///With nothing to back me up, I venture to opine that there are, in the USA, at least as many young, African-American musicians playing old time or traditional blues in the style of old-time or traditional blues as there are young, WASP musicians playing or singing traditional Child ballads in the style of traditional British Isles singers and musicians.///

I'll bet there are more WASPs doing blues than doing that stuff.

////I think you are making an erroneous assumption that those who do not play traditional music, regardless of traditional genre, do not know, understand or value the roots and influences of the music they play.////

I wasn't aware I made that assumption. Thanks for pointing it out. And when one of you rap lovers wants to blow down my street at 2 in the morning blaring blues at 120 dB instead of that other crap please feel free. And I'd rather not attend a blues festival if I'm going to be there with people walking around with their asses hanging out of their pants.