My, my, my- y'all are so much younger than I. My earliest memories of songs were those from the 40s my mother and dad sang around the farm. Songs like 'Goodbye, my Lover, Goodbye', 'Little Blossom', 'Skip to ma Lu'- that whole era. Lots of Prohibition songs, lots of Great Depression songs.

Growing up the way that they did, I have no idea how or where they learned those songs. No radio, no concerts, no live shows.

It just occurred to me: In the 'olden' days the Amish had what they called 'Play Parties', communal events with tunes they danced to. They swept out a hay barn and the 'young folks' danced 'til dawn. Whether they were square dance type or contra dance I don't know- I don't even know if they played instruments - it was way before my time. But maybe that is where they learned those songs.