Thanks matt.
I will plough my own furrow (musically that is, not being a farmer!) and it's glad to know that there are some fellow travellers who are of like mind.
I wish I'd met Jinky Wells, Sam Larner et all. Did meet The Rev Ken Loveless. (didn't work for me sadly).
I did meet George Spicer, Font Watling, etc. Still know Packie Byrne. All I have of Cecilia Costello, Joseph Taylor, etc, are the archive recordings. And lovely they are too.
But, just as brilliant are the more contemporary versions of the songs and tunes that where luckily recorded before they passed over.
Chris Fosters version of Costellos Grey Cock, is spine tingling, and made me seek out the Costello original.
And that is the point.
Was Cecilia described as a revival singer? Tut Tut...How dare she?
Probably drummed out of the pub for singing such a satanic song!
Sorry. But for me. The Trad / Contemporary date is 1890.
Before that. Only various scratchings of tunes/words done in a very haphazard way. (Am not referring to Art/Classical music here)
After 1890. with the advent of cylinder recordings. Then the tradition died.
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