Billy Bragg talks about punk, politics and English traditional music
- Is folk music inherently political? (1:20)
- Is it music of the working class? (1:24)
- What's the relevance of folk music in a society with TVs, CDs, radio, and the internet? (0:58)
- You started your career in a punk band, is there a synergy between punk and traditional music? (2:16)
- Can music be a source of national identity? (2:08)
- How do you feel when your music is described as "world music"? (1:03)
- Why does there seem to be a "cultural cringe" amongst the English about their own brand of world music? (2:40)
- Is that beginning to change? (2:43)
- Can you think of a traditional song that you have a particular connection to? (3:40)
- How would feel if one of your songs became traditional and your were forgotten as the author? (0:30)
