The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54426 Message #845396
Posted By: Ron Olesko
11-Dec-02 - 02:53 PM
Thread Name: Howzabout folk music on the radio?
Subject: RE: Howzabout folk music on the radio?
Patty,
It is a nice idea, but who is actually selling the CD's? MP3.com and efolkmusic.com have their own lists of who is downloading music. Dick Greenhouse, Elderly, Folk Legacy, Folk Era and others have their own markets, but many of the recordings being made are sold by the artists themselves. How can you collate?
There is no one definitive organization that would (or should) gather this information.
Again, whose definition of folk do we use?
Most importantly, why is it so important to have a "top" list for this kind of music?