Eeeee! Sorry -- didn't mean to shout.

Jon, I sometimes forget that my usual tongue-in-cheekiness doesn't translate well to ASCII. I I am well-known (among aquaintances, if not the world-at-large) for my blatant disregard of the whims of fashion... and I often err on the side of flamboyance (though not for anything importantant like a job interview, of course.) Witness my recent first meeting with the members of a mailing list I am on for my favorite (chronologically modern, but very 70's influenced a la Pink Floyd) band, if you dare:

http://home.inreach.com/lament/cwtd9-2.html

Obviously not the same garb I wear when I work the RenFair (A GREAT source of "new" music, well performed, I might add!) or pick up my son from his parochial school...

Actually, the local Renaissance (actually, here it's called the Medieval) Fair was how I first really discovered "folk" music, believe it or not. And (catching myself beginning [ha!] to ramble) if anyone's interested enough to discuss it, I suppose we'd better spawn a new thread...

I think Chet's really got it, though. Like everything else, I keep what I like of the old and combine it with the older. Er, I mean, newer... Or whatever. There is something inherently groovy about playing a centuries-old ballad with some reverb and distortion at 50 watts... on a bowed psaltry. Or whipping out the axe and playing a nice little acoustic version of 'Age of Aquarius' with a well-seasoned antique fiddle for accompaniment!