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Thread #123472   Message #2721733
Posted By: The Sandman
11-Sep-09 - 01:55 PM
Thread Name: The Folk Process
Subject: RE: The Folk Process
no i dont,but I see it as ridiculous to use a definition,that would exclude Recruited Collier or Masters OF War,because they hadnt been folk processed,and yet include Return toSender or Little White Bull because they had been folk processed.
ask yourself, why music hall songs the have been assimilated, its because they are compatible with the folk repertoire,because they have quality,not because they have been folk processed.
lastly it is Howards argument,right here.
Subject: RE: The Folk Process
From: Howard Jones - PM
Date: 08 Sep 09 - 03:39 AM

I am one of those who believe it is the crucial factor in identifying a folk song. There are plenty of very good songs which are perfectly compatible with the traditional repertoire, but until they have gone through the "folk process" and developed recognisable variants they cannot be "folk songs".
Micheal Morris read all the posts please