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04 Apr 02 - 10:13 AM (#682783) Subject: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: Bill D was testing a new search engine, and inadvertantly came to this amazing page You can find a quotation to support any thesis you have about folk & traditional music there. ""..idle youths [...] loathing honest labour and dispising lawfull trades, betakes themselves to a vagrant and viscious life, in every corner of cities and market townes in the realme singing and selling ballads." Henry Chettle, (1592)" |
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04 Apr 02 - 10:44 AM (#682805) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: Wolfgang Bill, thanks for the link. Great reading and I have refound a German song (Wo sind unsere Lieder?) I hadn't heard for ages. Wolfgang |
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04 Apr 02 - 10:54 AM (#682813) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: catspaw49 Geez Bill, that's fun!! Sat here reading the lot and kept thinking, "Hmmm....That one would make a thread....and that one, etc., etc." Lots of fun! Thanks. I'm tempted to list a favorite but........... Spaw |
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04 Apr 02 - 10:55 AM (#682815) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: Bill D wonderful, Wolfgang! (the nice thing is that the site seems to be in several languages, German, Dutch, French, Spanish...as well as English) |
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04 Apr 02 - 11:09 AM (#682825) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Did you see the "pedigrees" page? It includes kytrad in it! |
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04 Apr 02 - 11:27 AM (#682838) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: GUEST,Les B. Great page, Bill D. - I suggest it be "pointed" to the next time someone starts one of those 'What is Folk Music' threads !!! :) |
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04 Apr 02 - 08:58 PM (#683331) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: Bill D refreshing...just because it's neat... |
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04 Apr 02 - 11:42 PM (#683382) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca I hope somebody has taken up the task of putting this link in the Links section up on top! |
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04 Apr 02 - 11:58 PM (#683393) Subject: RE: Quotations from the history of 'Folk' From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) I find that quite often I use German, Dutch, Japanese and sometimes French websites when I am looking for words to a particular song, and sometimes discussion. This Dutch site is a good addition to my bookmarks. |