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GUEST,Ian Hendrie Adapting trad songs - OK or sacrilege? (88* d) RE: Adapting trad songs - OK or sacrilege? 19 May 10

Some time ago I bought the following CD :

STREET CRIES: ASHLEY HUTCHINGS & VARIOUS ARTISTS TSCD535

whose publicity blurb states :

An outstanding new album conceived and produced by one of the most significant creators in the folk music field. Traditional music has always changed and adapted to fit and respond to the society that it reflects. Ashley Hutchings has re-written a dozen traditional songs and set them in the present day - don't be alarmed, the experiment has worked beautifully and the results may well pass into tradition themselves.

I have to say that I absolutely hate this recording and the chances of any of these tracks surviving long into the future is nil. Others may disagree.

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