This Washington Post article on ipod dj-ing started me thinking about the future of folk. No, not whether the genre will survive, but about how we will listen, how we will share new music. Instead of house concerts, ipod Folk nights?
Do you have an ipod? I don't. But I do listen to new music online, through AOL Radio, iTunes radio, 3hive, artists' web sites. Does your favorite singer/songwriter provide mp3s? Can you buy individual songs? Probably not. With the decline of CD sales, maybe singer/songwriters should think about that.
Do you listen to folk podcasts? Do you know what podcasts are? (more background) The first companies developing podcasting software are emerging. Podcast directories are springing up to capture lists of sites podcasting on different subjects. Here's a Folk directory Guess what! Podcasting isn't just for the young and fresh faced. Roger McGuinn podcasts folk songs
Posted by heartandmind at February 27, 2005 08:15 PM