"Because that's what folk means to me! The rest isn't wrong. But it is sad to see what I feel is important marginalized by the listeners of today."

Goddang, Art, what is at the core of what you do may get marginalized from time to time, but thankfully it will never disappear. It couldn't. The musical world would stop spinning.

I'll never forget the first time I heard your music. I was travelling south of Kalamazoo and tuned into their public radio. I heard this mahogany and molasses voice SELLING me this WONDERFUL tale. My heart stopped. I swear it did.

Simplicity, well done, will never disappear. But as I said, the closer to folk, the smaller the audience. If that's "marginalized" then, yup, it'll get marginalized. But brilliant, in-the-know, taste-gods like me will always hold our collective breaths to hear YOU sing any damn word YOU ever wanna bless us with. And that's the truth.

And you and I know one of those other "marginalized" guys -- Joel Mabus. I can't rightly think of ANYONE -- young or old -- with hotter licks than Joel. And writing? ...god, the guy is a stone cold genius. How big are his audiences?

Yeah, that's what I thought.