The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #100817   Message #2026536
Posted By: The Sandman
16-Apr-07 - 05:00 AM
Thread Name: interpretation of traditonal songs
Subject: interpretation of traditonal songs
many years ago I heard a rendition of lord gregory,which made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
I subsequently heard the same singer, a week later, perform the song with exactly the same interpretation.
do other people who are interested in traditional song,feel that interpretation should be spontaneous,and should differ from rendition to rendition,or do they feel that having acheived a superb performance its ok to reproduce it again and again in the same way.
personally I hope I vary my interpretation[although I dont normally give it a lot of thought],I try and just sing and let it happen ,but I would be interested to hear peoples views.