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Thread #119547   Message #2610100
Posted By: GUEST,glueman
13-Apr-09 - 08:20 AM
Thread Name: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
Subject: RE: 1954 and All That - defining folk music
Anon was me. There's a theme developing that if people don't agree with the conclusions of 1954 they're a bit stupid or the don't understand the issues.

My hash would be settled by the simple expedient of traditionalists stating the work of known authors can be folk. Until then I see the definition as being arbitrary and sentimental and the underlying polemic artificial. Just one name under the wire would do.