Re: [Harp-L] Folk disagreement -- putting on style

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

There real problem here is a problem to communicate.

The correct term is probably "folk-style music!? which covers a wide variety 
of music ranging from what is genuine folk music and those songs written in 
the style and tradition (many by singer-songwriters -- who borrowed chord 
progressions and melodies).

Yankee Doodle is probably not considered a folk song by many because the only 
guitar player who played it in recent memory was Chet Atkins who played it 
simultaneously ("in order to save time") along with Dixie.

Kumbyah is regarded as a spiritual by some, by others as merely a corruption 
of an early 
Amercan (British) hymn Come By Here, My Lord.

And not only that, those radio programs that used to feature folk music now 
include world music -- which is an entirely different thing.

More power to the folk!