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Thread #108475   Message #2264300
Posted By: Gulliver
16-Feb-08 - 11:04 PM
Thread Name: Folk clubs - what is being sung
Subject: RE: Folk clubs - what is being sung
I was criticized above for listing songs from pub sessions rather than a "folk club". I'd just like to explain that I don't know of any "folk clubs" in Dublin (or certainly not designated as such). But I didn't see why this provision should exclude a contribution of songs as sung in gatherihgs in Ireland. Most of the sessions I attend have a similar format to clubs I've seen in England, and the music is billed as "folk, ballads, traditional" ("ballads" in Dublin parlance refers to music popularized by the Dubliners, Clancy Brothers, Wolfe Tones, etc.). There is no amplification, and practically everyone at the session is there to participate or listen.

Don