The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60238   Message #965244
Posted By: Tunesmith
10-Jun-03 - 02:37 PM
Thread Name: Folk Music Dying?
Subject: RE: Folk Music Dying?
I went to see Cara Dillon last week. The place was packed! 300? And I was wondering why most those people didn't support our local folkclub. But in reality there's a world of difference between the well-organised performance of Cara and friends, and what greets visitors to their local folkclub i.e. some very amateur efforts and a rather cliquish atmosphere . It would seem that the well-establish way of running folkclubs ( in the UK ) is bound to die.I'd give them ten more years at most. Sad but.....