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Thread #166789   Message #4015465
Posted By: Jim Carroll
26-Oct-19 - 06:39 AM
Thread Name: The current state of folk music in UK
Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
"Putting an unsubstantiated claim across as fact. Give us details of these folk clubs
You mean the thousand of clubs that have disappeared
Can't remember all their names - they disappeared
I substantiate what I say when I point out the number of people who has said they no longer
You ask for further substantiation after you've ignored all you've already been given
You were around when I was told that if I wanted fol song I had to go to some of the gatherings that don't call themselves "folk" and I might hear some
I argued with you far too long over whether Ed Sheeran was fit stuff for folk clubs
I tell you stopped going to folk clubs because I stopped haring folk songs thare - you tell people that I have no right to have an opinion on folk clubs because I don't go to folk clubs
Joe Heller wrote his classic novel on something like that situation

My experiences was not unlike that described by Guest Derreck the only difference being that there were plenty of other venues around that had policies that guaranteed that most of the evening consisted of folk and folk based material
That is no longer the case - I've been told (by Al I think) that there's no need for that now - it's old hat
Jim