The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #143957   Message #3326129
Posted By: GUEST,Wild Once
21-Mar-12 - 03:42 AM
Thread Name: Raymond Crooke-song abt coal mining whistleblower
Subject: RE: Raymond Crooke
"It is amazing how current folk music can have such an impact on people's lives...!"

I really don't see your point.

Charles Scott Howard is clearly a very brave and determined man. He is prepared to take on and fight single handed the industry on which he depends for his livelyhood. I see him as being a man who (hopefully) will have a positive impact on peoples lives.

Unfortunately, I don't see this song having any impact at all. It appears to me to be a rather rambling, loose list of the points raised in the article, while lacking rhythm, metre or a viewpoint of it's own.

I feel it would say more by saying less, but more concisely. Others may disagree, but it didn't work for me.

It seems to be more a matter of peoples lives having impact on folk music, but in this case, not the other way round.