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Subject: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Date: 15 Oct 24 - 06:31 AM Hi all - a simple, if engimatic, question - Does anyone know of any current or recent UK MPs who've expressed an interest in/shown support for folk music, folk dance and/or folk customs? What about members of the House of Lords? Grateful for any/all suggestions! |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Date: 15 Oct 24 - 06:33 AM Tempting as it is, let's try to leave aside attacks on our wayward, disappointing political establishment! |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: Manitas_at_home Date: 15 Oct 24 - 07:56 AM Not current but Tony Benn did a road show with Roy Bailey. |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,James E Date: 15 Oct 24 - 09:58 AM There's an all-party parliamentary group on the folk arts, made up of a couple of SNP MPs, one Tory MP and one Labour peer. MSP rather than MP, but John Swinney posted a tribute when Rod Paterson died: "an amazing musician who made a tremendous contribution to traditional music in Scotland". IIRC Jeremy Corbyn was at the 2015 Barbican concert in memory of Ewan MacColl. Can't think of anything else off the top of my head. |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,jOhn Date: 15 Oct 24 - 12:49 PM Alistair Campbell plays the bagpipes |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Date: 15 Oct 24 - 04:20 PM Many thanks all, especially James E, for highlighting the APPG - It looks like it was left defunct after the 2019 General Election; re-founded in November 2023; but not re-registered after the 2024 GE. I can't see any papers or minutes on-line, nor any tweets etc, so it's hard to know if it ever actually met |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: The Sandman Date: 15 Oct 24 - 05:09 PM Andrew Rosindell, is a possibilty, his brother Owen used to be involved with the Romford folk club scene |
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Subject: RE: Folkie MPs/Lords? From: GUEST,James E Date: 15 Oct 24 - 05:27 PM … and in fact all three MPs in the APPG lost their seats in July. So it's anyone's guess if it'll be re-established. |
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