The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #156136   Message #3679455
Posted By: GUEST
23-Nov-14 - 11:51 PM
Thread Name: Can Posh People Sing Folk Songs?
Subject: RE: Can Posh People Sing Folk Songs?
Under cover of anonymity, I will admit that I've never liked Pete Seeger's singing; and after reading ChanteyLass' post about his private school education, I realized that what I dislike about his singing (which is the pronunciation, or perhaps enunciation) may be related to this "posh" thing you're all talking about. (To me, posh means an expensively decorated room.) I didn't think my dislike of Seeger's singing was based on a prejudice against his social class, but such it may be. I dislike most opera singing also, and that tends to use the same broomstick-up-the-keester style of enunciation. So, Lady Diamond, there is the possibility that a few members of the lower orders will hold it against you, but obviously we're a very small minority, so it shouldn't deter you.