Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: Hesk
Date: 25 Nov 10 - 09:37 AM

Bearded, sandals, pewter tankard.

Beard and sandals from Art College days, tankard from folk influences, much better than plastic glasses at festivals.
I,m glad the folk fashion for Horn tankards has died out though.

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: GUEST,Ripov
Date: 25 Nov 10 - 12:00 PM

How do you know x-factor contestants sing out of tune - isn't their pitch adjusted by an "auto-tune" so you don't know what note they're singing?

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: GUEST,LDT
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 10:47 AM

If they *have* to use auto tune...then they must be out of tune. ;)

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: GUEST,best bet
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 07:46 PM

Is it just me or have folkies never got past the beards,sandles and not forgiving Dylan for going electric?

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 08:05 PM

"From: Hesk - PM
Date: 25 Nov 10 - 09:37 AM

Bearded, sandals, pewter tankard."
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Folk-fest pass on day-glo lanyard
Fa la la la la la la la la.
See the beer 'pot' over belt sag!
Fa la la la la la la la la.
'Rise up singing' in your book bag
Fa la la la la la la la la.

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: Don Firth
Date: 26 Nov 10 - 11:23 PM

No, best bet, it's just you.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Folkies 'n' beards 'n' sandals. Connection?
From: GUEST,Alan Whittle
Date: 27 Nov 10 - 10:25 PM

The thing is of course that much 'folk' music and folksong has beards and sandals.

You know how the guy who wrote A Man For All seasons - Robert Something said he wanted to avoid 'gadzookery' in the language. In folksong - even modern songs written 'in the tradition' - there is often a certain reaching out to archaicism in the language.

The garb is really just showing a unified approach. I was watching O'Hooley and Tidow the other night - I was thinking the collarless shirts and waistcoats were a sort of nod in the direction 19th century artisans.