Don - you are not a fossil. You have years of experience and have a great knowledge to share. I turn 51 tomorrow. Now that my life is 1/3 over, I appreciate more and more people like yourself who have made it possible for me to enjoy the music that I love.

You heard a song about teenage angst that you could not relate to. I don't blame you. There is a lot of self-therapy sessions that try to pass itself off as music. It does not have a long shelf life, and it is not something I enjoy either.

"Traditional folk" and "contemporary folk"?   Actually, I thought that was what most people called it and it is usually the way I would describe it as well, but of course there are sub-variations as well. The Whitby Week that Dick pointed out early is a folk festival, but it is a traditional British folk festival. There are also many people that would reject "contemporary folk" as well. So be it.

There are also people who need to refer to an instruction manual to figure out how to wipe their ass. So be it. If I walk into a record store (the few that remain), I am old enough not to judge a CD by its cover.   I also realize that the store owner cannot possibly have a section for each catagory of music that has an audience. So be it.

Life goes on. I enjoy playing and listening folk music of all kinds.