Don't confuse music with musack, and there is a difference.

My 10 cents, when I was still in the play-for-people phase I did listen to some fairly obscure stuff, but it was always to find some interesting fresh themes to mix into our performance.

Do folkies like free music is like 'Do Dogs like free sausages?

I listen to radio mostly while I am doing other things, sometimes Jazz, sometimes Classical, rarely Country - since there are few today that can sing, often good Folk if there is any, lots Blues here, so I listen to that.

Being a Playa! If you either got taught and or played since you were a
little kid, then performing on stage is limited to your will and interests. No problemo. If you began on your 80th birhday, know only two chords on Guitar and do not have a singing Voice - ie a Garrison Keilor in the making - my advice, get a day job.

That is cruel but kind advice, since bar a church audience nobody would be impressed and some might even want to shoot you.