The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #119547 Message #2601357
Posted By: Phil Edwards
31-Mar-09 - 12:06 PM
Thread Name: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
Subject: RE: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
singers of traditional songs aren't preserving anything more than public singing in member's clubs, which is fair enough. What's not to like?
Realising after five years of regular attendance at a folk club that traditional material isn't just another specialism - like "sung by Donovan before he went electric" or "made famous by Hank Williams" or "about my recent relationships" - but a vast ocean of music, with enough songs to keep any singer going for a lifetime. I didn't like that.