The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #170752   Message #4129405
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
19-Dec-21 - 03:08 PM
Thread Name: Is folk a dirty four-letter word?
Subject: RE: Is folk a dirty four-letter word?
I've found Yellow Bird covered under everything from exotica to schlager. They're just retail inventory locations. It's all good.

Genre are defined by three distinct business entities: producers, artists and consumers. The Haitian song Choucoune has always been a middle class urban lounge tune on that island. But if Moses Asch records a certain Mudcatter and Pete Seeger cover they can call it 'folk' if they want to and anybody can listen to it as same. But it's still the same song with just the one discography.

There are no "No" votes in comsumerism, only "Yes." As long as the minimum for your business model agree, it really does not matter how many consumers do not like your stuff... or your labels.