The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155357 Message #3654269
Posted By: Musket
26-Aug-14 - 11:21 AM
Thread Name: What makes a new song a folk song?
Subject: RE: What makes a new song a folk song?
If you dismiss the 1954 stuff, it becomes irrelevant.
Try it, you'll be surprised. I was playing in a band at a Celtic festival last year and this chestnut came up over beer. You'd be surprised how many well known names in the traditional scene have no idea or concept of the 1954 stuff and are bemused to see that anybody gives a stuff about it.
When I said try it, there are side effects.
You might find yourself saying rhubarbrhubarbrhubarb... (Looks like you were right Shimrod. I seem to have a wire welded to his nerve permanently these days. Rather good fun really.)