Robert Worth is a columnist for the New York Times and, prior to that, The Washington Monthly. The post at the top of this thread is the text of his column from October 13, 2001.

I too am grateful for his information and insight. I'm doubly delighted to see that Mr. Worth is also a folk music enthusiast and thought enough of the folks here at Mudcat to take the trouble to repost his column personally.

      - Mark