You're right, kiwi, it's "derivative". You must be a teacher, to be throwing around words like "cameraderie" and "derivative." I, too, am a daily visitor to this site, and I enjoy my visits a great deal. Suzy, even though I'm not the Bill you meant in your original post, it seems to me that part of the fun for most traditional musicians seems to be helping out other traditional musicians. I'm away down south in Dixie, but the site allows me to visit with folks from all over.

Merkin: an interesting name, indeed.