Great thread, buddy! Our young friend's reaction is not surprising. I can remember thinking the first time I heard Maybelle sing that I would rather be listening to Donovan or PP&M. 30 years later, having been to war, marched in protests, a day or two in the hoosegow, experiments with everything from acid to old time religion, a ton of Union Organizing, and generally trying to get folks to use collective action to change the face of it all..................when I listen to Maybelle and kin now, well......I guess I hear the echoes of a lifetime of folks and experiences that have touched me and affected me, and sent me on my way. That is what the great ones do and it is almost primal. I believe that when one hears that old woman sing "Will (or Can) The Circle Be Unbroken", they are hearing one of the most perfect examples of voice and message that has ever existed...............It awakens all the old ones that reside within

Great thread, Rick.

Big Mick