Beatles and Folk music

Subject: RE: Beatles and Folk music
From: Pete_Standing
Date: 01 Mar 05 - 07:19 PM

Hey, who needs a Rickenbacker? My 9 year old daughter was swinging to Twist and Shout on the bouzouki. I reckon John would have loved one. The Troggs Wild Thing has not been spared and I won't get any satisfaction until I've tried something by the Rolling Stones. I just can't explain who might have influenced me.

Subject: RE: Beatles and Folk music
From: GUEST,Sidewinder.
Date: 01 Mar 05 - 08:39 PM

We have reached a hiatus with this thread and I am pleased to say recent contributors of like mind have set this issue to rights.The outcome being; it's all folk after some time has elapsed and it translates to our repertoires and denying anything from pop music is an outmoded elitist approach that will see folk diminishing year on year and your good self sat alone performing your longstanding "traditional" set to an uninterested lone barman.Whereas I will be happily performing songs from "Rubber Soul" to an appreciative audience as always.

Regards.

Sidewinder.

Subject: RE: Beatles and Folk music
From: fiddler
Date: 02 Mar 05 - 03:31 AM

Just a thought

Was what we now call 'traditional folk' once the Popular muic of the day.

Same with Dancing - That was what they did then!

Fortunately neither is pickled in aspic and it cna still evolve and accept new facets keeping teh genre alive and kicking.

Andy