Thanks Jim,

Actually, during my younger days I took quite an interest in traditional Canadian folk music, having started The Edmonton Folk Club which attempted to present some of that richness, focusing on music of various cultural groups.

I was very familiar with that Edith Fowke book, and loved the "Folk Songs of Ontario" record of songs she had collected....which included the great O.J. Abbott.

But alas.......not being very good at focusing, I went a different route, becoming even more and more eclectic as I aged.

As much as I'd love you as a research assistant for my radio program, my radio program (Musical Therapy) is about the therapeutic aspects of music---and it spans a wide range (including heavy metal and Wagner.Mahler). But a lot of singer-songwriter material, because of it's focus on lyrics.

Folk music, in so much as it brings cultures together and also communicates across cultures, can certainly be therapeutic.

So.......yes.   At some point I think I'd like to do a program on folk/traditional music and therapy.   Any thoughts about that?

(And I love JEan Carignan).

-Larry