The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #157386 Message #3715069
Posted By: Don Firth
07-Jun-15 - 12:58 PM
Thread Name: Still wondering what's folk these days?
Subject: RE: Still wondering what's folk these days?
I think the meaning of "folk" is clear enough. It's people who are fuzzy about the meaning who tend to confuse the issue.
Oftentimes there is a selfish motivation, for example, the person who writes his or her own songs and wants to "legitimize" their songs by claiming they are "folk."
Like the example I give above: the guy who makes a chair in his workshop, then puts a high price on it and tries to peddle it as an "antique." Basically, a scam, claiming a prestige it doesn't deserve.