From: akenaton - PM
Date: 25 Feb 06 - 04:11 PM

What annoyed me most about the last "show" was the way it was produced..like a rock concert.
Folk doesn't sit well in this type of setting and the performers looked nervous and uncomfortable.
Some of the performances proved why folk music has lost it's way and lost the hearts of the wider public.

The older singers like Carthy and Gaughan have lost the "spirit"
Men of their time, now Dinosaurs.

Not sure what a 'Folk' concert on the Barbican stage should look like ...? The Barbican is THE most awful venue for performers of any type.

Agree with what you say re. Carthy - methinks he is still lauded mainly due to his survival and his offspring's success. As for Dick Gaughan - I wholeheartedly disagree. If he has lost his 'spirit' then god help the rest! His playing and voice get better each time I hear him.