hi, I've played music for most of my life, grew up here in New England, and like most people around here my age I have little idea what traditional music from this area is like. I grew up getting 99% of my musical influences from recordings, and when I did see live music it didn't seem to have anything to do with my area, even if the players were local. I guess I an just curious, and have been asking around about this. I find this topic a little sad. My parents are French Canadian, we lived in Haverhill Mass, but all I heard as a kid was Jonny Cash & Chuck Berry (both great). I know that before recordings took hold there must have been a "sound" or "sounds" from Haverhill Mass. This seems like it must be a pretty universal subject and has most likely been beaten into the ground a long time ago, but it's on my mind right now, maby 'cause I'm expecting a child in January. Makes you think a lot.