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Thread #98391 Message #1949756
Posted By: GUEST,Brian Peters
27-Jan-07 - 01:15 PM
Thread Name: Research project: Traditional Folk music
Subject: RE: Research project: Traditional Folk music
>> Still feeling guilty ?? <<
Where did I say I felt guilty? Merely explaining that the English don't have much experience of being an oppressed minority, hence perhaps less motive for cherishing their traditions than others.
To Tom:
>> Given that, then CONTEXT OF PERFORMANCE becomes, again, a critical factor in defining folk music. <<
Yes, I should have mentioned that one too.