The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #19398   Message #198622
Posted By: Ringer
21-Mar-00 - 09:58 AM
Thread Name: Folk Music and Politics
Subject: RE: Folk Music and Politics
Here again, Rick, rather than still here. Yes, I know The Cutty Wren and I know it's supposed to be "political" (after all, it's been included on an Ian Campbell Group EP entitled "Songs of Protest", hasn't it? Might have the title slightly wrong there, but not the tone of the title) but I'm folked if I can see anything political in it, even after all these years. So it's not political (imo), but it isfolk.

I have to say that my first posting was, of course, not meant to be taken absolutely literally... I'm sure that, if I gave enough time to it, I could come up with a folk song that was political, but they're few & far between. Maybe Poverty Knock? Not even sure about that.