Some want to study it, some don't, some want to preserve it while others want to let it mutate, some feel that study of a subject kills the fun, hey, it takes all sorts, and all are welcome.


i totally agree with you there, personal preference is fine, its just the way in which if you go with one path you have more chance of ending better off. I think it does kill the fun. But each to their own as long as it doesn't hinder the progress of those who choose not to go down that path. I'm not saying it necessarily does always hinder others, my idol is old luke kelly, he certainly never got a folk degree, but for me it feels like it does create an accendency, which is probally a natural progression anyway.