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Today's Guardian - early collectors of traditional song

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Stuart Reed

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Jul 4, 2008, 6:35:14 AM7/4/08
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An informative article about the work of European folklorists, marred by yet
another scream-inducing Guardian cliche - "homespun, bearded enthusiasts
nodding appreciatively into their real ale."

http://music.guardian.co.uk/folk/story/0,,2288734,00.html

Dominic Cronin

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Jul 4, 2008, 1:43:57 PM7/4/08
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:35:14 +0100, "Stuart Reed" <s...@stureed.co.uk>
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Oh please! If you're going to do this, give sufficient context to be
fair to the author.

" The UK is a very different place from the monocultural land their
[1] great socio-musical project was planned for, and they might be
perturbed by the connotations that the words "folky" and "folksy"
carry for many (homespun, bearded enthusiasts nodding appreciatively
into their real ale). "

[1] Cecil Sharp and Vaughn Williams

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Dominic Cronin
Amsterdam

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Jul 5, 2008, 10:54:15 AM7/5/08
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On 4 Jul, 18:43, Dominic Cronin

'monocultural . . .Vaughn Williams . . .'

Package it as 'Pearl River' or 'Stout Hearts And The People's Bayonets
Retook Tiger Mountain' and his Lark Ascending takes on a cultural
makeover.

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