The oral tradition - passing stories and songs down generations from memory within 'tribal' communities - existed and thrived at a time of lower levels of literacy and barely any other forms of entertainment media distractions...
It's simply no longer realistic to hold today's youth to such archaic cultural expectations...
It should be considered lucky if any youth at all do attend a folk club of their own volition...
But perhaps ideal if they then decide to take it seriously and love the songs enough to naturally find themselves learning them by heart through repetition...
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