The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #61145 Message #981719
Posted By: banjoman
12-Jul-03 - 06:38 AM
Thread Name: What makes a traditional song?
Subject: RE: What makes a traditional song?
I believe that the "Tradition" is in the singing and not neccessarily in the content. The tradition of singing in pubs/ale houses/public/gatherings etc far outdates most of the material considered by diehard folkies to be traditional. Therefore, anything which can be sung live either accomanied or not fits the bill, although most of has have a preference as to style or presentation. We should be giving thought to maintaining the tradition of singing especially with the massive reduction in music teaching in schools. Lots of youngsters I know think that music is something that comes from a black box slung around the neck or in your pocket.
It is up to us to keep live music really alive