Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
GUEST,gleaner Instrumental fills and early folk music (16) RE: Instrumental fills and early folk music 23 Dec 06


I believe that I should try the Preview option, which might help me catch typographical errors and improve my wording. At least I'm learning early on.

In my first post I should have said sung folk songs. It's true that very many folk songs are instrumental.

I've not done academic research on the question yet. I got to thinking about the question while trying to write songs as a not very skilled instrumentalist. Now I'm often conscious of the question as I listen to songs, particularly old ballads, songs that accompanied a particular activity, and so-called campfire songs.

Many so-called singer-songwriters of recent decades, I've noticed, rely on fills quite heavily; I can't entirely knock the practice, and I like many of the songs, but I find interesting the distinction between songs with and songs without fill spaces. In some cases held notes, such as whole notes, might allow enough time for fills, but that's not a given in the old songs.


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.