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Thread #23528   Message #262012
Posted By: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
21-Jul-00 - 05:06 AM
Thread Name: Traditional song....is Burns traditional
Subject: RE: Traditional song....is Burns traditional
I should have added to the above that how the piece is performed and contextualised is also most relevant. A music hall song with a known composer sung in a music hall setting is not I think trad, one sung in a folk club or festival is. A Burns song sung in white linen and tartan sash using a trained voice is not trad, a Burns song sung in a 'natural' singing voice at a TMSA festival competition is trad. (How traditional singing copmpetitions are is of course another matter.)