The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118336 Message #2558729
Posted By: GUEST
06-Feb-09 - 03:27 AM
Thread Name: A Mockery (BBC Folk Awards 2009)
Subject: RE: BBC Folk Awards 2009
Not one Irish Artists on there...why is that? Anyone would think Ireland has been dormant in it's music...
Tony MacMahon summed it up nicely:
Underlying the affection of a large section of the public for [traditional music and song] is a preconception that apart from its entertainment value, traditional music has little of artistic importance to offer. More importantly, its value in terms of addressing the spiritual desert that covers much of the Western world today, including Ireland, remains unexplored.