Sorry about my own provincialism mentioning Cheryl Wheeler. She's very well-known around the northeast USA, and I assumed incorrectly that everyone knew her. She writes wonderful songs, has a beautiful voice, and accompanies herself on guitar. Yes, singer/songwriter. I don't really know anything about Billy Edd Wheeler except as the songwriter of "Coal Tattoo." And I assumed that most mudcats would remember our own Rick Fielding, a wonderful singer/songwriter from Toronto, Canada, who died this year.

My point was that these songs and others like them are too difficult to do in a bluegrass jam situation. In fact, I resort to looking at my songbook to get the correct chords when we do it. (My husband has no such problem, but that's my problem). That would be one reason "Why bluegrass musicians don't like folk" if in fact they don't.

Other bluegrass musicians in fact love folk. Take Charlie Waller, for example. He recorded many, many folk songs. (Am I being provincial again? I hope not...)

Jerry, I'll getcha for starting this thread! Do you have any idea how many other things I have NOT accomplished, getting absorbed in this (most interesting) discussion??