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Thread #73665   Message #1290673
Posted By: GUEST,MurkeyChris
06-Oct-04 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: Brand new folk show on the radio
Subject: RE: Brand new folk show on the radio
No I can't get it to work either. Sorry guys, I'll see if I can get someone to tell me what's going on and get back to you.

Sorefingers - Firstly, the show is playing British folk which includes Scottish, Welsh and theoretically Northern Irish music as well as English music from all areas. I'm not specifically trying to focus on any areas or styles, it's just British folk music I like and have got on CD. Secondly, although I appreciate that the Irish and British music is closely intertwined, I'm trying to dispel the myth that all folk music is 'Irish'. Also I don't have enough of a CD collection of Irish music, so if I did try and address it I would be accused of underrepresenting it. Can't win. At the end of the day, all musics are intertwined, but I wanted to make this more focussed than other folk shows. I've discussed all of this earlier don't want to get drawn in on it at length.

Don't get your point about urban music? I'm sure a lot of artists and trad. music comes from cities originally. Are you talking about contemporary urban music in the Radio 1 sense, because I just don't see how that relates to what we know as folk music? I'm more than happy to play contemporary folk music from the city or the country. Cheers.

Sorry again for it not working, I'll get back to you all.

Chris