Re: Any Suggestions ?
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:42 pm
Yes Neville, the occasional Paterson poem.
To despise Paterson's works just because they have been over exposed, is to despise Paterson as a bush poet and I don't think that is justified. The endurance of Paterson's work speaks for itself I reckon. When it comes to writing bush poetry A.B. Paterson was a better man than a lot of people we could look at. ...Me, for instance
No one is despising Paterson or his works, I do not know how you read that into what I wrote. I am saying to do nothing but Paterson poems as one's traditional poems is like a musician doing all Beatles songs in their performances. There are literally thousands of great traditional poems around a great part of putting on an entertaining performance is to dig amongst them and find those jewels that suit our individual style.
But I don't see any reason why the well known poems of Banjo Paterson need to be discarded or viewed in a dismissive way.
Again, I don't know how you read that I was suggesting that everyone discard Paterson's works nor that I was being dismissive of his poems in general. Bob was asking, I gave a suggestion. Paterson's works are usually the first chosen in comps, etc. and more often than not, the performers seem to believe they will gain extra points for simply choosing a Paterson poem and then deliver a more than forgettable performance.
I think you are being dismissive of the thousands of traditional poems NOT written by Paterson.
Cheers
Neil
To despise Paterson's works just because they have been over exposed, is to despise Paterson as a bush poet and I don't think that is justified. The endurance of Paterson's work speaks for itself I reckon. When it comes to writing bush poetry A.B. Paterson was a better man than a lot of people we could look at. ...Me, for instance
No one is despising Paterson or his works, I do not know how you read that into what I wrote. I am saying to do nothing but Paterson poems as one's traditional poems is like a musician doing all Beatles songs in their performances. There are literally thousands of great traditional poems around a great part of putting on an entertaining performance is to dig amongst them and find those jewels that suit our individual style.
But I don't see any reason why the well known poems of Banjo Paterson need to be discarded or viewed in a dismissive way.
Again, I don't know how you read that I was suggesting that everyone discard Paterson's works nor that I was being dismissive of his poems in general. Bob was asking, I gave a suggestion. Paterson's works are usually the first chosen in comps, etc. and more often than not, the performers seem to believe they will gain extra points for simply choosing a Paterson poem and then deliver a more than forgettable performance.
I think you are being dismissive of the thousands of traditional poems NOT written by Paterson.
Cheers
Neil