The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110900   Message #2351362
Posted By: GUEST,Frank Hamilton
28-May-08 - 04:56 PM
Thread Name: Chords in Folk?
Subject: RE: Chords in Folk?
Folk music is not pure therefore it is a pastiche regardless of what locality from which it comes. it contains influences of other forms of music and that's what makes it "folk" because it is recognizable. Classical music is the construct of a single composer. There is no pure "race" and as an analogy, no pure folk music.