The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160847   Message #3817757
Posted By: Mr Red
02-Nov-16 - 03:18 PM
Thread Name: Writing a folk standard
Subject: RE: Writing a folk standard
I did write a song with the intention of fooling the folk club. Not only did it, but it was written in the during a lull of another song, and at a table with three fighting kids and two adults trying to mollify them.

the Oak and the Willow about halfway down

What gives it away is that Longbows were made of Yew, smaller ones could be made out of Ash. Obviously I am proud of it, but to be in with any remote chance of a standard it had to reach a wide audience, and that would be down to me. Not going to happen.