The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #141147   Message #3252030
Posted By: John P
07-Nov-11 - 10:43 AM
Thread Name: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
Yes, I like great songwriting as well. At the last folk festival I played at, I played two sets. One was traditional Swedish folk music. The other included songs by Joni Mitchell, the Indigo Girls, and folky/bluesy versions of Summertime and songs by Beatles and Led Zeppelin. I don't have any problem calling all of it folk music, since the word has taken on a different meaning since the sixties, but I'm also keenly aware of the differences and similarities between modern composed music and traditional folk music.