How good is your folk club?

Subject: RE: How good is your folk club?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 25 Mar 05 - 03:02 AM

Big Al,

That's the best idea I've heard in a very long time. One or two channels devoted to folk music of all kinds would be like having a year round festival at the push of a button.

I can see a few difficulties tho'. You would need a vast number of dedicated folk to front the individual programmes, to avoid the old problem of getting into a rut defined by their personal preferences.

You would also need to establish, from the outset, that there was to be no war among the participants about what is, or isn't, folk.

That said, the very idea is exciting, and I would certainly volunteer to get involved after I retire next February.

Now, does anyone have an idea how one might achieve this? I understand that the US have public access TV, which might offer possibilities that side of the pond, but the UK broadcasting scene seems to be a completely closed shop.

Comments from people actually involved in broadcasting would be very useful at this point. Over to you folks.......

Don T.

Subject: RE: How good is your folk club?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 25 Mar 05 - 02:14 PM

Yes wouldn't it be great, if we could get a sort of stand off in trad/contemporary wars that have bedevilled this artform. An hour of Martin carthy followed by an hour of Tom Paxton - twould be fantatstic.

The other bloody hassle would be keeping the music industry know-alls away. They would see what a brilliant idea it was and try and put all the deadbeats on, who've "made an acoustic album" - like its something you do as a break from being a proper musician.

its the problem with everything in our society, money can get you everywhere. Look at all those major label reviews in the folk press.

Subject: RE: How good is your folk club?
From: GUEST,Guest Bruce Baillie
Date: 25 Mar 05 - 03:53 PM

...are we discussing folk clubs or how good certain people are at teaching? there seems to be some confusion...

Subject: RE: How good is your folk club?
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 08:45 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: How good is your folk club?
From: GUEST,Jamell
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 04:51 AM

The Grove in Leeds has been going from strength to streangth over the last year or so. Singers nights are especially good with singers ranging from proffesionals to people trying for the first time and all are encouraged and feel appreciated.