Yes to both sides of that.
And thanks to the festivals that give us the chance to hear the youngsters.
Bromyard, where only yesterday I first saw 2 young lads called John, and these two , and Granny's attic .
Chester where I saw heard a young lad enjoying a ceilidh with his school friends like any teenagers, after behaving like a mature performer on stage. Who went on to fame
Whitby, some years ago 422 ah,
looking back at a previous thread I first saw them and had the thrill of calling 1 dance with them in 2006. Here they are with a more experienced caller
And also at whitby long before that the mayor of Newcastle's youngest ever official piper

They all seem like yesterday to an oldie, but are maturing nicely with another young generation up and coming, no doubt.