The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #128012 Message #2864110
Posted By: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
14-Mar-10 - 05:38 PM
Thread Name: What defines a traditional song?
Subject: RE: What defines a traditional song?
"which is to say to understand the songs in terms of their genre & idiomatic structure rather than their derivation."
This might sound trite, but that sounds quite complicated and subtle.
If / when arrived at, how would you render such an understanding readily comprehensible to someone completely new to the area, who might lack knowledge of your points of reference? I'm tying in this with what Steve said below.. Which might not be helpful, but I have more thoughts on that which might lead the thread astray..