It seems to me that there is a case for judging music good or bad in every genre including folk music. I think music can be good and bad at the same time. Some songs can be well-crafted with interesting tunes and have negative messages or violent themes. Some great lryics can have pedestrian melodies and vice versa. If we're talking about music on the AM radio, today, a lot has to do with the fact that the American public is not being well-educated when it comes to music. The schools aren't doing it well because it's not considered important enough. So much of what we consider good or bad is subjective and knowledge of different kinds of music is important. Then is music "Good and bad" for whom?

Frank Hamilton