Sunday kind of Folk

All right. I found a office supply place open and I have a new toner cartrige.
The pressure is off, so I went back to Folklife festival.
Heard a wonderful Chicago-blues band by the name of

Sassparilla

Called themselves a jug band but I saw no jugs. Washtub bass, washboards, homebuilt guitars, they sat on plastic buckets, but no one hooting away on a jug. Made no difference. I loved it!
I really love the blues. There are people who argue that Jazz is based on the blues.
Nonsense, I say to "those people", ALL music is based on or inspired by the blues. There is the tautological argument that composers write because they feel that there should be more to life, therefore they feel they are getting less than they deserve and have no other way of trying to get it than writing music, even though they know it is impossible.
That's the blues Dear readers.
Recently I heard Seattle Opera's excellent rendition of "La Boheme"
Lost love, the enevitability of death, having a good time in the meantime.
That's what the blues is all about.
"Fidelio" is a fantasy about a longing for freedom. The blues.
"Turindot is a fantasy about dealing with cruelties of the powers that be (The MAN). The blues
Beethoven's 9th Symphony is about longing for a good time. The blues
Studying composer's biographies, you will find very few truely happy stories.
Even Haydn had to work for the man. The blues.
Read Mozart's story and tell me that blues man's type of life
"Flying Dutchman" is a fantasy about impossible love. The blues
"Porgy and Bess" well, yeah, willing to admit it.
It's a little known fact that Michael Pretorius was a kick-ass blues shouter.
It's so little known that even I don't know it.
I think I've made my point.
If you don't agree, please be kind, I'm feeling a little down lately.

P.S. This whole blog is me singin' the blues, innit?
"The Seattle Symphony kicked my ass blues"
Sounds real good on hammered dulcimer

And speaking of Celtic music.....
Speaking of the cultural feelings of people tossed out of thier homes by forces over which they have no control....
Famines...
Evictions....
Being hot property in the muscle market...
All of us.
Everyone who looks up experiences the blues.
If you listen to religious utterances closely, what are they saying but, O lord I am so down and you are so up, please be kind.
Which is all I ask of you.