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Thread #119547 Message #2597917
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
26-Mar-09 - 01:56 PM
Thread Name: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
Subject: RE: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
But is this a folk song and is the singer a folk singer?
This is an example of the transferability of Traditional Song; even Henry Purcell wasn't above setting traditional songs, and they don't suffer in an way because of it.