The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53338   Message #820473
Posted By: InOBU
06-Nov-02 - 11:19 PM
Thread Name: Whither the politics of Folk?
Subject: RE: Whither the politics of Folk?
Dear Nathan... as a "professional" folk singer, I am left of liberal, as you may see in my song under the post a song for the end of America... I am a folk singer and a progressive because at the age of thirteen my father went down in the coal mines during the depression and when he came to the surface he was a life long trade unionist. Our traditional music goes way back in the family the music of the common folks. Beside, we have something to say, the eejits who give all three branches of government to a party which constantly leads the corporate few to the feeding troth while you poor working stiffs and I watch them feed on our savings, while this proud government kills like a thug without honor, well, what could someone like that have to say? It is difference between the battle hym of the republic and I'm a good ol rebel. Sure the second is a folk song, but so what... it has little to say and is bad words to a good tune.
Cheers, ... I had a great time caving in Texas...
Larry