For what it's worth, the article was not well received by many people in the folk biz. The feeling was that the author (or perhaps editor) had an agenda and did their best to create a controversial story where one did not exist. At least 2 of the performers interviewed for the article said they were misquoted. Jenny
--- Randy Remote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brenda wrote: > > > On a related topic and for those interested, there > was an article in the New York > > Times magazine a few weeks ago about the sizeable > lesbian audience in folk music. > > There are some interesting comments from and about > Holly Near near the end. > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/magazine/18FOLK.html > > > > An interesting article by the guy who wrote the > "Positively 4th > St" book. I went to a folk festival last year, and > yes, I noticed > quite alot of lesbians in the audience (and no > lesbian performers > on the bill that I was aware of). The vibe was > relaxed and quite > nice. Most of the people at this particular show > were over 40. > I went to Lilith, too, and despite a few standoffish > looks, found > the crowd to be warm (and ages to be mixed). > I think part of the appeal of the folk scene is, as > someone in > the article mentioned, the fostering of an > environment where > you can just be who you are. > RR Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
