The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #166789   Message #4016657
Posted By: Steve Gardham
01-Nov-19 - 03:48 PM
Thread Name: The current state of folk music in UK
Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
But just to pile it on, in my immediate area, say 3 miles radius, there are 3 folk clubs and numerous sessions and singarounds and I can guarantee that 90% at least of what is performed is of that material that Jim has said he would approve, i.e., traditional, or of the type that is of the Radio Ballads, local material using traditional tunes and largely of some sort of local heritage connection. Added to that there is a local Folk Archive and a charity Folk in Hull that runs bigger events throughout the year, oh and I know the Sheffield area has 10 times this amount.