Somewhere else there is a "discussion" that included some things about people who are percieved to dislike or denigrate the "culture" of the UK. I was wondering what people thought was "our" culture in the first place?
I often perceive a real insecurity in some statements I read about the culture of the UK as if it somehow is "threatened". When I work in Ireland or mainland Europe I don't get the same thing. Is this because people are more secure in their culture and its interactions with the rest of the world?
When I worked in Shetland I did projects with groups of teenagers in schools and outwith (as they say in Scotland). Like many "remote" (though the Shetlanders would say they are in the middle rather than on the edge!) small communities there is a real passion amongst the young for making heavy metal. When asking about what music people were engaged in, a typical answer was along the lines of "I'm in a death metal band called Decaying Sheep Corpse, and I play the fiddle". No conflict whatsoever.
So it would be interesting (and useful to have more examples to use with students and the like) to know what you folks think IS the "culture" of the UK.
for starters my list includes
Byrd
Bhangra
The Scratch Orchestra
Unintentionally micriotonal local bands
Choral singing
and so on
(I've been meaning to re-read this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whose-Music.../dp/0878558152)
I often perceive a real insecurity in some statements I read about the culture of the UK as if it somehow is "threatened". When I work in Ireland or mainland Europe I don't get the same thing. Is this because people are more secure in their culture and its interactions with the rest of the world?
When I worked in Shetland I did projects with groups of teenagers in schools and outwith (as they say in Scotland). Like many "remote" (though the Shetlanders would say they are in the middle rather than on the edge!) small communities there is a real passion amongst the young for making heavy metal. When asking about what music people were engaged in, a typical answer was along the lines of "I'm in a death metal band called Decaying Sheep Corpse, and I play the fiddle". No conflict whatsoever.
So it would be interesting (and useful to have more examples to use with students and the like) to know what you folks think IS the "culture" of the UK.
for starters my list includes
Byrd
Bhangra
The Scratch Orchestra
Unintentionally micriotonal local bands
Choral singing
and so on
(I've been meaning to re-read this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whose-Music.../dp/0878558152)
) I'd add
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