Difference between revisions of "Etienne Pawney In-Naxxari"
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His father is [[James Pawney Jimmy Il-Bormliż]] and it was through him that he started folk singing by coincidence as a thirteen year old at the Ħamrun Pigeon Club. There were five folk singers available, and although there an accepted rule that spirtu pront can be sung with odd numbers, with one singer in the role of ''il-farrad'', there was consensus that three pairs would be better. | His father is [[James Pawney Jimmy Il-Bormliż]] and it was through him that he started folk singing by coincidence as a thirteen year old at the Ħamrun Pigeon Club. There were five folk singers available, and although there an accepted rule that spirtu pront can be sung with odd numbers, with one singer in the role of ''il-farrad'', there was consensus that three pairs would be better. | ||
The young Pawney was paired with [[Mikiel Brignoli Il-Wesu]], whereas the other folksingers included his father James, Leli Axisa Il-Baqra and | The young Pawney was paired with [[Mikiel Brignoli Il-Wesu]], whereas the other folksingers included his father James, [[Leli Axisa Il-Baqra]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]]. | ||
Etienne has an older brother, [[James Pawney Jimmy ta' Jimmy]] who had also started to folk sing, but went through stoppages and interruptions, although he is due to folk sing again on the 30th August 2013 at the Klabb tal-Boċċi ta' San Ġorġ in Qormi; and another younger brother Costantino Pawney, born in 1987, who had a temporary stint as a folk singers. | |||
Pawney's favourite folksinger is Pawlu Seychell Il-Għannej, since his voice is clear and did not harbour malice in his improvised verse, and another favourite is Ninu Galea Il-Kalora, who excelled in replies, in the ''botta u risposta'' form. | |||
Revision as of 16:14, 7 August 2013
Etienne Pawney In-Naxxari
is a folksinger from Naxxar. Born on the 13th October 1985, he was baptized in Bormla but at the age of two, his family moved to the locality in northern Malta. He has Scottish ancestry through his great-grandfather.
His father is James Pawney Jimmy Il-Bormliż and it was through him that he started folk singing by coincidence as a thirteen year old at the Ħamrun Pigeon Club. There were five folk singers available, and although there an accepted rule that spirtu pront can be sung with odd numbers, with one singer in the role of il-farrad, there was consensus that three pairs would be better.
The young Pawney was paired with Mikiel Brignoli Il-Wesu, whereas the other folksingers included his father James, Leli Axisa Il-Baqra and Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra.
Etienne has an older brother, James Pawney Jimmy ta' Jimmy who had also started to folk sing, but went through stoppages and interruptions, although he is due to folk sing again on the 30th August 2013 at the Klabb tal-Boċċi ta' San Ġorġ in Qormi; and another younger brother Costantino Pawney, born in 1987, who had a temporary stint as a folk singers.
Pawney's favourite folksinger is Pawlu Seychell Il-Għannej, since his voice is clear and did not harbour malice in his improvised verse, and another favourite is Ninu Galea Il-Kalora, who excelled in replies, in the botta u risposta form.
External Links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vJQ0R6pzU Folk singing in Għaxaq 2 August 2013.