I get involved in the open stage scene here in Edmonton, and in the folk clubs and a local songwriter circle, and everywhere I go, I sing traditional songs too, and lot of my friends seem to enjoy it when I do. A couple of weeks ago, just on a whim, I sent an email out asking if anyone would like to get together for a Saturday afternoon so I could teach them some traditional songs. Fifteen people have signed up, only one of whom has any previous knowledge of traditional songs. The youngest in the group is eighteen, the oldest in his early sixties.

I think if we don't want traditional music to die, it's up to us to make sure it doesn't.