Programme on folk music collectors

Subject: Programme on folk music collectors
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 27 Mar 08 - 03:54 AM

Anybody within range of RTE Radio one (Ireland) might be interested in the hour-long programme at 9pm tonight on collecting folk music.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: r.padgett
Date: 27 Mar 08 - 10:58 AM

OK Jim I will try to remember this

I'm on cable

Ray

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 27 Mar 08 - 11:58 AM

RTE1 is online, and it's podcasted.

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 05:05 AM

I caught this programme last night

I personally found it interesting although perhaps intense

The Housecarpenter was featured and its origins and was a song i learnt many years ago ~ I was struck by the variations of tunes used and guitar styles etc

Curt Cobain also was included there[I think] and the guitar "rifts" which were clearly copied, but then dunt we all!

Eliza Carthy singing Ten Thousand miles from Nick Jones too
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Aside:
CBS recording of the same song bears a uncanny resemblance to NJ too

Ray

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: mattkeen
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 07:27 AM

Do you mean "riffs"? Though I am sure that in the case of many bands then "rifts" is a better term

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 09:14 AM

What was the prog called? I couldn't find it on the RTE website!

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: r.padgett
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 12:48 PM

Riffs ~ as I am a singer and not a "musician" you will no doubt be correct, sorry!

Point re bands may also be true, but then I dunt get involved wi em

Ray

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 01:03 PM

> What was the prog called?

The gospel according to RTE Guide sez:

The Radio 1 Music Collection: Crossing The Bridge
Pat Horgan presents a documentary about song collectore from A.L. Lloyd to Harry Smith, and song collections from Folkways to Broadside Ballads

The gospel according to Bonnie sez:

WOWWWWWWWWW I remembered all over again just how brilliant Nic Jones' music is.

This show is definitely worth a listen if you can manage it -

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 28 Mar 08 - 01:09 PM

Jim, click on Diane's link and then click on the "Arts & Traditional Music" heading in the sidebar to the right. Or (if it works) you can just try clicking this:

http://www.rte.ie/radio/artstrad.html

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 29 Mar 08 - 05:00 AM

Thanks for the link Bonnie. I had searched around without luck but did manage to find the Tom Munnelly programme I'd previously missed so caught up on that at least.

Not the easiest radio site I've found but hidden gems.

Subject: RE: Programme on folk music collectors
From: Folkiedave
Date: 29 Mar 08 - 06:22 AM

This should take you there.