The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155357   Message #3667491
Posted By: TheSnail
09-Oct-14 - 10:13 AM
Thread Name: What makes a new song a folk song?
Subject: RE: What makes a new song a folk song?
Jim Carroll
At least one tutor connected with the Newcastle Course was deeply involved in the early days of the revival, as a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and as a researcher and teacher of traditional song techniques.
Her daughter is also a very fine, well known singer.


Yes, we've booked them both several times to give workshops and evening performances. I wonder what they do the rest of the time since, as Jim would have us believe, there are no other traditional clubs in the country.

Folk and Traditional Music BA Honours
Folk and Traditional Music. Curious.