hmmmm...

competent, has done his homework, but if you walk around the campground at Clifftop this week, you'll hear literally thousands of people doing the same schtick with great expertise.

I prefer to listen to recordings of the original performances (LOC, Anthology), but also enjoy the music of folks who have used the old examples as templates (eg M. Seeger, Conte, Molsky) and people who act as direct links (eg Greene from half of Kentucky, Leftwich from Jarrell, Baron from Wine, etc).

If you can get a gig at freight and salvage, cool...

s.