The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110424   Message #2460305
Posted By: WalkaboutsVerse
08-Oct-08 - 12:36 PM
Thread Name: England's National Musical-Instrument?
Subject: RE: England's National Musical-Instrument?
"the linking of English folk to English nationalism" (me)

NO!

I try not to take WAV seriously but I have to make it clear that, as someone involved in the running of a traditional Olde Englische Folke Clubbe, I will do everything I can (and as I reported above, already have) to keep English nationalism out of English folk music." (Snail)...as you must know, in Scotland and Wales it IS at least acceptable to be a nationalist, and many Scots have indeed unashamedly, and successfully, linked Scottish folk to Scottish nationalism - God's speed to them, and even more to English (non-imperialistic) nationalists, because in England it is still very much a dirty word (as your response shows), largely due to ignorance and mis-education. "Nationalism with conquest IS bad; but nationalism with eco-travel and fair-trade (via the UN) is good for humanity" (me). And, for those of you have read my life's work (from same link), you surely can't deny that, the last few weeks, things have moved a bit closer to my way:
Poem # 75, 82, 98, 153, e.g.