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Thread #121085 Message #2641568
Posted By: Ian Fyvie
26-May-09 - 09:13 PM
Thread Name: Are 'Folk Arts' Elitist?
Subject: RE: Are 'Folk Arts' Elitist?
Folk arts have become elitist in the punters' minds because the people who tell the punters what to think, what is cool and WHAT TO BUY etc. generally reflect corporate US music culture and its clones outside the US.