I lived in Bangor, N.I. I grew up listening to her and the Chris Barber Jazz Band. This is one of my favourites, thank you for posting.
Ottilie was the only non-coloured blues singer I ever heard that had that plaintive blues timbre in the voice inherent in the likes of the old New Orleans female jazz singers.
Ottilie could hold her own among them. How a wee lass from N.I. got that strange sadness of the blues in her voice remains a mystery to me. So sadly missed.
Hi John I see there are two tunes on this release I hate a man and reckless blues if you have them please upload :) see I am pushing you haha TC James
Hi Anthony,
Are'nt they just? Purely coincidental, honest!
John