All the useful words have been genri-fied. Everyone now has a fixed idea of what 'folk' music/'traditional' music/'roots' music/'mountain' music is/should be...Labels are created and enforced because you can't sell something that can't label. Songs of our Native Daughters was a good try at a name. But I'm sure many musicians with native american/first people backgrounds would quarrel with the 'native' descriptor - with some justification. You use the word 'country' today when you want to sell records (that comment has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the music). And, in B's case, why not? We all know who the buffalo soldiers were. We all know the history of the guitar and banjo.
If a 60's comparandum is required I would suggest Workingman's Dead. But I don't think such comparisons are necessary.
I guess at some point in 30 weeks of concertizing you will inevitably scrape the bottom of the Bachian barrel. Hope you found the iron key with the leather thong!
All the useful words have been genri-fied. Everyone now has a fixed idea of what 'folk' music/'traditional' music/'roots' music/'mountain' music is/should be...Labels are created and enforced because you can't sell something that can't label. Songs of our Native Daughters was a good try at a name. But I'm sure many musicians with native american/first people backgrounds would quarrel with the 'native' descriptor - with some justification. You use the word 'country' today when you want to sell records (that comment has absolutely nothing to do with the quality of the music). And, in B's case, why not? We all know who the buffalo soldiers were. We all know the history of the guitar and banjo.
If a 60's comparandum is required I would suggest Workingman's Dead. But I don't think such comparisons are necessary.
I guess at some point in 30 weeks of concertizing you will inevitably scrape the bottom of the Bachian barrel. Hope you found the iron key with the leather thong!