Don Pearce wrote:


As for the Cranberries, that strange vocal thing is called a "Celtic
Yelp" and is produced entirely naturally.


( Dido has just the tiniest touch of it as well).


It was a Dido song on the wireless which prompted me to ask the question
in the first place. It wasn't a Cranberries effect but seemed more
consistent in that the note started wrong and quickly corrected itself.
Now if only they could take some Sinatra tapes and give him a
little bit of vocal range. And would those Sid Barrett solo albums lose
their charm if remastered and the vocal track adjusted so that he sang
in tune?

--
Roger.