The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #166789   Message #4019139
Posted By: punkfolkrocker
14-Nov-19 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: The current state of folk music in UK
Subject: RE: The current state of folk music in UK
When i sit on the bog I ask Alexa to play random names that come to mind,
names I've probably not listened to for decades, if ever..
But names I've noticed here in a thread, or linked from it,
or even recommended by Amazon emails..

Today it was Barry Dransfield..
I've eaten a lot of stodge this week so sat there for a good 4 or 5 tracks...

Now, I immediatly liked his voice, and the sound of his recordings.
I thought one was very good and added it to my playlist.
Others washed over me a bit,
One seemed a bit too old fashioned and dull 'comic song'..

However, my radar plotted him as definitely folk sounding,
if not real trad folk...

That's just one example of how I respond to the music...

I'd like my voice to be as good as his, but I'd probably not do the songs I heard today,
and certainly not the jigs...

Different tastes and styles...