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Thread #167887 Message #4053674
Posted By: Jim Carroll
19-May-20 - 12:44 PM
Thread Name: Critical discussion of Ewan MacColl's singing
Subject: RE: Critical discussion of Ewan MacColl's singing
"I'm afraid."
Agree totally
Ireland underwent several cultural revivals - the song and music being part of each
The 1960s 'Folk Boom' was an offshoot of the revival inspired by first Alan Lomax then The BBC
This was followed by ups and downs, then The Willie Clancy School and later, The Irish Traditional music Archive revived the flagging fortunes of the previous revival
That gradually grew till the present explosion of interest based on te work of the previously mentioned two
Prior to this, our generation belived that we were the last of the traddies
Paddy Glackin's brother Kevin, put it in a nutshell when he described having to hide his fiddle under his coat for fear of being beaten up by
his schoolmates - now they would probably clamouring for his autograph
This time I think they have the solution of a future cracked
Glad I was around to see it happen
Jim