The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155357 Message #3656522
Posted By: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
03-Sep-14 - 11:29 AM
Thread Name: What makes a new song a folk song?
Subject: RE: What makes a new song a folk song?
"To perform Traditional Folk songs with respect and empathy using vintage mid 20th Century electronic instruments and amplification technology; as if, in earlier centuries in an alternative dimension and timeline, this technology, and not acoustic instruments, had been commonplace at the moments these songs were originally created and perfomed in public."
I've no intention or talent for writing any new songs. Just want to re-do my favourite old ones from the 1970s Folk Rock repertoire in a way I'd like to hear them out of curiosity....
[..hmm.. what if Marc Bolan and Gary Numan shared a few pints and headed down the studio together with a copy of the Cecil Sharp Songbook ...????]
Now say if I actually got off my fat arse and did this, would any resulting CD potentially be a contender for BBC Folk Album of the year if it didn't turn out too shite ???. Would I risk having to reveal my true 3D life identity to stand out in the televised spotlight to collect my award, a kiss & a hug from Scarlett Johansson, and a cheque for one million quid..
Would I or the CD actually be 'FOLK' ?????
In reality, If I ever do any of this I'll just slap it up on the internet, to await any praise or hostility... and I would certainly hesitate to call myself a 'folk singer'; even though my singing voice is sufficiently amateurishly rough and untutored...