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Thread #141147 Message #3256101
Posted By: Jim Carroll
13-Nov-11 - 08:08 AM
Thread Name: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
"Jim - its as well to write bile off as best we can, wherever it comes from."
SORRY Al - Sean's attitude and his failing to back up his statement reeks of "If I can't get one it must be rigged"
A handful of us put in a hell of a lot of time and effort trying to tap into the Arts establishment in the UK - not for ourselves, but so a national folk archive could be set up - I like to think that the 'Bright Golden Store' project at the National Sound Archive was partially because of our efforts.
It comes over as pure sour grapes when Sean sounds off about elitism and then refuses to back it up with facts.
Thanks for the voice of reason in all this BTW
I don't basically disagree with you but I think any progress (which some here feel to be unnecesary) needs some clarity as to what we mean by "folk" - we lost far too many people when the lines got blurred.
This is in no way criticsm of what people listen to - despite accusations to the contrary, just how we communicate when we discuss it.
Jim Carroll