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Thread #141147   Message #3247075
Posted By: Folkiedave
30-Oct-11 - 12:26 PM
Thread Name: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
I've been occupying folk music.

Week last Wednesday I went to Roy Bailey's birthday bash. He did singer singer writer stuff from a wide range of people.

Last weekend my wife and I went to and helped at and sold s/hand folk books at a singing weekend. Various sorts of singing - from traditional to modern singer-songwriter. Heard a great song about never being able to find a press-gang when you needed one!

Sunday night went to a different singing session.

Monday a mixed music and singing session.

Gig Thursday,

Last night I went to see and hear a young singer called James Findlay who sang and played fiddle, guitar and concertina across the wide range of this music. Tam Lin and Childe Owlet too!

From the audience there was a great song about closing down libraries and a Tom Waits song,

In between I produced and presented a radio show which included a long interview with Bob and Margaret Fagan (James Fagan's parents) They were into political songs, and still are.

Lizzie is that what you mean by "Occupy"?

Or are you simply talking round spherical objects about something you spend ages writing and whinging about on Mudcat about but rarely seem to do?