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Thread #22464   Message #243664
Posted By: Rollo
17-Jun-00 - 12:18 AM
Thread Name: BS: Not 'Folk' - what should we call it?
Subject: RE: BS: Not 'Folk' - what should we call it?
Is there really an image problem?

Hey, listen carefully to mainstream, folk influence is spreading... If there is really a problem, we should do it like the cajuns when rock'n roll threatened to kill their music, the took it over and turned it into swamp rock...

But let's just keep it as ist is, for there are just two possibilities. a) folk is getting really popular - that means a lot of crap produced by obsucre money-makers, all the kids telling you whats cool and what isn't, and soon you can't stand it any longer to hear all the good ole songs to be made into "hip stuff" and return to classic or (beware!) that dinosaur style they once called "Rock" because it remembers you of better times ling ago. b) Folk is not getting more popular, keeps "our" music, and we can hang around in dim lit drinking holes wearing something we believe to be old fashion hand made rural style, listen to some damn good musicians and make jokes about all this yesterday men hanging around in dim lit drinking holes, wearing leather vests and jeans listening to sum hot blues man...

I would really suggest to vote for b. Its more fun and we stay the cool ones.