"it's not 'your' music. "
No it is/t 'mine' Ed, if we are talking about the spicific type of music I think we are, it's 'our' music - if not I have nothing to say on the subject, I apologise, withdraw and leave you to it.
I didn't insult anybody's music, I didn't start of by describing anybody's music as "boring" - I offered my opinion on other people's music when somebody chose to sweep mine aside.
I don't know how all types of singing "have a place here" - all styles of singing have their own disciplines which seldom have anything to do with other types - I wouldn't deem to tell an opera singer how to go about their art, or a pop singers or a jazz singer.
The OP addressed the question to what went on in folk clubs, so I assumed that we were talking about folk song, which is something I know a little about, from personal experience and from forty years of interviewing people I regard as the source of our material and of the knowledge of our folk-songs.
I'm not sure I should apologise at reacting when somebody describes the singers I named - Walter Pardon, Harry cox.... "boring" - if people feel I need to apologise, the I do, and will leave you to it - can't see the point of talking to people who appear not to speak the same language.
I am absolutely appalled that some unidentified Guest should tell anybody here to "fuck off" and am equally appalled that somebody should drag in another argument from another thread - it seems to be Mudcat at its very worst.
I take my music seriously, as, obviously do others - Vic and Annie spring to mind immediately, but there are others who appeared to be prepared to share my impressions on the type of songs I thought we were discussing and are prepared to swap ideas and experiences about them - if they are happy to go on, then so am I, if not, I'll sadly leave you to it.
Jim Carroll