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Amos	What makes a new song a folk song? (1710* d)	RE: What makes a new song a folk song?	04 Sep 14
GEts teejus, dont it? I mean the constant resorting to ad hominem remarks as a means of carrying one's points. It doesn't work. There are perrenial themes that have appeared in the history of English-language folk music over centuries, and when they appear in modern context they MAY imbue tje modern song with the color of a folk song. Here's an interesting contrast and compare: Leader of the Pack and Darcy Farrell both reflect time honored themes that are found through centuries of folk music; but Darcy Farrell passes as a pseudo-"folk song" and Leader of the Pack, for all its Romeo and Juliet like overtones, does not. Why is this? A

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