Lately I’ve been learning a few new songs*. I’d consider them folk songs because they are old, passed down, different verions heard from different performers, all that sort of thing.
Through a strange bit of coincidence, I was reminded of Michael Cooney, on whom I shortly crushed many many years ago. OK, it might have been that I really just wanted his very cool rag-style jacket that folded up into its own pocket. But he was cute too in a debonair roguish kind of way and he certainly had a way with the song.
Anyway, I was reminded of him today and looked him up on the web. There was no photo of him years ago with the coveted jacket but I did find a link to an article about “What is a Folk Song” which I am sharing with you. Good reading!
Now I’m trying to remember if I bought the pattern for that jacket or just thought about it LOL.
** I’m thinking someone could come out with a study showing that the process for learning and keeping songs in your personal repetoire is conducive to good memory over time. You could probably get a grant for that, maybe from the car industry if you throw in singing in the car as being extra good for you.
