[Dixielandjazz] Whats wrong with British Trad?

[john petters]

Ken said
> Incidentally did you ever hear (or play)! Merrydown Rag or the Barber
version
> of 'Bobby Shaftoe'. Now they WERE homespun!
>
I'm not familiar with Merrydown Rag but I did have Bobby Shaftoe on a 78,
which I acquired later.
John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <KenASlater at aol.com>
To: <jpettjazz at btinternet.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Whats wrong with British Trad?


> In a message dated 14/07/2003 18:07:30 GMT Daylight Time,
> jpettjazz at btinternet.com writes:
>
> > I was born in 1953, in London. I was aware of some jazz from an early
age.
> > I
> > first heard Louis Basin St  Blues when I was about 3 years old - but it
> > meant nothing to me then. The 50s were the boom years of British Trad,
hence
> > many musicians came up during that era and were influenced by the likes
of
> > Lyttelton,Colyer and Barber and later Bilk, Ball etc.Had I been born ten
> > years earlier it is very likely that I too would have been struck by
this
> > homespun version of the music
> >
> > Hi John
> >
> > Without telling you my exact age I think you may have hit on the key to
my
> > homespun musical 'tastes'. However I don't think we should knock the
talented
> > 1950's bands (and I'd certainly include Lyttelton,Colyer and Barber)
because
> > of the weakneses of some of their copyists.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
>
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