The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #105970   Message #2185891
Posted By: Richard Bridge
03-Nov-07 - 07:50 PM
Thread Name: Newcastle Folk Degree - is it any good?
Subject: RE: Newcastle Folk Degree - is it any good?
No, Villan, I do get fed up with that. And I made the point of expressing my honest admiration for WMD's performances (it's just they are not folk).

I for one will defend many types of music - I just want folk music to be called folk music, and not have other stuff called folk music. I prefer much traddish sort of stuff, but among my favourite bands/performers are Budgie, Ten Years After, various of the John Mayall bands, the Steve Miller Band, Blue Oyster Cult, James Brown, Howlin Wolf, (early) Pink Floyd, (early) Stones - although with exception of Howlin Wolf none are folk music.