Blues is not Folk!
Please leave blues to those blues stations. Folkalley is not Bluesalley!
posted byPaul Lenz on August 23, 2006, 11:54:14 am

It isn't?
To my way of thinking it is, and even if it isn't by your definition, a little blues does a soul good. I do think, however, that there are other blues songs that might fit the "folk" genre a little better. Doc Watson, for one has done lots of them.
posted by Craig Sheumaker on September 13, 2006, 10:26:11 pm

re: Blues is not Folk!
Well, I do enjoy some blues mixed in with the folk, but this one actually got me up out of my seat to turn it off. Grated on my nerves.
posted by Sophia Brody on March 17, 2007, 11:09:37 pm

Run On, please!
There aren't many tunes that Folk Alley plays that I don't enjoy but this was one.
posted by Mitchell Chavis on February 03, 2008, 02:30:05 pm

Define "folk"
One definition of "folk" (as a noun) is a "social division of a people". As an adjective, it is sometiems defined as "of the traditions of a people". Is this folk music? You bet it is. Is it great music? You bet it is! One of the reasons I joined Folk Alley is because of the diversity of the music - please, more blues, more jazz, more folk, more Great Music!
posted by Geoffrey Thomas on February 08, 2008, 05:40:15 pm

Boundaries
Geoffrey, you say, "You bet it is" (twice), and the title of your message requests a definition of folk, but you provide none of your own. All the definitions I've seen - and my own listening experience - tell me that JAZZ IS NOT FOLK. Diversity is not a presumed all-purpose good. If we include too much into the "folk" category, then the term ceases to have much meaning. Shall we call it "Hodgepodge Alley"?
posted by Pat Ashby on February 09, 2008, 02:25:21 pm

Boundaries
To clarify ... where is Geoffrey's definition of folk MUSIC?
posted by Pat Ashby on February 09, 2008, 02:27:23 pm

I'm sorry
I too don't mind a departure from what others may think of as 'folk' music from time to time but as some other have mentioned this tune will inspire me to get up and turn off the stream at least mute it for a while. Ruthie Foster is an incredibly powerful singer with a fantastic voice. But it's a bit much for me here.
posted by Chip Mefford on August 01, 2011, 10:48:20 am