The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #112597 Message #2384838
Posted By: Lord Batman's Kitchener
09-Jul-08 - 01:12 PM
Thread Name: Does it matter what music is called?
Subject: RE: Does it matter what music is called?
Seth Lakeman isn't bad, he's simply not my personal cup of tea, but, yes, you're right, greg, I noticed the irate posts about SL, and was simply amazed by the veracity of the 'yes Seth Lakeman is a folkie' (no he's not). Another musician who comes to mind right at this moment is Gram Parsons, who when approached with label 'country rock' replied, "no, I prefer to call it Cosmic American Music. " Another label, I know, but this time from the horses mouth. Parsons, by the way, is reported to have loathed the term country rock. My source for these two Parsons quotes is, Hickory Wind: The Life and Times of Gram Parsons by Ben Fong Torres.