Whistleworks,

Here is my 2 cents.

Going back to way before Woody Guthrie, folk music has always been at least partially about topical things and people's feelings on issues. With that in mind it is difficult for me at least to imagine a topic that is not at least tangently related to folk music.

Also the forum has the potential at least to be a community of people with a common interest. I want to know what other folk musicians think about the issues. I write my own songs so I rarely asks for tabs etc. But I do incorporate a lot of the ideas generated here into my songs.

Last night when I logged in there were a lot of music related threads. I am even tempted to speculate that recent events have brought us closer to our music.

All that being said I want to thank you for the good manners of starting your own thread rather that polluting another thread with your criticisms.