We had an earlier thread on this CD by Tom Russell and they wern't very many comments......I sometimes wonder if Tom has put out this work of art and people are afraid of it....It sounds rather harsh, but I feel the need to say this........"Contemporay Folk Music" seems to be a tad bit afraid of facing some issues.......there are some who still do, Jim Page and others....But the core of Folk Singers don't appear to want to get involved......I have had some very good artists in Toledo for concerts and they all shy away from issues and sing the safe music....Oh well there it is ...my two cents.........Frank of Toledo