Great nom de Mudcat, Porky....welcome.

Barry...thanks for your input. The quote at the end, especially, was lovely and so evocative of the Ozarks as well, back in the late 60's/early 70's. In Madison County, Ark. when we moved there in 1970 there were still many rural mountain homes w/o electricity or running water. I can still remember coming from California, a total city girl, wondering what all those little houses out back were for...

In our area there was not such a strong music tradition, but oh, the storytelling. I often wished for a tape recorder, but most of these shy people would have clammed up at even the mention...