[Harp-L] Cultural appropriation.

[Laurent Vigouroux]

I would answer I find it exclusionary and extraordinarily snobbish not to allow people call any type of music the way they want 😊
It hurst my feelings that someone want to reduce other people freedom. 😊

I’m kidding of course.
But I do find the original post a bit … aggressive.

This being said, the insights given by Cathal are interesting.

De : Harp-L <harp-l-bounces at xxxxx> de la part de 46long Blake <46long at xxxxx>
Date : mardi, 1 juin 2021 à 16:48
À : The Iceman <icemanle at xxxxx>
Cc : harp-l at xxxxx <harp-l at xxxxx>
Objet : Re: [Harp-L] Cultural appropriation.
"Political correctness" is another way of saying, "I am capable of
considering and respecting other perspectives than my own." If you think a
challenging question is meaningless, don't participate. If you have
something thoughtful to say in response, even in respectful disagreement,
chime in. That's how progress happens and communities grow closer. If you
think a challenging question makes you uncomfortable, you probably should
listen. Shouting "DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!!!!" or "STOP CHALLENGING MY
BELIEFS!!!" probably falls into the latter category.

On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:31 AM The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
wrote:

> political correctness hits the "L"?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathal Johnson Harmonicas <cathaljohnson at xxxxx>
> To: Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, Jun 1, 2021 10:17 am
> Subject: [Harp-L] Cultural appropriation.
>
> Hello All,
> Hope you are all well and happy.
>
> I am curious as to why a lot of Canadian and perhaps American but from
> my experience mostly Canadian harmonica players blanketly call Irish
> Traditional Dance Music, Bluegrass and Old TImey music 'traditional
> fiddle music' or tunes? I've never met anyone else who calls ITDM 'fiddle
> music'? I mean why don't they call it what it specifically is by its proper
> name ie Bluegrass, Old Timey and Irish Traditional Dance Music. A common
> mistake that a lot of people who don't know any better call Old Timey music
> Bluegrass, which of course it isn't.
>
> It also surprises me to find out the people who call it such. People who
> should know better. ITDM is primarily piping music and originates and
> descends from the pipes. Indeed other instruments feature prominently in it
> such as banjo and accordion and indeed harmonica or 'mouth organ' as the
> Irish call it, yet others insist on calling it 'fiddles music.'
>
> I find it exclusionary and extraordinarily snobbish to call the
> above genres 'traditional fiddle music.' As if the fiddle invented the
> musical genres and no other instrument was instrumental in the development
> of musical genres such as Irish Traditional Dance Music.
>
> Anyone calling these genres 'fiddle music' please refrain from doing so
> and give it its proper name. Please correct anyone else who does so.
> Cultural appropriation or misappropriation at its finest.
>
> Best,
> Cathal
>
> --
> Cathal Johnson
>
> www.cathaljohnson.com<http://www.cathaljohnson.com>
>