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Jim Carroll	traditional songs - best for learning? (130* d)	RE: traditional songs - best for learning?	30 Dec 18
"It's origins were probably 'Non Folk' " I very much doubt it - if it doesn't matter it need not be mentioned - bound to case tears before teatime Roud claims to be a folksong index - it should not contain non folksongs no matter how beautiful they are -totally irrelevant I love Nessun Dorma, but would be furious if it got a Roud number "Folk" has a specific meaning - of the folk - Once we lose sight of that fact we may as well all fold up our tents and go home because our music and song will have no future and will be indistinguishable from any other form that anybody cares to hang the label "folk" on We've already seen the damage that that has done to the folk scene Jim Carroll

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