I wouldn't worry about it. It seems that most artists love to take a stab at songs that were inspirational to them.

In fact, as a joke that's gotten WAAAY out of control, my brother and I have been burning CDs for each other every couple of months for about 2 years that only include famous artists doing covers of songs made famous by other people. (Most surprising that I liked: Marilyn Manson singing "Tainted Love")

Anyway, even with the folkie stuff, you'll find it. I have an EP of a local singer (Rob Laurens) doing "Hobo's Lullybye" that I love. And we have a young guy from Peru at our weekly session who did Fairport's "Honour and Praise". Heck, Nora Jones did "Cold, Cold Heart" on her debut album.

And remember, good songs stay relevant. My favorite memory of live cover was seeing Richard Shindell the night that Don Rumsfeld left office. He opened with Pete Seeger's "Big Muddy". I couldn't think of a more fitting song.

Cheers,

Peter