Beautifully put, Barry. You hit the nail on the head about what so many singer songwriters are about - 'them'. That said, there are a few, including a few Mudcatters, who break this mold so I'm not against singer songwriters per se. I just don't enjoy most of them.

Too bad you aren't in Richmond, you are guaranteed a trad experience at our Richmond Folk Music Society concerts. That was exactly why I founded it - to provide a venue for traditional folk music, and I explain why here .