happy to see there is ballad interest--don't forget rick lee(alive and singing with 5-string & keyboard) a great writer of Natick historical song and a vibrant balladeer--and of course, Gordon Bok if you missed him. On this thread, i may try to revitalize the ballad/blues/bluegrass coffeehouse which got burned down in 1999 in Waltham. There are certainly enough ballad singers out there--we had over 200 performers without repeats thru several years. Live at the Luthiers was started circa 1995 to help pay for an 800 sq.ft. performing space at 99 Moody Street. A 2000 sq ft space is avbailable on Adams St. Lexington/Burlington Line with 100 parking spaces--it's industrial but elegant. Do enough people want to comment on availability to earn at least 50% of the Door while rebuilding a 24/7/365 folklore center? My part is to move my burned out fiddle building shop to a secure and interesting location. Find me at jrweene_nesw@yahoo.com. Ballad collection over 100 primary sources.