The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #134844   Message #3073591
Posted By: Paul Davenport
13-Jan-11 - 05:48 AM
Thread Name: Classic folk music
Subject: RE: Classic folk music
Jim Carroll writes, 'they are OUR souces for the songs that drew us into folk music;'
No they're not Jim. Mine were family and friends. Most people know songs learned from these sources. One should not confuse repertoire with tradition. As a point of interest,Sam Larner's sources were, and I quote, "Chaps at sea, school, church choir…"