The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63807   Message #1039127
Posted By: Clinton Hammond
21-Oct-03 - 03:08 PM
Thread Name: Trad vs. Singer-Songwriters at festivals
Subject: RE: Trad vs. Singer-Songwriters at festivals
I have to admit, I'm more interested in the new stuff than the old... mostly cause I've heard a lot of the old stuff to death...

But it's like the Vikings used to say, "only good swords become old swords"...   If it's good enough, it'll stand the test of time... it might go away for a while, but it'll never be gone...

Windsor had a Celtic Fest here for a few years... and the 2nd year the joke was "15 bands, 6 songs"... cause nearly every band did crap like "Star Of The County Down" and "Whiskey In The Jar" and "Wild Rover"... The same old stuff that we (They) played in pub gigs...

It's no wonder that in years 3 and 4, people stayed away in droves and killed the fest...