Saturday, November 7, 2009

Why are most folk songs so miserable?

The body count was running,particularly high at the Deal Friday Folk Club last night (6th Nov).

We had the slaughter of the Rochdale pals on the Somme, the massacre of an entire extended Yorkshire victorian family on the moors (except the dog), the sinking of the titanic, death of 14yr old troopers, the death of 20 cornish tin miners ... it was relentless ... did I mention the poor polar bears?


Not that it was bad music; just the opposite it was great evening jam packed with performers enjoying every minute and a vocal & engaged audience. This is not an argument for more songs about kittens - (although I note that Adrian O's songs on a truculent donkey and pathological goat both went down very well) - I liked Sue Watson's darkish 'Vampire Rag'. More of Les's demonic accordian on  Leaving Liverpool please....

By the way if you got an answer please tell me.
All IMHO - Roadie
http://www.dealfolkclub.co.uk/

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