Comments on: The Mishnah & The Blues: Repetition in Oral Tradition http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/ looking downstage, living up, surviving somewhere in between Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:01:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Role of Folk Music In The Future - [tmbchr]â„¢ http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-105430 The Role of Folk Music In The Future - [tmbchr]â„¢ Tue, 06 May 2008 04:22:18 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/#comment-105430 [...] I’ve been doing a lot of research into the historical roots of what we now call “folk music.” I think people used to just call it “music” though. Folk music now is like this weird distinction you make to indicate that the music actually came from a living breathing person, and not a machine that can correct notes for human singers, and which can probably write songs all on its own without any help from anybody. [...] [...] I’ve been doing a lot of research into the historical roots of what we now call “folk music.” I think people used to just call it “music” though. Folk music now is like this weird distinction you make to indicate that the music actually came from a living breathing person, and not a machine that can correct notes for human singers, and which can probably write songs all on its own without any help from anybody. [...]

]]> By: speedbird http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-105206 speedbird Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:28:05 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/#comment-105206 Man, this ain't just pre-internet; this is pre-books. Or at least, certainly pre-Gutenberg. I remember pre-internet fairly clearly... but pre-Printing? Well, heck, that's the Medieval period and earlier. Totally different mindset. Some excellent documentaries playing now on BBC4. Man, this ain’t just pre-internet; this is pre-books. Or at least, certainly pre-Gutenberg. I remember pre-internet fairly clearly… but pre-Printing? Well, heck, that’s the Medieval period and earlier. Totally different mindset. Some excellent documentaries playing now on BBC4.

]]> By: Julia http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-105179 Julia Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:28:22 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/#comment-105179 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/ This was an excellent documentary about the flood. The bad behavior of the authorities was the final straw which led to a tide of migration of black people to Chicago, among other places. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot One of these days I'll find the video of the African American griot and send it to you. Remember "Roots"? The spoken word was their literature and the encyclopedias of their culture. I think you posted something about the traditions of Bards too. I never thought about it in Biblical terms before. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/

This was an excellent documentary about the flood. The bad behavior of the authorities was the final straw which led to a tide of migration of black people to Chicago, among other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot

One of these days I’ll find the video of the African American griot and send it to you. Remember “Roots”? The spoken word was their literature and the encyclopedias of their culture.

I think you posted something about the traditions of Bards too. I never thought about it in Biblical terms before.

]]> By: Ted Heistman http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-105143 Ted Heistman Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:49 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/04/28/the-mishnah-the-blues-repetition-in-oral-tradition/#comment-105143 I think its intereresting that you are relating this latest "hobo folk singer" incarnation of yourself to the Bible, because, now that I have seen clips of you on Youtube and that other clip you posted, I think underneath it all you look like a preacher. Not simply outwardly, but in essence. As in, that is what you were put on Earth to be. I think its intereresting that you are relating this latest “hobo folk singer” incarnation of yourself to the Bible, because, now that I have seen clips of you on Youtube and that other clip you posted, I think underneath it all you look like a preacher.

Not simply outwardly, but in essence. As in, that is what you were put on Earth to be.

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