Does Folk Exist?

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: glueman
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:36 AM

Perhaps if we called them 'old songs' we could do away with inflammable titles completely? Or is the flammability and risk of immolation part of the attraction?

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: evansakes
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:34 AM

"Does Folk Exist?"

Philosophically....yes.

Scientifically.....nobody can be sure as it's not been empirically proven.

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:32 AM

Apparently iTunes has decreed that "folk" doesn't in fact exist..
Luckily for me, because I sing "traditional songs", the existence or non-existence of "folk", cause's me no form of inconvenience or distress.

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: glueman
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:21 AM

Psychedelic banjo JC but I'm not sure that has any bearing on the question. My instinct is that there are only sounds, agreeable and disagreeable and nomenclature is misleading and occasionally mischievous. But I'm prepared to be convinced by peerless logic or well intentioned pokes.

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:20 AM

Yes

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:19 AM

I still want to know what sort of stuff "glueman" performs and why we should want to listen to it.

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:13 AM

Since all music in every culture has its origins in folk..... all music must therefore stem from folk.... So it could be said that all music is folk...... however... I guess all cultures and all individuals have their own ideas of what constitutes folk music nowadays.... so to find a definitive answer to your question... Yes Folk does exist..... in many traditional/modern and corrupt forms.

Subject: RE: Does Folk Exist?
From: Jack Campin
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 06:07 AM

What kind of music do you play, if any? How do you know that exists?

Subject: Does Folk Exist?
From: glueman
Date: 10 Jul 09 - 05:56 AM

Before loading ballista and mangonel with dead cattle and soiling the water supply, this is a serious question. New approaches welcomed, knee jerks treated with sympathy, jerks need not apply.

I'll risk a qualified and hesitant.......yes.