I want to thank Ron Olesko for that most eloquent and articulate piece of writing.

One thing I see in the Traditional community and here on Mudcat is the total support that we show to each other. We attend each other's performances and we share the music among ourselves. Now for the "rant":

I was honoured to have been asked by Ron and Bill Hahn to be one of the artists to participate in WFDU's 25th Anniversary Celebration Showcase at NERFA. I felt that I was in some fantastic company with Modern Man, Joe Jencks, Chuck Mitchell, Red Moly and others. I did leave the showcase after Joe's set so I did not get a chance to see the other artists. Attenda