The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104631   Message #2148712
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
13-Sep-07 - 10:02 PM
Thread Name: How much Folk Music is there?
Subject: RE: How much Folk Music is there?
Certainly not; that would be an infringement of copyright, and inexcusably discourteous.

On the subject of discourtesy, when you quote from others, you have a duty to ensure that you do not misrepresent them. This usually requires that you read and understand what they have said before trying to use them to support whatever argument you are trying to make. Perhaps you ought to try doing that. It might be a new experience for you, and I'm sure that you would find it educational.

Since you didn't bother to provide a proper reference, I should add that Mike's article can be read in its entirety at Musical Traditions:

Bob Blake and the re-invented self.