Hi all! I just joined and figured I'd introduce myself, though the only introduction thread I could find was last used in 2009, so for lack of a better place...

You can call me Allen or Noodles, I'm fairly new to the folk scene (been listening to and enjoying the music since I was a little grub, but just recently making forays into the wider community) -- I figured I spent enough time on here digging up lyrics and song origins and suchlike that it'd be worth making an account and talking to all you cool folks!

I'm most into union songs & work songs, and the intersections of labor/protest history and music history, as well as songs about historical events (even heavily fictionalized ones). I've also lived in Seattle my whole life and go ham for anything dealing with boats and the sea.

Really excited to be here!