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Thread #118486 Message #2561709
Posted By: Les in Chorlton
09-Feb-09 - 10:25 AM
Thread Name: Mainly, but not exclusively, traditional
Subject: RE: Mainly, but not exclusively, traditional
Interesting point Nigel,
Chorlton Folk Club has been going for over 6 years. It is well attended currently 50 -60 people a week. The last time I went 23 different individuals performed. I would estimate that around 14 sang songs written by themselves or recently, around another 6 were blues or singer-songwriter from the last century.
At a push 2 or 3 traditional songs were sung. I sang a shanty. The standard has gone up and up but the types of songs doesn't change much - 2 or 3 traditional songs at most. This is simply an observation.
I like sitting in a smallish room and singing what would generally be recognised as traditional songs especially those with choruses.
I started the Beech Singarounds so that I could do that. Most times around 20 people come and most sing. I guess out of around 30 songs 5 or 6 will be by known songwriters who write songs that sound a bit or a lot like traditional songs.
None of this is a judgment about quality or value. It's about what we like to do. We like country dance tunes too. But that's the last Tuesday of the month in the Beech -Beginners Tune Session,
Cheers
L in C