"Is it possible in this day & age to "legitimately" continue a musical tradition when so much of our way of life has been altered? Or do we preserve as much as we can and move forward on a new path?"

If any part of a tradition is being "preserved", then it is no more of a tradition than a mining museum is an industry (with the exception, of course, of the tourist industry).

Real traditions are learned, respected and built upon. And this is true of any day & age.


(As for "performing" in bed, I can't think of anything that could possibly be less "fulfilling" .. .. BRRRRR, I shudder to think of it)