The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #156697 Message #3694436
Posted By: GUEST,Fred McCormick
16-Mar-15 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: Jeannie Robertson 40 years ago
Subject: RE: Jeannie Robertson 40 years ago
I've just been re-reading my earlier posting on this thread about young performers not being aware of source singers.
Whilst I stand by my criticisms of singers of any age who fail to acknowledge the importance of the tradition, I feel I may have been overzealous in tarring all young singers with the same brush.
In fact, conversations I've had with Sam Lee, Fay Hield, Hannah James and various others reveal that they possess exactly the kind of commitment to, and enthusiasm for, the tradition, which was so lacking among revivalists when I first got involved 50 odd years ago.
Just put me down as a cantankerous old grudge who got out of bed on the wrong side that day.
(Thinks. Do I have to eat all of this humble pie in one go, or can I save some for later?)