I know a little bit about sociology, and if this paper actually does exist, I, too, would be curious to see it. Apart from the hostile and judgmental nature of your posts, you do write quite well. But frankly, I have my doubts. You see, I know a little bit about psychology, too.

By the way, apart from the "Folk Scare" of the Sixties, folk music has been around for centuries, if not millenia--and it will be around millenia from now. That's the nature of folk music. I don't think you can say the same about punk or any of the other pop music fads.

Don Firth