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Subject: RE: Folkies From: BusyBee Paul Date: 05 Nov 07 - 11:00 AM JennyO - I love that song! Deirdre |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Waddon Pete Date: 05 Nov 07 - 10:23 AM Great video Mr. Happy! (notice the weskits?) As a great friend of mine is fond of saying, "If you don't get made fun of, you just ain't important enough!" Best wishes, Peter |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 05 Nov 07 - 04:46 AM Tom Learer had a tongue in the cheek song "We are the folksong army" One of the lines is " Every one of us cares" Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: JennyO Date: 04 Nov 07 - 09:34 PM I have to agree with Deidre and quantock. That has nearly always been my experience with folkies. I think of them as my family - and that includes all the ones I haven't met yet. They were the people who helped me move house a few years ago when I was having flatmate problems, and they are the ones who are always there when I need a friend. A friend of ours, Billy, who ran the Merry Muse folk club in Canberra, had a slogan on all his mailouts - "There are no strangers here - only friends we have not met yet!" If you were at one of his concerts, at some stage he would get everyone to say hello to the people on either side. Sounds corny, but it was easy to do - and it's not unusual for that to happen anyway without any prompting. And now I'm going to do something that I suspect is common to a lot of folkies, and think of a song on the subject (my son often says "Why do you always have to keep breaking into song, mum?") This is a truly awful song that another one of my friends sings - but I'm going to post it anyway. What can I say? The devil made me do it ;-) You know the Paul Simon song, The Boxer? Well this isn't it. THE FOLKIE - Lyrics: Mike Agranoff, ©1989 Mike Agranoff, Music: Paul Simon © 1969 Paul Simon. 1 I am just a folkie, and my song is seldom heard For I cannot sing the tune, and keep forgetting all the words That's not unusual. But I try my best And I play the three chords that I know and disregard the rest, mmmm... 2 Asking only gas and free beer, I come looking for a gig But I get no offers, just a ripoff from this bar on Seventh Avenue. He told a tale, After six nights at three sets a night he'd pay me without fail, mmmm, And the check was in the mail. chorus Lie-la-lies..... 3 So I left the bars and the coffeehouse feeling no more than annoyed, And I come to play for strangers on the corners, streets, and subway stations, anywhere They would go For the nickles, dimes, and quarters that the harried people throw, Playing Dylan songs, or something they would know. instrumental 4 In the kitchen sits a folkie, a songwriter by his trade , And he tries to do his taxes on the money he ain't made on singing protest songs Against the war Or that Simon and Garfunkle stuff that folks don't sing no more, And he asks himself, "What do I do it for?" chorus Why-wa-why.... |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: TheSnail Date: 04 Nov 07 - 07:51 AM Declan Jazzers rather than Jazzies I don't want to call myself a Folker. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Declan Date: 04 Nov 07 - 06:57 AM But not proud enough to tell us who you are! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST Date: 04 Nov 07 - 06:54 AM I'm a folkie and proud... |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Declan Date: 04 Nov 07 - 06:50 AM Some people who like jazz have a collective name for themselves but it tends to be Jazzers rather than Jazzies. By the way the song Monto which Gulliver mentions above was written by George D Hodnett (GDH) who was mostly a Jazzer and wrote it as a bit of a slag on folk music. Strange that it should be mentioned as the epitome of Trad by whoever was making the snide remarks on the Radio. Of course by some definitions Monto can never become trad. because its authorship is known. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 04 Nov 07 - 06:20 AM Thanks Mr. Happy Best version of the, "Wild Rover" I've heard for years. I usually charge extra to sing that. Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Mr Happy Date: 04 Nov 07 - 12:52 AM Typical stereotypes:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BhNXJGmcqNI ? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: quantock Date: 04 Nov 07 - 12:26 AM I'm with Deirdre! "In my experience, Folkies are the best people on Earth - kind, considerate, always ready to share a beer and a song. And most of them are the friends I've just not met yet. Which means I've still got loads of lovely people out there to get to know. Fantastic! Deirdre" Rob Williams |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Jim Krause Date: 03 Nov 07 - 07:42 PM Oh NO! Is that the one they use in the day room of the Neil Young Centre for the Terminally Screwed? JimK |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Stringsinger Date: 03 Nov 07 - 06:42 PM "Folkie"---usually an image of someone who decides what someone who sings folk songs looks like. Or someone who would like to imprison folk music by putting it in an image straight-jacket. Or someone who comes from the city and sings rural songs. (Like me). Or like "hippie", "beatnik", ...as useful as all those meaningless terms. Frank |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Jack Blandiver Date: 03 Nov 07 - 02:53 PM Peter Bellamy called himself a 'Traddy' rather than a 'Folkie' & it's something I've taken to calling myself when attending singarounds & open mic nights where the remit is mostly non-traditional material. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: terrier Date: 03 Nov 07 - 02:23 PM Wasn't Dan FOGEYberg a sort of folk singer at some time or other? Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit - PM Date: 02 Nov 07 - 06:53 PM You have to moan a bit first. Chas Yes it has been mentioned recently on the Cat that us Brits do tend to moan too much ;) |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Frazz Date: 03 Nov 07 - 02:11 PM Well said Deirdre, they are the salt of the earth. Lovely people. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 03 Nov 07 - 12:03 PM FWIW, Don Still alive then Don Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: melodeonboy Date: 03 Nov 07 - 07:55 AM So, the demise of folk is apparently due, in part at least, to the addition of the suffix "ie" to the word to describe those who like/play/sing it. Is it therefore reasonable to assume that the fortunes of techies, hoodies, foodies and trekkies are also on the decline? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: BusyBee Paul Date: 03 Nov 07 - 03:39 AM In my experience, Folkies are the best people on Earth - kind, considerate, always ready to share a beer and a song. And most of them are the friends I've just not met yet. Which means I've still got loads of lovely people out there to get to know. Fantastic! Deirdre |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Gulliver Date: 02 Nov 07 - 11:25 PM I was half listening to Newstalk (Irish radio station) last week as I was working around the house when some musical person (a reviewer, or something like that--he sounded English) was being interviewed about the development of Irish trad music. He lauded the usual individuals and groups like the Chieftains, Planxty and so on and then eventually came up to the present day when he referred to certain contemporary trad musicians as "sad old men with beards singing Monto in a pub somewhere" (I think those were his exact words). I did think this was derogatory. It almost describes some of the gang I play with every week, but they are anything but sad! FWIW, Don |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Richard Bridge Date: 02 Nov 07 - 10:00 PM WhenU last on the road? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST,Margret RoadKnight Date: 02 Nov 07 - 09:10 PM Lazy word, too often heard in "I'm just an old folkie"....can't imagine jazz players/fans calling themselves Jazzies. No wonder the folk scene, outside of festivals, is hardly thriving. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 02 Nov 07 - 06:53 PM You have to moan a bit first. Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Frazz Date: 02 Nov 07 - 05:00 PM I see, so I,m a Folkie therefore an old Fogey and an Old Fart just for good measure. I think I need a second revival!! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: the button Date: 02 Nov 07 - 04:45 PM Curmudgeon. One of the finest words in the English language. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST,Songster Bob Date: 02 Nov 07 - 02:09 PM "Whats a Fogey asks Frazz. A Fogey is an "Old Fart" :-)" Actually, there are gradations; one does not go directly from "fogey" to "old fart" without passing your curmudgeon levels. Bob |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: the button Date: 02 Nov 07 - 12:36 PM Such items are available from specialist running shops. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST, Mingulay at work Date: 02 Nov 07 - 12:32 PM Les, I too know that code, but only after several pints of falling over water. Just had a thought, why has no one developed a belt that could be filled with ale and drunk on the move? It would save spillage from open tankards and leave the hands free for other tasks. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 02 Nov 07 - 12:16 PM "I'm quite proud of being a part of the second revival." That rather assumes that there was a first one... Er..... somewhere around the late 18 hundreds early 19 hundreds. Second one (this one)started in the 1950's around about the time of the ban the bomb marches etc. "We shall not be moved..." We've been constipaited ever since. Sorry lads couldn't resist that last remark. I didn't mean it. Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: greg stephens Date: 02 Nov 07 - 07:20 AM I am a card carrying folkie from the 50's and proud of it. Though I have no beard, and my tankards are in cupboards or on shelves, and not on my belt, not even when I go to Sidmouth. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Les in Chorlton Date: 02 Nov 07 - 06:39 AM The Vangaurd is related to the Trained Seal. In a code I cannot reveal! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Rasener Date: 02 Nov 07 - 06:02 AM Whats a Fogey asks Frazz. A Fogey is an "Old Fart" :-) |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST,Mingulay at work Date: 02 Nov 07 - 05:41 AM Would a skiffler turned folkie be a fiffler or a skokie? Does it matter? If the answer to the Meaning of Life is 42, is the question "How many strings are there on 7 guitars"? Of more interest is where Les got his Vanguard. The Standard Motor Company has been gone for years now!! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Les in Chorlton Date: 02 Nov 07 - 05:23 AM Comrades! This proves the argument put forward by the PFPTFS for a strong Vanguard and a Trained Seal. As for the Skifflers .. I was a Skiffler before I was re-educated. They were once a majority of the minority now they are......... ........sorry I have completely lost the plot here. |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Art Thieme Date: 02 Nov 07 - 02:40 AM I'm proud to remain a portion of the first one. Art |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Ian Burdon Date: 02 Nov 07 - 01:58 AM "I'm quite proud of being a part of the second revival." That rather assumes that there was a first one... |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Leadfingers Date: 01 Nov 07 - 08:11 PM Geordie - As long as you dont nick one of MY weskits ! But where else do you keep the Capo and picks ? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Geordie-Peorgie Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:58 PM Aah can verify that Leadfingers certainly DOES hev a beard And if it's HIS book you are taalkin' aboot - It's a good 'un although he hasn't finished colourin' it in yet. Sorry Terry!! Aah'll get me weskit |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: GUEST,martin ellison Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:53 PM F orget the words O ut of tune guitar L et's start again K ey too high I mbibe excessively E mbarrassing |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Big Al Whittle Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:31 PM are we part of the second revival...like France had a seond empire and all that? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Frazz Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:11 PM What,s a Fogey? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Fidjit Date: 01 Nov 07 - 06:46 PM I'm quite proud of being a part of the second revival. Even though I'm now also a "Fogey" Chas |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Ross Date: 01 Nov 07 - 11:28 AM Is smell a factor? |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Banjiman Date: 01 Nov 07 - 11:22 AM BBP, Shouldn't that be f*lking hell? Your language is appalling! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Waddon Pete Date: 01 Nov 07 - 11:08 AM Perhaps this might help Busybee Paul and others! Or not! For work read Folk! http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=209217 The blue clickyizer didn't work that time! Best wishes, Peter |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: BusyBee Paul Date: 01 Nov 07 - 10:59 AM I can't understand what the folking hell everyone is on about! |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 01 Nov 07 - 10:24 AM Think yourself lucky- people often sidle up to me and whisper that they also used to like skiffle, we hide near the dumpsters away from the folk police and occasionally break into a quick burst of Rock Island Line before staggering away... RtS |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Les in Chorlton Date: 01 Nov 07 - 08:12 AM Double Bluf Comrade, weskits it is, but I am not falling for the old spotted hankercher false password |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Waddon Pete Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:21 AM More likely to be weskits, zurr Len Zurr. Spotted hankercher opshonul. Best wishes, Peter |
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Subject: RE: Folkies From: Les in Chorlton Date: 01 Nov 07 - 07:10 AM Has this book been before the Central Committee of the PFPTFS? I think not! The Union of Artists and Musicians (M-L) will have a view on this "Comrades" |
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