The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99843 Message #1997920
Posted By: GUEST,Jim
15-Mar-07 - 05:45 PM
Thread Name: What IS Folk Music?
Subject: RE: What IS Folk Music?
Although I suggested the above definitions, as I stated, I don't necessarily agree with them. In fact I think that trying to define "folk" is a thankless task. Sing Out! readers have been attempting this for about fifty years.
I heard one performer at a folk club say, "It's a four letter word that starts with F and ends with K and if you use it, your songs won't get played on the radio."