then we have the not so young uns like the Wilson Family,who[imo] are excellent.
young people do need to be encouraged,but then so do all good performers regardless of their age.
I would like to thank all the people who have kept this music and the folk club/festival circuit alive over the last 35 to 50 years,plus all the people who sing these songs purely for enjoyment.
one of the dangers of professionalism,is that when people HAVE to sing for a living the joy of singing/playing can periodically/occasionaly be replaced by the mechanical .
for example in todays instrumental music technical ability has risen to a very high standard,but I find I often enjoy recordings like Paddy in the Smoke more than some of the more recent Irish recordings ,WHY? should this be,it is becasue the love of playing for the sake of it,shines through
I think it was because those musicians were living and working all through the week,and really looked forward to playing saturday night and sundays,and it shows in their playing.
apologies for the thread drift[which has nothing to do with the Young uns as performers]