Couple of good points well made, Vin. I am not convinced of the money aspect though. Neither classical music nor jazz could really be called 'majority tastes' yet they both warrant their own radio stations! Jazz FM and Classic FM are commercialy funded so surely, if the advertisers see the potential in both of these, why not in folk music?

The other point, made before, is that classical music is ofteen classed as intelectual or highbrow. I am not saying whether it is or is not. Or even if that is a good or bad thing! Just that because it is seen as such people are much more willing to fund it. Jazz, to a certain extent, benefits from the same conceptions. A touch of the kings new clothes perhaps?

It is up to us, the ordinary people, the proletariat, the unwashed masses to show the funding bodies that there are alternatives, very good ones at that, to Beethoven, Bizet and Brubeck! We do want more than go to the pub, get drunk and listen to pasteurised pop karaoke crap.

Cheers

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