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Thread #114653 Message #2449580
Posted By: Mr Red
25-Sep-08 - 07:23 AM
Thread Name: Traditional singers altering songs?
Subject: RE: Traditional singers altering songs?
Fred Jordon once said (in concert, Nags FC, Malvern, 1984/5) that he sang the songs he knew and learnt as a boy/adolescent. But when he started going out as a professional he realised that he needed a bigger repertoire and give the public what they expected. So he delved into books. But he sang a fair number from his oral tradition and all were "traditional". <PEDANT = ON> (aural tradition would be equaly accurate). </PEDANT>