The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99176   Message #1973753
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
20-Feb-07 - 11:23 AM
Thread Name: UK folk scene - what future for clubs?
Subject: RE: UK folk scene - what future for clubs?
I am sort of making that assumption, Scrump. But only because I am an average sort of person and guess that if I did some other people will. What would have been more correct was if I had said "The same will happen with SOME of todays teens." So apologies if I came across as saying that it would happen to them all!

I did discover 'folk' much earlier than my first visit to a club for the record. Remember the late 60's and early 70's were full of bands like Steeleye Span, Pentangle, Fairport and, less discernably folky but my firm favourite, Jethro Tull.

I think teens today listening to, for instance, Kate Rusby or Seth Lakeman will not particularly recognise that they are listening to 'folk' (whatever that is!) but in some years time they may well latch on to something that triggers a memory. Maybe the good work that such artists are doing now will facilitate the 201* revival? I hope so:-)

Cheers

D.