> whether you like it or not, the tradition is changing. my instrumental influences were the blues project guys - van ronk, koerner etc; stefan grossman; derek brimstone; paul downes; wizz jones; mctell. stylistically if not substantially -everything I do is folk -it not rock or blues or jazz -its folk.

People who want to think of their favorite music as "folk," regardless, won't be influenced by any discussion here. They'll call it "folk," and their friends will agree.

Life is full of ambiguities.