hi tunesmith

<" The problem with situation the other night is that it will drive many trad fans away and thereby ensuring that the balance between the old and new dips evermore towards an almost total trad wipeout">

I hope you are wrong. There should be room for all kinds of folk music as long as it is GOOD.

I find that people will listen to most styles of music as long as it is good.

I have been here at mudcat long enough to know about the rift that appears to be present between some members over this.

I can't understand why traditional and contemporary folk music can't exist side by side.

Before coming back to my roots in folk music I played around with other types and styles of music and I never found this kind of rift between musical styles.

I played a lot of jazz and although traditional jazz has it's enthusiasts and so does modern contemporary jazz, I never found anyone that wouldn't watch or listen to the others' style.

Cheers

MikeL2