Hi, again, Susan: My name is Jerry Rasmussen. I lead the group playing electric (gasp!) guitar. I get a lot of flack for it at folk festivals, but as I point out, being a die-hard traditionalist, I play the traditional instrument for black gospel... an electric guitar. I started out switching to electric, because I couldn't hear what I was playing on an acoustic guitar, once the Spirit started moving. Of course, I could play acoustic guitar with an electric pick-up, run it through an electric amplifier, through a sound system, balanced to my voice, amplified electrically through a microphone, and remain acoustic. Electricity isn't the issue. Singing from the heart is.