Thanks for the message, Hollowfox- I appreciate the reply and you are probably right...sigh. Just a song or two intead of one more orc- killing? Perhaps? oh well.
I'll check out the Tolkien ensemble- I have heard that they at least have some integrity - as opposed to Leonard Nimoy or the Gothic /death/ thrash/gnash metal groups or the wussy new-age nebulae that seem to populate the Tolkien Music sites.
Best- Julia