ADD: Loyalist (Ulster) Songs

Subject: ADD: Loyalist (Ulster) Songs
From: Graeme
Date: 13 Oct 98 - 09:15 AM

The discussion that seems to be beginning in the Loyalist (Ulster) Songs thread is very interesting - do we supply lyrics to songs that support known illegal/terrorist organisations? Do we deal with such things at all? I'd love to know some views from other Mudcatters.

Perosnally I feel that all folk songs have value, whether I agree with the politics behind them or not PROVIDED they are not consciously used to stir up hatred . In many cases, it's true, this was their original intention - many songs going way back were a form of propaganda (eg British Grenadiers?). But folksongs portraty a form of living history - they reflect the opinions prevailing at the time - and as such have a very important role to play. Perhaps now that there is at least some hope of peace in Northern Ireland it may be time to understand the motives that drove the participants, from their songs - and hope to God it never happens again.

Graeme

Subject: RE: ADD: Loyalist (Ulster) Songs
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Oct 98 - 02:59 PM

It's no big deal, Graeme, but I always wonder why people start new threads where there's already a discussion of the topic going on in another thread. Multiple threads make it difficult to follow a discussion. Wouldn't it be better to continue this discussion in the original thread, which you can access if you

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. By the way, ADD threads are usually used to submit lyrics to the database when no request for a song has been posted. Make sense? There's no real harm done by starting new threads, but it does make it a bit harder to follow discussions.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: ADD: Loyalist (Ulster) Songs
From: Graeme
Date: 13 Oct 98 - 05:46 PM

OK - Joe, point taken!

I'll just make the excuse that I'm new at this! I added the thread because I felt I was "branching off" the original topic and didn't want the first thread to get too much off the point.

Cheers,

Graeme

Subject: RE: ADD: Loyalist (Ulster) Songs
From: Big Mick
Date: 13 Oct 98 - 07:05 PM

Graeme,

I have added a response to this in the original thread.

All the best,

Mick