The only thing that is inevitable is change. Who was it who said, the times they are a changin'? ;o) Some prophetic doomsayer no doubt. *BG* Though there are hardcore preservationists out there working to save glorious moments in musical styles and idioms, change, like time, marches ever onward and, as the saying goes, waits for no man. Our own individual capabilty to be mutable, versatile or flexible enough to alter our perceptions with these changes that take place, at what seems like a continually quicker rate with each passing day, is key to our survival. To some change comes easier than to others. It seems the young accept it more readily than older folks. This may be partly due to how we process past events, musical or otherwise, within our memories coupled with our own indiviual interactions in present day events, the good ole days vs. our troubled times. I assert, for the record, that folk music is not, and furthermore attest, nor will it ever be dead. It is only we who slow down or stand still in our understanding of how and what takes place around us on the planet.