As time goes on, fewer and fewer people sing, especially in the United States. We were singing Christmas carols at Mass this morning, and I knew every word of every verse by heart - but hardly anybody was singing along. Christmas carols, fer crissake!!! I thought we'd have the best community singing of they year, and it was well-nigh dead.

If we believe in folk music, I think we have an obligation to get the "folk" to sing. Everyone should make music - not just a chosen elite who do it for the money. I've found that Rise Up Singing helps nonsingers sing. Accomplished singers don't need it, and tend to show disdain for it. But hey, we have to do something to get those other people singing!!

-Joe-