The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #1621   Message #54540
Posted By: bbelle
17-Jan-99 - 01:18 PM
Thread Name: Folk Songs to Ditch
Subject: RE: FOLK SONGS TO DITCH
I would have to vote for 500 Miles, Lemon Tree, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone. The Baez Ring Them Bell CD put a new slant on several old folk tunes which I found refreshing. There are a few "folk" songs which I have refused to sing and some others are definitely overdone, but I've been doing this for 30+ years and when I first heard them or sang them, it was great. So, maybe a few of us are jaded with a bit of the old stuff, but what about the "new" generation of folkies? It's new to them ... allow them the pleasure of the experience. They'll tire soon enough of singing/playing them, too. And ... every 4th of July my father's family congregates for a week in Morehead City, NC for the annual family reunion. We do all the kids' things during the day and at night we gather together at one of the cottages and sing and play music. We do a lot of the old stuff, including 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken because all the aunts and uncles are in their 70's and 80's and love to sing along, etc. Isn't that what this is all about ... sharing? Believe me when I say I'm neither a maudlin individual, nor am I steeped in nostalgis, but the cynicisn is wearing on me. jenny