The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127759   Message #2856568
Posted By: Ruth Archer
05-Mar-10 - 04:38 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Are 'What is Folk?' Threads Finished?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Are 'What is Folk?' Threads Finished?
"The oral tradition was fascinating, but it's dead."

I guess that's the sort of statement people make until they meet some source singers. Ask Jim Carroll or John Howson if the oral tradition is dead.