True Folkies are about the MUSIC. True Folkies really do not follow fashion at all. True Folkies are actually tolerant enough to accept anyone who loves the music into the ranks. I don't think that I've ever met a true Folkie who judged another by the clothes that they wore. I know Folkies who always look as if they had stepped out the pages of a fashion magazine and I know Folkies who don't. The one thing that they all have in common is that they get together to make and listen to Folk Music.

Those who are more concerned about appearances than the music really should be finding a different interest and stay away from Folkies. That way they won't have to be concerned about being lumped in with all us strange people. I think that I can speak for all true Folkies here and say that we may be concerned about the small numbers of people interested in the music but really do not see why we should have to change our attitudes to encourage more people in, particularly those who consider what we look like to be more important than the music we make.