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raymond greenoaken Traditional singer definition (360* d) RE: Traditional singer definition 28 Aug 10

"My mother sang Dance To Yer Daddy"
If she'd sung 'Your Tiny Hand is Frozen' to you, would that make you an opera singer?
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She probably did. But an opera singer, alas no. But I'm talking about traditional songs, transmitted orally in a traditional milieu of family and community as part of its cultural apparatus. I've known the first verse and chorus of Blaydon Races all my life. I learned the other five verses last year, to sing in folk clubs. So can I be a traditional singer and a revival singer in the course of singing a single song?

Any tips on how to be an opera singer?

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