This is the future of Folk music and new talent needs to be recognised and developed both at school and in Folk activities

This is the future of **** ***** and new talent needs to be recognised and developed both at school and in Folk activities

In which **** ***** can be almost any interest or pressure group known to personkind.

In my time in education such groups included The Concrete Association, The White Fish Authority, The Banking and Insurance Industry, Pensions groups, endless 'Green' pressure groups Sporting groups by the dozen, animal welfare groups and so on.

I recieved a number of packs including 'Concrete Across the Curriculum' and 'White Fish Across the Curriculum'. These were education packs with ideas and activities for cherubs 5 - 11 years.

'If this is not handled correctly of course it could kill a child's interest in Folk Music for good.'

Couldn't agree more - a fair number of people who 'learned' country dancing at primary school in the 1950s can be hospitalised by the sound of Speed the Plough on arecord player.

The best way to learn cd , if that's necessary, it to go to a dance with a band, a caller and some friends. As for cherubs learning to sing songs they don't need teaching but in our 'music drenshed' culture they probably wont want to sing folk songs, but I suspect they never did much.

Why would a child want to sing Little Musgrave? Most Folks songs, like banking, insurance and pensions, not to mention concrete and white fish are probably best confronted later in life.

Cheers

L in C#
Didn't one C Sharp have some of these school and folk ideas.