The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50399   Message #764332
Posted By: Strupag
13-Aug-02 - 08:29 AM
Thread Name: BBC rubbishes Eng. Folk again
Subject: RE: BBC rubbishes Eng. Folk again
Getting back to the original thread, I bet there are variations of Greensleeves etc. sung in Nashville. From a Scots perspective, we have seen tune of "The Road and Miles to Dundee" become "The Streets of Laurado" whilst the words of "Laurado" are taken from an old London song. We also have had our own form of rubbishing from BBC Radio Scotland. Ian Anderson (The Durness one) has been taken of his weekday programme and is shifted to a 9PM slot. What has he been replaced with? The knowall Tom Morton who gives away prizes of plastic dancing Elvis. When recently challenged why he does not play enough indigenous Scots music, he stated that there are not enough individual bands/artists up to the mark! Sorry Runrig,Dick G, B MacNeil,Capercaillie, Wolfstone,Jim Hunter,Cliar,Blazing Fiddles,Dougie Maclean, Andy M Stewart,Phil & Ally,Battlefield Band,Sandy Brechin, Donald Black.... I really could go on until I ran out of space and then do the same with English artists. Maybe the auld enemies should get together on this one!