Morrissey and Kathleen Ferrier

[MR ENA SHARPLES]

I've recently become quite interested in the work of Kathleen Ferrier, who was a singer from Blackburn in England. As of the 8th October, it will be 56 years since she passed away aged 41. She had a powerful and beautiful singing voice and became popular in Britain soon after World War Two. Kathleen was also well liked in other parts of Europe too.
I understand Morrissey may have spoken about his admiration for her in the past. Does anyone have any quotes?

 

[Girl-with-the-Thorn]

On passionsjustlikemine she is listed as one of his influences, couldn't find anything else but maybe that's just me being unobservant.

 

[Barking]

I understand Morrissey may have spoken about his admiration for her in the past. Does anyone have any quotes?

Absolutely.

"She sounds like a bloke, shame she isn't one".

(-What?!! It's true!)

 

[Quiffaa]

Hi, ((((Mr. Ena Sharples))))


In the NME from 16 Sept 1989 Morrissey was asked to "have a sift through all that cultural bric-a-brac that clutters up your brain".....These were the results:
for the category

"BIGMOUTHS - THE SINGER NOT THE SONG"

• Klaus Nomi
• Shirley Bassey
• Timi Yuro
• Elvis Presley
• Kathleen Ferrier
• Buffy Sainte-Marie

Sourced from the Archives of 2005 under the thread 'It's a Moz Moz World'
http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=45066

Kathleen Ferrier sang for the opening of the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1951, ending with a performance of Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory, the only performance of that piece in her career. AOn 4 June 1976, Morrissey went the Lesser Free Trade Hall, a smaller room upstairs from the main hall, to see the gig by the Sex Pistols that was a catalyst for many musicians.
Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Trade_Hall

 

[I am a Ghost]

Particularly fine in the works of Mahler..

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[joe frady]

I've recently become quite interested in the work of Kathleen Ferrier, who was a singer from Blackburn in England. As of the 8th October, it will be 56 years since she passed away aged 41. She had a powerful and beautiful singing voice and became popular in Britain soon after World War Two. Kathleen was also well liked in other parts of Europe too.
I understand Morrissey may have spoken about his admiration for her in the past. Does anyone have any quotes?

So, a Ferrier fan and a Sharples lover. Can it get any better ?
...oh..wait, yer a Fifer
But welcome welcome anyway

 

[Sim Tappertit]

Yes it's true Morrissey is a fan. So much so Ferrier has her own entry in the book Mozipedia.

 

[joe frady]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4WmEtXDTPo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnB1cxgZifQ&feature=related

http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Know-Where-Im-Going/dp/B001NQDONU

 

[I am a Ghost]

From Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, in English.

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