folk music has been going strong around here for as far back as i can remember,even before the 60's. on any given night a person can attend a live folk venue within a 50 mile radius of boston at any one of the more than 70 clubs,cofee houses or churches that have a hall. not to bring up the newport folk festival that has been spotlighting the brightest and best for many ,many years and attended by over 60,000 loyal folk fans every summer. there are four, full time am and/or fm folk only radio stations in the area and a troop of performers that are as good and some better than the legends that we all know and love. i don't know if this is a passing thing or if it has settled in this area because of all of the collages in that are in the boston area but i see no signs of folk music even fading with new venues opening almost yearly and there has always an opening performer new to the stage i think that if you build it they will come, stop morning the passing of folk and support it and we will have something to pass on to the next generation.

life is music,listen to the music ! ed :-)