It has been reported that when Jack Armstrong appeared on the radio, the
producers encouraged (required?) him to provide Northumbrian titles for
the tunes he used. Whether or not this is true, why not take existing
tunes which you like to play and give them 'Harvest' titles.
I heard an interview with a young American singer/songwriter who
accompanied herself on guitar. She was offered a well-paid gig to play
'cowboy' songs. A friend advised her to take the gig, play her own
material, and call them cowboy songs. Of the audience he said "Hell,
they ain't no ethnomusicologists.
Just a thought.
Barry
Richard York wrote:
Please may I thank all those of you who, both on and off-list, have
sent such a wealth of ideas.
I knew this group was a helpful bunch of people, but have been really
delighted by the quantity of great ideas, and the time you've taken to
put them together.
The service our friend is conducting could now be hours long, and
that's just the music, never mind the other bits!
There's a meeting this Tuesday of the people taking part, and I'll
bring all the suggestions to it.
Thanks again,
Richard.
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