The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #139035 Message #3186311
Posted By: olddude
12-Jul-11 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: young people and Folk Music
Subject: RE: young people and Folk Music
leeneia I think you maybe right, one of the kids runs home and gets his guitar and plays along with my songs. probably because all the kids I do talk to them about the history of a song or how I wrote one of my songs or about guitars in general ... Maybe you hit the nail there my dear friend .. I was amazed how the little girl remembered the name of the song .. you may just be correct, it is more about the attention I give them and the time I take talking to them. They do seem to thrive on it... Not because of me, but just that some adult had enough patience to talk. I do it cause I love the kids, they are wonderful and make me smile. I gave the kid that played music with me one of my classical guitars yesterday. He was blown away. He was saving his money to buy one but I was so taken that the kid plays hours and hours each day that I thought he deserved a decent guitar that I never play.
I think kids today are great, we all just need to take some time. But I will say they seem to love the music