An afterthought,
Sometimes these discussions seem little more than a malicious game of semantics designed to stop us from communicating with one another.
I'm sure most, if not all of us involved in traditional music are well aware of what a traditional song is, what it sounds like, what it reads like on the printed page.
I wonder how many people here would be happy to sit through an evening of 'God Save The Queen' or 'You'll Never Walk Alone' or 'Happy Birthday To You' or 'Can You Do The Conga', or some succh ditties because some clown has decided to stretch an existing and long-standing term to fit - well, whatever really
Is the suggestion that we can now present these songs to and audience who turns up to hear tarditional songs, or can we expect our albunms to contain such pieces?
I'm thinking of putting together a collection of local songs - should I nip down to our local with a recorder and get the ur version of 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling'?
If not - why not?
There are some times I very much miss the club scene, but there are others when I'm glad I got out when I did.
Jim Carroll