The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #116964 Message #2515099
Posted By: Dave (Bridge)
14-Dec-08 - 02:28 PM
Thread Name: Why folk clubs are dying
Subject: RE: Why folk clubs are dying
Folk clubs will change, as they have over the years already. Gone are the days when all folk clubs were heaving every night. There are still a lot of young performers about but they have different ways of expressing themselves and don't want to be amongst the old fuddy duddies, I suspect. Having said that we can all still learn a lot from each other, if we want to. Imagine the wealth of knowledge about the material, the tradition, how to perform (or not in some cases)that abounds in the minds of some of these 'old' folk. I do believe that folk music will continue for ever, nut not necessarily as we know it 'Jim'