Interesting how this discussion exactly paralles all those "what is folk music/what happened to folk clubs?" threads. Half the people want to stick to time-tested material, the other half want to try out New Improved Relevant stuff to entice back the Young People.And each group blames the other for the remorseless leakage of audience. Intriguingly, however, not all Mudcatter take the same sides in the arguments; we seem to have soe people who are all for the New in churches but like the Old in folk-music.
   On a purely persomal note:
(1) At my funeral you'll get "Abide with me", "Cwm Rhonnda" and "The Day thou gavest" and you can bloody well put up with it. Guitars and Ned Flanders unctuous smiles can be left outside.
(2) The other day I inadvertently tuned in to a Christian Radio Station in Stoke(UK). Up to then I had innocently assumed such things were a trans-Atlantic phenomenon. After a couple of songs and a bit of inspirational chat I was in desperate need of one of those brown paper bags they thoughtfully provide on planes.