The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #128073   Message #2863966
Posted By: GUEST,Stringsinger
14-Mar-10 - 12:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: Folk Communities separate but equal ok?
Subject: RE: BS: Folk Communities separate but equal ok?
"Folk community" can be a misnomer. What does it really mean?

A folk community is one in which there is a definable sub-culture, not a media-driven
commercial edifice such as rock or hip-hop.

Audience "aficianados" do not define a folk culture any more than a spectator in
the grand stand is a member of the ball team.