Los Angels and Orange County have 16 MILLION souls and yet I do not know of a single "folk group" meeting on a regular basis. When I was in New Mexico and Maine (at the time - each state was under 1 million in popultion,) or in Humboldt County I had multiple contacts with folk enthusiasts. Folk music permeated most aspects of life. I am far more isolated in this southern ocean of people.

LA-Orange are teeming with "the Blues Cafe," the House of Blues," "the Lighthouse," and "the Ice House" however, these are sterile commercial opperations.

I am looking for a compass bearing within this vast sea of a state that contains one eighth of the nation's entire population.