'Occupy English Folk Music!'

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: GUEST,999
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 07:43 AM

That unnamed guest was me.

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 07:17 AM

True, Richard. But putting one down thinking it makes the other better is stupid. Happens lots on threads like this.

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 07:09 AM

FFS - it's not about relative merits.

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: GUEST,999
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 06:27 AM

Lemme see . . .

I will try to predict some of the coming posts.

We've already had Navel gazer, so yet to be is sniger snogwriter and whining whatever. People who've moved along with the times will defend songwriters and then the thread will become a mess.

I agree that the term 'folk' does not belong in the same sentence as songwriter. The only author worth his/her salt is anonymous, unless that songwriter writes in a traditional vein. Myopia 101. The tunnel gets peered into from both ends and then people wonder where the light went.

IMO, which is as good as IYO.

Have a nice day. And don't wear a wrist watch when you sing. It's anachronistic, as are nylon strings.

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 05:43 AM

Ooops - a "bit".

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 05:42 AM

There is a much easier way. Call contemporary acoustic music that (or some other suitable name) and continue to call folk music "folk music".

A but like Simon Cowell and "Rhythmix" (who are now called something else), really.

Subject: RE: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 05:41 AM

Err what you on Lizzie? lol

Is the Holy (all that is) Traditional song?

Modernise it? In my view continue to create new songs which are not Navel gazing, but in the style of the Traditional songs

Is this anywhere near what you mean?

Ray

Subject: 'Occupy English Folk Music!'
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 30 Oct 11 - 05:30 AM

YEAH!!!!!

Bring in The Singer Songwriters!
Modernise it!
Take it OFF The Holy Shrine of All That is Holy!

Let THE PEOPLE hear The New Traditionalists, for THEY are The 99%!!

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