Gateway Singers Ethos

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <A HREF="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisc.php?s=3&w=468&h=60"> <IMG SRC="http://dnads.directnic.com/oasisi.php?s=3&w=468&h=60" WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 BORDER=0></A> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=2 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="9e064643.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>              </div> <div> <B>THE FABULOUS GATEWAY SINGERS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaycdsale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Now on CD"><I><B>Now on CD</B></I></A></div> <div> Gateway Singers Ethos</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="976" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1479 WIDTH="170"><div> <A HREF="gatewaycdsale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Now on CD">Gateway CDs</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaymemories7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Recollections 7">Memories</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayalbums.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Recordings">Records</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayhistory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers History">History</A></div> <div> <A HREF="biographies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Singers">Biography</A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Home Page">Home</A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="508"><div> A hallmark of The Gateway Singers was the manner in which  they approached  their craft and product.  This meant  a  very serious attitude towards the music, no matter how much fun they appeared to be having (and sharing) on stage.  Getting under the skin of the old and newer folk tunes  necessitated research, experimentation and  heightened perception to bring out the heart and soul of the material they were uncovering.</div> <bR> <div> Part of their ethos was to bridge the gap between what was considered `folk' and that which was regarded as `popular' music. The one being on the charts and lips of the younger generations, the other often tired from time or dormant in archives. </div> <bR> <div> And that's precisely what they did!  In their own words, from the liner notes of “At the hungry I”:</div> <bR> <div> “When we first started singing folk music professionally, we were appalled by the fact that the United States was the only country in the world where the "popular" and `folk' music were not the same.</div> <bR> <div> Thanks to many fine artists and a growing public realization that folk music is as much a part of our natural heritage as our national parks and forests, this is no longer completely true.</div> <bR> <div> In our attempt to make folk music more acceptable to the public, and to offset, as much as possible, the mistaken idea that folk songs are outdated bits of antiquity sung poorly, we use modern musical settings, the beat of present-day jazz, and what we consider to be a very modern method of presentation, without removing the intensity and feeling with which the songs were originally sung.”</div> <bR> <div> Though dominated at the onset by Lou Gottlieb's strong and dynamic personality, the group was ostensibly a democratic unit with all members having a final say on those Gottlieb (and later other members')  arrangements.  Universal approval was invariably the norm.</div> <bR> <div> In contrast with many acts which blend together musically, but not in fellowship, The Gateway Singers were a very happy organization, each individual prizing the opportunity to be part of the whole, and every one feeling lucky to belong to this scintillating  company.</div> <bR> <div> But the camaraderie was only one more element highlighting the individual importance of each singer to the success of the group.  There was also an intense commitment to the music, what it stood for and how it was presented as an expression of their own philosophy, perception and attitude about its content.</div> <bR> <div> Thus developed their rich and extensive repertoire- cutting across a variety of styles, lands, genres and ages (from melodies which went back centuries or stories with the newsprint still moist).</div> <bR> <div> With The Gateway Singers, the operative phrase was Anything  is possible!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="282"><div> <IMG SRC="d6bc8890.png" border=0 width="200" height="137" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> More about </div> <div> Gateway Singers</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="miltchapman.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Milt Chapman">Gateway Groups</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayhistory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers History">History of The Gateway Singers</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaysound.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Gateway Singers Sound">The Gateway Sound</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewayethos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Ethos">Ethos Behind the Group</A></div> <div> <A HREF="gatewaytrio.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About The Gateway Trio">The Gateway Trio</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Gateway Singers</B></div> <div> <B>now on CD</B></div> <div> Puttin' on the Style - hungry i</div> <div> In Hi fi - On The Lot - Wagons West</div> <div> <B>Spring Sale</B></div> <div> <I>click the CD for more info</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="gatewaycdsale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gateway Singers Now on CD"><B><IMG SRC="a015a5a0.gif" border=0 width="90" height="90" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="a6664640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="a6764640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="a6864640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="a6964640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="a6a64640.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Experience your own hungry i reunion with the wonderful DVD featuring commentary by Enrico Banducci and performances by The Kingston Trio, Limeliters, Mort Sahl, jonathan Winters, Stan Wilson + rare Lenny Bruce footage.  Just click the icon to order direct from Amazon</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/ispyresourcce-20" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redire"><I><IMG SRC="a4c648e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></A></div> <bR> <div> Don't miss The Folk Memories Archive at</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hungryi.net/contents.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.hungryi.net/contents.htm"><U>http://www.hungryi.net/contents.htm</U></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or 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