It's always easier to look back and explain changes in music than to predict the way music may change as society changes.

I have noticed that many pubs that sell food now offer "Credit Crunch Meals" - sausage and mash etc. for £3 and so on. May be this is an indication of where we might be going.

Folk has always been relatively cheap and even the best musicians have struggled to make much of a living. Perhaps it will get cheaper with clubs doing what most Singarounds and Sessions do and charge nothing. Their is a wealth of talent that does floor spots and odd guest nights - no shortage of people to sing and play - just an unemployed audience. Perhaps we will see a return to home brewed beer?

New Labour failed because capitalism has stumbled - quite badly this time but it will get up again. New Labour also failed because it has no socialist alternative but as far as I can tell no body else has either.

The problems with capitalism will soon be overshadowed by Climate Change. Perhaps a massive tax on carbon fuels will stop people using them. The money raised could go into research in Green technology?

Cheers

L in C