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Thread #141742 Message #3264918
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
28-Nov-11 - 02:08 PM
Thread Name: Occupy Folk Music! (USA)
Subject: RE: Occupy Folk Music! (USA)
Steve, thanks for the explanation but you stated quite categoricaly in your opening post -
1% of the folkies control nearly all of what is heard in folk music clubs and societies. It is time to stand up to the dreaded Folk Police.
Now you are telling us that this is not the case. I understand that it is probably a simple case of tabloid-esque hyperbole but hopefuly, as a resonable person, you will fully understand why, in the presense of such extremes, people will rail against you. We have a regular poster on here who is prone to such exaguration over and over again. The last thing we need is another!
Now, the percentage has changed and, if I read It certainly does not apply to all the people who do the booking and programming for folk clubs. However, at least in the USA, we do have a problem of a small number of folkies who make others feel unwelcome. correctly you are now saying it is not the people who run the clubs either.
From 1% of people who control folk music we now seem to be saying there is an unkown number of people who attend folk clubs who make people feel unwelcome. That I would certainly accept. But I doubt if the percentage is any higher than those in any community who are generaly unpleasant!
I am not nitpicking or being pedantic here - Your standppoint does seem to have drasticaly changed over the course of a few posts - for the better I would say!
Now, if I am correct, I will suggest what I did on the group page on FB - How about making room for the very curmudgeons who do put a damper on things? Maybe they feel isolated? Maybe they really do enjoy folk 'as it was'. There is room for them - after all they are a tiny percentage. Let them have a bit of fun too :-)
Cheers
DtG