[mplpost] Blues on a Canadian folk list

[Beverlie Robertson]

Well said by both Louise & Richard.  BR
----- Original Message -----
From: Louise Peacock <wezel@wezel.com>
To: <maplepost@icomm.ca>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [mplpost] Blues on a Canadian folk list


> 1)  We should be delighted that a show in Utah is playing
> Canadian  music... it's practically impossible to get airplay anyhow, so
> let us rejoice.
>
> 2) Roots covers a lot of genres, and folk and blues are in this group
> according to our very own FACTOR loan app:-))
>
> 3) and as Tom Savage points, out, if it is a problem to someone, the
delete
> key works really well - I use it for any postings that irritate me.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Louise
>
> At 03:58 PM 6/17/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I don't have any probelm with blues on a Canadian folk list.  I agree
> > >with Richard Flohil that blues IS folk music.
> > >
> > >What I questioned was the appropriateness of play lists from blues
> > >radio shows in Utah being sent to the Canadian folk list.  It seems
> > >to me that the blues shows in Canada (Holger Peterson, Ian Angus,
> > >etc.) don't even send their play lists to this list.
> > >
> > >Jory Nash talks about the high proportion of Canadians played on this
> > >Utah blues show.  I count 21 songs on the play list and only 2
> > >(Glamour Puss and Long John Baldry) are Canadian.
> > >
> > >Is there a FAQ from the list managers for this group about what is,
> > >or is note, appropriate?  And how would people on the Mapleblues
> > >group react if folk shows in the U.S.A. started sending their play
> > >lists there?
> > >
>
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