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Thread #131549 Message #2972810
Posted By: Steve Gardham
25-Aug-10 - 05:05 PM
Thread Name: Traditional singer definition
Subject: RE: Traditional singer definition
The performers (in Britain anyway) who managed to straddle both their own communities and the revival community are so few and far between I think we can afford them special status for this tremendous achievement. Of course it is possible to be part of two (or more) communities at once. Surely this is undeniable. Fred is possibly the best example for England. Some of them even went as far as to be singer-songwriters as someone has already mentioned. I can't see any problem with this. It doesn't diminish their status as 'traditional singers'. As far as I'm concerned it enhances it.