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Musket What makes a new song a folk song? (1710* d) RE: What makes a new song a folk song? 12 Sep 14


Somehow Michael, I doubt I would search for pictures of you on a porn site..

The folk clubs I used to know were where my love of traditional music was, in luvvie language Michael understands, awakened. I too regret the demise of the more concert orientated club and I certainly don't call a collection of people with songbooks singing three chord Paxton folk clubs. That said, I enjoy popping out to a few locally. I am sure there would be a drift to the bar before I got less than half way through Famous Flower of Serving Men, yet if you sing Dylan's Percy's Song, about the same time taken, you get cheered...

Yet what I do know is that the idea of categorising and demanding led to the demise of the popular clubs, not the introduction of different takes on tradition or contemporary songs and styles.

That is my beef. Not winding up for windup sake as Michael and Jim feel, but pricking the bubble of pomposity. Folk is indeed folk.

This isn't M&S folk.
This is subjective folk.


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