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AllanW Insult to Folk Music from Radio Times (82* d) RE: Insult to Folk Music from Radio Times 28 Jul 04

I remember we used to run a folk club in Doncaster at the Corporation Brewery Taps in the 1980s, and we ran it on alternate Tuesdays, the other week being the Train Spotting Club. We took the piss out of them, and I'm sure they took the piss out of us. The idea is not to lose any sleep over it.

The only reason folkies are ridiculed is because some of us perpetuate the stereotype. If you go out and buy an anorak, thick-rimmed specs and binoculars and stand on Crewe Station, you're gonna get sniggers. If you turn up at a pub with an unkempt beard and sweater and insist on your own mug and pretend you knew Cecil Sharp personally, well prepare yourself for a ribbing from those in the bar.

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