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Thread #153069   Message #3582438
Posted By: Eric the Viking
07-Dec-13 - 06:03 PM
Thread Name: UK TV More 4 folk night on Sat 7th
Subject: RE: UK TV More 4 folk night on Sat 7th
As some one who doesn't drink, the kids have grown up and left, not pissed and don't need to drive anywhere, Mrs Viking is reading her Kobo, I am quite happy watching a bit of Saturday tele !! (Well this bit anyway) I just enjoyed seeing John Martyn as a young man in his prime. I was really impressed by Newton Faulkner's version of "May you never". (I'm not into N F) It's very general and really ignores the fact that there are thousands of competent (And not so competent singers and players) who play and sing every week in folk clubs. Don't know what Bob Geldof has to do with it really. The programme really only plays to the popular culture bit. Perhaps it's the new face of folk or the next bit of evolution?