Jim Carroll

Bryan
Why should a definition be a rule - and why load discussions like this with such loaded terminology

A bit of mild hyperbole. You do give the impression that you think that the 1954 definition is, rather than a useful tool, something which everyone is obliged to follow.

"To abandon the music and go off in a fit of pique"
Why the **** do you insist on doing this; it's nasty and it's counterproductive.

Stop being so virtuous. You're pretty good at handing out yourself. I was talking about the general thrust of your posts not just this one. One that I found particularly disturbing was this thread.cfm?threadid=119179#2584434. For the record, I last heard a Beatles song in a folk club about 15 years ago. I last heard a song from the singing of Walter Pardon 2 days ago.

You have, as usual, failed to address my major point that a lot of people use the term "folk music" in a way that does not fit the 1954 definition and there is nothing you can do about it. Stop fretting over two small words and concentrate on promoting the music you claim to love. Did the people who trusted you with their heritage want you to "leave it on the shelf"?