The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113211   Message #2413337
Posted By: irishenglish
14-Aug-08 - 07:16 AM
Thread Name: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
Subject: RE: The Weekly Walkabout (part 2.)
I prefer to challenge WAV on some of his more outrageous claims of musical issues. He can have all the aboriginal and Native American friends on myspace he wants, but he somehow (because he has never answered this point to me)believes that music has border checkpoints, that there is no cross pollinization, something which I believe Don Firth also pointed out. WAV has what he feels should be the strictest of all rules for English traditional music, yet he ignores the wise advice given to him by professional musicians who have countered his assertions. Again to WAV I quote Dave Swarbrick-you can do anything you want with music, it doesn't mind. That's the policy I stick with when I here such rigidity from the mind of WAV. Enjoy the music, promote it, share it with others. But to govern it WAV? Sorry, but I don't think it needs your type of governance.