Thank you pattyclink. I don't see the scene as being that bad. In contrast I see it as evolving and healthier that it has been in years. I think it is going through a change but I hear and see more young people interested in folk than I have in yrs. I have been playing and around the folk seen for almost 20 yrs and it has more energy right now than I have seen the entire time. It is not the same scene by any means but everything has to evolve to survive. Folk music is not that different. The term Folk means people. It represents the people singing and writing it. People are different so the music is gonna be different. That is why it is called Folk music and not Old music.