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Originally Posted by Glice
I think the idea of 'experimental' folk scene is a bit wrong. I think it's a misunderstanding of what folk music is. Folk music isn't a guy with an acoustic. It's the traditional music of an area or locality. I know that the word 'folk' has acquired connotations around the ambit of 60s types like Dylan, and while I'm fine for words to accrue new meanings, I think folk is one of those ones where the 'new' meaning has ended up obscuring the far more culturally important work of the traditional music of a people or area. I don't think one 'experiments' with folk, it develops much slower than an individual's will.
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I completely agree. Of course Dylan isn't going to be in the same realm as aboriginal folk music for example. Hope you can excuse my ignorance for the sheer sake of convenience though.
Thanks for intelligently replying to this thread anyway, it's what I wanted from it. Will look through the links you've posted.
I do understand how Dylan is considered folk, considering a partial part of his sound is rooted in traditional American music (or at least what several American folk anthologies I've heard would lead me to believe, feel free to correct me).