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Thread #155357 Message #3654236
Posted By: GUEST,#
26-Aug-14 - 09:46 AM
Thread Name: What makes a new song a folk song?
Subject: RE: What makes a new song a folk song?
"It's because the 1954 definition is right."
The 1954 definition doesn't allow for new songs to enter the folk music lexicon. It condemns the art form to a slow death.