"folk music, not just the future of traditional singing."
Sorry - never beenable to tellthe difference - would ask for enlightenment but don't wan't to start another 'what is folk' thread so I'll just have a peep in the dictionary.
Jim M - nothing personal - hated your Lucy Wan - whatever happened to the poor lady who was seduced by her brother, killed and dismembered?
Sounded if it all took place at a rap session. Didn't find it the slightest bit intereresting - but that's possibly me - I prefer my ballads with nowt taken out, particularly the plot.
"I would maintain that most people have a broader interpretation of "folk" music than JC"
Sorry Paul - most people have NO interpretation of folk music whatever, probably why the op thought itnecessary to seek assurances.
Even those who run the clubs can't make up their mind what it is.
Jim Carroll