No change there then. When I ran and was resident in a Folk club back in the 60's, there was always conflict (we really concentrated on traditional, ourselves) and had everything from Elizabethan ballads (all 104 verses - unaccompanied) to the very latest Tom Paxton and Bert Jansch numbers. We were happy to cater for all tastes and those that didn't like a particular style just chose their moments to go to the loo, get another pint etc. There was, however, one club in Liverpool which had a strict "no instruments whatsoever" rule - and that included guitars/whistles/pipes/HGs/fiddles - you name it. Traditional folk SONG club, they said. They eased it after a while to just "a dirty look if you had an instrument" club. :-) Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsbar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 1:33 AM Subject: [HG-new] Re: Valentin's music > > Yes we have the same kind of thing in our folk group. The purists who > think > there is no folk music under 109 years old versus the guys who think > anything "folks" sing is folk music (usually Guthrie et al). I am just > waiting for the day I can play my gurdy (a folk instrument) at the meeting > <flexes right arm muscles and grins evilly>. > > Fi > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Colin > Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 4:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HG-new] Re: Valentin's music > > > I certainly have no problem with anyone playing anything they like on any > instrument in any style they like - more strength to their elbow, I say. > That doesn't, however, mean I have to like it personally. > I feel much the same way to most of what's in the top 20 these days (oh > my, > I'm sounding like my parents). > I can also appreciate most forms of music and skill but, again, I don't > have > > to like it. > This argument has also been rife in the small-pipe community regarding > some > well-known player(s) who have developed their own style of playing. > Colin Hill > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
