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Thread #162837 Message #3878643
Posted By: Howard Jones
25-Sep-17 - 10:27 AM
Thread Name: The irony of Costa del Folk
Subject: RE: The irony of Costa del Folk
Any folk festival is an entirely artificial invention, but so what? They are an opportunity to enjoy good music in like-minded company.
I don't see why this is any different from travelling hundreds of miles to listen to folk music in an English seaside resort, apart from the probability of better weather. When accommodation, meals and travel costs are taken into consideration it's probably no more expensive than one of the seaside folk weeks at home. From where I live it's probably quicker to get to Ibiza than to Sidmouth, and certainly to Broadstairs.