The rise and rise of people in the streets of Belfast playing more than just the average busking tunes continues unabated - for a moment I thought I heard the ghost of Pete Seeger and friends, only to discover some young men with banjos and mandolins and guitars (yes, an actual string band, although no fiddle player...yet!) giving it loads to an appreciative crowd.
My only concern is that this current retro trend in folk is no more than that - that the spirit of folk music, the central self-expression of self (not some guys from 70+ years ago) might not be along for the ride. It is good to connect with other musical times (I've done it all my life) but not good to forget where and when you are.
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