I am a white Danish-American who grew up in a 100% white city in the Midwest, leading a gospel quartet that sings primarily black gospel. The two other members of my for the-moment-trio are black, grew up in the south, and although they grew up with the black gospel I didn't hear until I was an adult, they also grew up with country music, the Grand Ole Opry and bluegrass, and love it all. Our now departed fourth member of my once-quartet is Jamaican. According to this premise, I guess I should have stuck to playing polkas and Schotisches, My two friends who grew up in the south should refuse to sing any songs that I bring that are clearly white southern gospel, and my departed (but not deceased) member should only be playing reggae. But then, because I grew up in the north, I shouldn't really be singing Appalachian music. I didn't even know where the Appalachians was. Confusinger and confusinger.