The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #80645   Message #1471466
Posted By: Burke
26-Apr-05 - 02:25 PM
Thread Name: Why folk don't sing
Subject: RE: Why folk don't sing
In situations where normally-socialized human beings ordinarily dance

Poppa, is seems to me that dancing is almost as marginalized as singing in general society. I find almost everyone dancing at a contra dance. In a club with music & a dance floor there always seem to be way more watchers and listeners than dancers. Do you really feel free to walk down the sidewalk singing? There are some societies where that's perfectly ordinary.

The article is from a paper presented at an academic meeting. It looks like a summary of the author's dissertation so there is probably too much academic jargon. I noticed some interesting & sad anecdotes.

I see an add for cajungrocer.com at the bottom of the page. Are those products authentic?