The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68388   Message #1167643
Posted By: George Papavgeris
22-Apr-04 - 03:21 AM
Thread Name: media coverage of Folk Music
Subject: RE: media coverage of Folk Music
"Not that bad" isn't necessarily "good", Richard. No Morris tune, no Copper family. No Webber/Fentiman or any of the other wonderful exponents of English traditional music/song. And isn't Dick Gaughan Scottish/Irish? And an American singer songwriter instead of an English one...The only nod to St George's Day were the White Cockade and Richard Thomson's closing song. What a contrast to his St Paddy's Day programme, only 4 weeks ago!

But... this is just my perspective, we've thrashed this time and again, I don't want to keep moaning. The point is, we have a rare opportunity to register our view, with next Wednesday's request programme. So let people send in their requests to mike.harding@bbc.co.uk