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Thread #108284 Message #2256650
Posted By: The Sandman
08-Feb-08 - 06:50 AM
Thread Name: Dick Miles jazz singer
Subject: RE: Dick Miles jazz singer
It's a pity that we (or you for that matter) won't be able to sing any of your songs in folk clubs because they aren't folk songs. The term does not cover composed popular music that has been taken over ready-made by a community and remains unchanged, for it is the re-fashioning and re-creation of the music by the community that gives it its folk character. I know for a fact Battle of Bosworth Field has been changed. 2.my music is not normally classified as Popular,although some people in Folk clubs might like it[that does not mean it is popular music]. you can sing what you like ,but dont expect me to pay to see it, although I suspect that if your repertoire is similiar to the guests you have booked ,I wouldnt have a problem. by the way it is a fair while since I have been booked at your club. I also do Concertina workshops[song accompaniment,ornamentation]must be 10 years since I have been booked at Lewes.[Faint heart never won fair lady].Dick Miles