The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #109916 Message #2310649
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
08-Apr-08 - 07:30 PM
Thread Name: Our ghastly folk tradition
Subject: RE: Our ghastly folk tradition
'What qualifications does one neeed to be a Folk critic these days.'
You have to cultured and urbane, full of wit and good humour - but with an icy determination to 'isolate quality' - as FR Leavis said. Not unlike myself.