[78-L] "Folk" music...?!

Charles Bihun csintala79 at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 20 08:27:04 PDT 2009


Depending on ones point of view, "amateur singing of folk music" could be redundant.

ChuckB




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From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 12:28:40 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] "Folk" music...?!


The idea of amateur singing of folk music brought to our lexicon the word "hootenanny."



Cary Ginell

> From: djwein at earthlink.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:21:30 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Folk" music...?!
> 
> Back in 1971...when I was doing "Europe On $5 a Week"...I had the
> chance to visit a London pub...which had a resident pianist and a LARGE
> group of enthusiastic singers-along! (this seems to have been a traditional
> activity at UK pubs, predating the ready availability of recorded music?!)!
> 
> I think the whole idea of "true amateur" singing has all but disappeared...
> people simply CANNOT match the carefully-digitally-edited "music"
> heard to-day...?!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 
> Oh, I don't know about that - in any gay piano bar in any city or town
> you'll find an enthusiastic crowd singing along to show tunes every night of
> the week!
> 
> Dave W.
> 
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