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27 Jun 07 - 04:10 PM (#2088498) Subject: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Following on from the various threads such as young talent is killing folk clubs etc. I was concerned as to why me, and others of my generation are still alive. They say 'old golfers never die, they just lose their balls' Perhaps, just to pass the time, you Mudcatters can find reasons for the longevity of Folkers No prizes for the winner |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:11 PM (#2088500) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Phil Cooper It's too late to die young. To quote Greg Brown. |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:13 PM (#2088504) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: jacqui.c I reckon that it's the consumption of numerous pints of beer that accompany folk sessions - there must be something in the ale that leads to a longer life! |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:29 PM (#2088522) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: katlaughing Old folkers never die...they just folk off! |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:30 PM (#2088523) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Richard Bridge just can't stop plucking.... |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:33 PM (#2088526) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Old folkers never die they just drop their capos Best I can do so far! |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:34 PM (#2088528) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Crane Driver ................ keep repeating the chorus |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:37 PM (#2088530) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Old Folkers never die they just...I forgot what I was going to say |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:38 PM (#2088533) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: beardedbruce ... forget what they were going to say? |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:41 PM (#2088535) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Hi beardedbruce-SNAP |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:42 PM (#2088536) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Leadbelly They say 'old golfers never die, they just lose their balls' Hopefully, that I won't lose my balls. |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:44 PM (#2088538) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: beardedbruce We're not old ( compared to what we sing). |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:44 PM (#2088539) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Bill D Old Folkers never die...they just become Modal Folkers. |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:58 PM (#2088553) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Severn They just refrain more often in their per-verse lives 'til someone has to finally have to make the "trad. arrangement by" which they can become a true underground phenomena and one with legend itself. |
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27 Jun 07 - 04:59 PM (#2088554) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: The Sandman old cricketers never die, they just get run out. Old folkies never die,they just cant bowl a maiden over. |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:04 PM (#2088555) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Old Folkers never die they just sing bawdy ballads. re the maxim Those who can, do. Those who can't, sing about it |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:05 PM (#2088557) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: gnu ... get better. |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:15 PM (#2088567) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Whooda Ever I remember a friend remarking after having seen Mother Maybelle Carter in her last years that she'd died two years ago and either nobody told her or she hadn't noticed. |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:18 PM (#2088568) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade No one told Maybelle Carter but they told me. I've died many times |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:20 PM (#2088571) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: beardedbruce I died once, but I got better. |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:25 PM (#2088574) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Severn ....start releasing albums called "The Legendary", "The Late, Great" and "The Lost Sessions". Of course, the music itself is and will be timeless by definition, right?" |
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27 Jun 07 - 05:53 PM (#2088593) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego They may, eventually succumb - but they'll be 'well-versed' for the next gig. |
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27 Jun 07 - 06:03 PM (#2088605) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Bee-dubya-ell Sorry, but the truth of the matter is that old folkies do eventually die. It's the only way to get them to shut the folk up. |
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27 Jun 07 - 06:05 PM (#2088606) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: bubblyrat I"m not going to suck "em------I"m not like that !! |
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27 Jun 07 - 06:15 PM (#2088613) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Georgiansilver Old Folkies never die they just lose their tuning. Old Folkies never die they just 'fade out' Old Folkies never die they just play a bodhran? Old Folkies never die they just forget the words (bit more realistic eh?) |
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28 Jun 07 - 05:09 AM (#2088866) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Geoff the Duck They just hum a bit... Quack! GtD. |
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28 Jun 07 - 07:30 AM (#2088931) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: MBSLynne Damn Katlaughing! That's what I was going to say! Old Folkies DO die, you just can't tell the difference? Old Folkies never die because they are pickled in alcohol. Love Lynne |
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28 Jun 07 - 07:35 AM (#2088934) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Dave Hanson Old folkers never die, they just smell that way. eric |
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28 Jun 07 - 07:45 AM (#2088942) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: The Fooles Troupe Old Folkies never die they just play that way... |
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28 Jun 07 - 08:06 AM (#2088957) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,donmeixner ....they just end the refrain. |
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28 Jun 07 - 08:11 AM (#2088964) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Old Folkers never die they just start writing songs in open D tuning (for the non guitarists they D compose) Ouch |
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28 Jun 07 - 09:54 AM (#2089059) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Terry McDonald Warwick - I hope you've feeling better by the time you do your first number at Wimborne this evening........ |
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28 Jun 07 - 09:58 AM (#2089061) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: BuckMulligan Old folkies never die, and they wish they'd known that so they coulda taken better care of themselves. |
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28 Jun 07 - 10:04 AM (#2089067) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Warwick Slade Don't worry Terry I'm still taking the tablets |
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28 Jun 07 - 10:23 AM (#2089081) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: katlaughing MBSLynne....nah-nah-nah-nah!**bg** Old folkies never die, they haven't answered the question, "What IS folk?" |
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28 Jun 07 - 11:56 AM (#2089160) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: open mike they just decresendo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o or perhaps they diminish.. |
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28 Jun 07 - 12:00 PM (#2089165) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: katlaughing but only by a third? |
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28 Jun 07 - 12:10 PM (#2089172) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: MartinRyan ...cross-dress and run away to C. Regards |
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28 Jun 07 - 12:12 PM (#2089175) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: alanabit I thought old cricketers just had to withdraw their stumps... I think old folkies just live to see their favourite songs become folk songs. |
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28 Jun 07 - 12:14 PM (#2089179) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Ebbie Old Folkers never die, they just play away. |
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28 Jun 07 - 12:20 PM (#2089189) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Duke Man is a creature of habit and habits are hard to break. It took me 17 years to stop smoking and I doubt that I have 17 years left, so I just keep folking along. |
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28 Jun 07 - 03:52 PM (#2089380) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Have their gig cancelled |
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28 Jun 07 - 03:57 PM (#2089387) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Declan ... allow their hair to go gracefully gray. |
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28 Jun 07 - 07:18 PM (#2089545) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: SouthernCelt ...or allow their hair to go gracefully away. SC |
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28 Jun 07 - 11:52 PM (#2089689) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Gurney .....pop their clogs. Those were the days. |
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29 Jun 07 - 01:22 AM (#2089713) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,Jack Silver become multi-instrumentalists |
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29 Jun 07 - 03:14 AM (#2089748) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: The Fooles Troupe "become multi-instrumentalists" Whoo Hoo! I made it! |
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29 Jun 07 - 04:15 AM (#2089785) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: JennyO Old Folkers never die, They just go to the Great Session in the sky. |
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29 Jun 07 - 05:06 AM (#2089814) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Dave Hanson Nah, the devil has all the best music. eric |
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30 Jun 07 - 02:25 AM (#2090663) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Mr Red Old actresses never die - they're just Faye Dunnaway I'll get me coat............ |
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30 Jun 07 - 05:31 AM (#2090734) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Genie Old folkers never die, they just tend to go flat. And they tend to have more trouble with their g-strings. |
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30 Jun 07 - 01:43 PM (#2090993) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Charley Noble Old Folkies never die... Only their audience does! And their sponsors! And their strings! And anything else that's helpless! Cheerily, Charley Noble, enjoying a senior moment |
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30 Jun 07 - 09:48 PM (#2091293) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Artful Codger Old folk musicians never die, they just... ...fiddle out. (It'll come to you) ...prattle and cuss vociferous-lie. |
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01 Jul 07 - 03:46 AM (#2091410) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Genie Old folkers never die, They just diet (or probably need to). Genie ยง;-D |
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02 Jul 07 - 02:22 AM (#2092147) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Mr Red Old road signs never die the just "Give Way" |
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02 Jul 07 - 02:46 AM (#2092159) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Fliss Old folkies never die.. they just go green ... they get recycled |
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02 Jul 07 - 03:20 AM (#2092175) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,sparticus Old folkies never die......the tradition won't let them! |
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02 Jul 07 - 01:42 PM (#2092511) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Artful Codger Go mondegreen? |
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02 Jul 07 - 04:47 PM (#2092661) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Lyrical Lady ....they just keep folking up! LL |
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02 Jul 07 - 05:33 PM (#2092700) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego They just take their act to a higher level (or lower, depending upon the individual...) |
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02 Jul 07 - 05:35 PM (#2092701) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: GUEST,sparticus Old Folkers never die they just.....can't avoid the Revival. |
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02 Jul 07 - 09:31 PM (#2092843) Subject: RE: Old Folkers never die they just......... From: Songster Bob Old folkies never die -- they just sound that way. Bob |