The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #42158   Message #611120
Posted By: catspaw49
16-Dec-01 - 03:25 PM
Thread Name: Can newly composed song become folk song
Subject: RE: Can newly composed song become folk song
I remember it Rog....I'll look, but that's a great analogy.

Harvey, since your song is trying harder to become folk without you than with you, I'd say it has an excellent shot at doing so. Now if you go for the bucks you will prove it was written for profit which disqualifies it for many as being a folk song. On the other hand, if you let it become so obscure in it's ownership that it will one day become a subject of research around here to find the truth, you will have nothing but the satisfaction of actually composing a folk song.

Harvey.......I think you're screwed.

Spaw