The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63100   Message #1024472
Posted By: bazza
24-Sep-03 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: UK attitudes to folk music
Subject: RE: UK attitudes to folk music
I was decorating an empty flat in London a few years ago and staying there for the week I took along my concertina as usual ,I was playing English trad tunes when a knock came on the door ,I thought some one complaining of the noise ,I answered the door and a buiseness man was standind there I said sorry about the noise Ill shut up to which he replied no please dont I really like the music what sort of music is it I said Enlish traditional music ,He was completely unaware that there was any ,I would hardley of Known myself if I had not gone into a folk club in the 60,s if people dont hear it they will never no ,What do we do to make it more broadcast to the public?Mike Harding is not the answer.