[mplpost] Definitions
Kathy Reid or Arnie Naiman
ragged@interlog.com
Wed Aug 16 09:12:45 2000
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Mitch raises an interesting point here :" The reason I ask is that it =
seems that current programmers are stretching the limits like never =
before in order to attract a wider audience. Is this a good and =
reasonable practise or does it put folk music, as an art form in danger? =
" I have not programmed a festival, but did a weekly folk venue for =
some years. I tried to get a good amount of traditional players out. =
Although a t times it was difficult to attract a big audience, many =
young people would show up having never heard that type of music before. =
Some of these young folks soak it up and are themselves becoming great =
players of the music and taking it further, making it exciting. It is =
becoming obvious to me that traditional folk artists are dwindling as =
performers at festivals and the directors are completely gearing the =
music and performers based on economic and trends. Where will young =
people get their inspiration from eventually ?- it is obvious that less =
and less from traditional forms, and more toward contemporary and =
popular forms as the trend continues.=20
Arnie Naiman
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The reason I ask is that it seems that current programmers are =
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limits like never before in order to attract a wider audience. Is this a =
good=20
and reasonable practise or does it put folk music, as an art form in=20
danger? " I have not programmed a =
festival, but=20
did a weekly folk venue for some years. I tried to get a good =
amount of=20
traditional players out. Although a t times it was difficult to =
attract a=20
big audience, many young people would show up having never heard that =
type of=20
music before. Some of these young folks soak it up and are =
themselves=20
becoming great players of the music and taking it further, making it =
exciting.=20
It is becoming obvious to me that traditional folk artists are dwindling =
as=20
performers at festivals and the directors are completely gearing =
the music=20
and performers based on economic and trends. Where will young people get =
their=20
inspiration from eventually ?- it is obvious that less and less from =
traditional=20
forms, and more toward contemporary and popular forms as the trend =
continues.=20
Arnie =
Naiman