The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #119547   Message #2599649
Posted By: Phil Edwards
29-Mar-09 - 04:49 AM
Thread Name: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
Subject: RE: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
SS - don't ever, ever, compare me to WAV. Ever.

It's hard not to feel slightly sorry for those who insist on 1954 accreditation.

Word to the wise - it's probably a good idea not to say that kind of thing in front of the people you're talking about. It makes you look a bit of a dick.

My acoustic tastes fit the traditional pretty well but not exclusively and I don't need kite marks to know what's folkish.

My acoustic tastes fit the traditional pretty well but not exclusively, and I'm happy to say that not everything I like is folk. Now who's marshalling their tastes around a label?