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Thread #96615   Message #1895508
Posted By: GUEST,greg stephens
29-Nov-06 - 09:11 AM
Thread Name: Review: Folk Awards - Mike Harding
Subject: RE: Review: Folk Awards - Mike Harding
Re Grab's comments: I haven't noticed anybody at all on this thread objecting to non-traditional music. Personally, I like loads of traditional music, and loads of non-traditional music. There may well be people who object to non-traditional music being labelled traditional, but those objections are inevitable when we get an organisation like |Smooth Operations trying to define things like Folk and Traditional(both notoriously dodgy areas). Grab's technique of argument is to invent a ridiculous opponent, and then attack him. Bit of a waste of time really. There may well be people in the world who only like traditional music(anythng is possible)but that is quite another thing, but as far as I know there are none contributing to this thread.
    Controversies are bound to arise whenever someone sets up a system which is designed to deliver financial and other rewards to people placed in a specific category, if there is substantial disagreement about who fits in the category.