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Thread #127734   Message #2855252
Posted By: GUEST,Jeff
03-Mar-10 - 03:43 PM
Thread Name: American Folk / Country: Dividing Lines
Subject: RE: American Folk / Country: Dividing Lines
When playing in an Irish/Celtic band a few years ago the lines became further blurred for me as we did songs out of many different traditons. 'Red-haired Boy' became 'Little Beggar Boy' at the Harp and Fiddle in Pittsburgh, PA. Like blues, rock 'n roll is a combo of celtic and african traditions and clearly defined by Louis Armstrong, "There's only 2 kinds of music, good or bad."