I happily pay to see lots of different folk performers each year, so in that way I'm financially supporting the folk genre. And worth every penny it is too!

But I almost never buy their CDs afterwards. I've already heard the songs once, live ... that's usually enough for me! I own very few CDs that I'd ever want to sit down and listen to all the way through. Usually there are just 1 or 2 outstanding tracks at most.