Dear Ed,

There are quite a few people on here who are longtime folksingers and well-known performers, who are nowhere near as naive as you might think. All I am saying is observe and listen, find out who someone is and read many of their posts before judging them by one posting. I can assure you there is nothing naive about Art. If you want to learn something, he is one of the first people on here, along with Sandy Paton and a few others, to go to. His knowledge is vast and willingness to share hearfelt and constant. He has a voice I could and do listen to for hours and was superb on traditional folk instruments. If you want to judge him for real, check out his new cd, "The Older I Get, The Better I Was", a compilation of some of his recordings from the past 30 or so years. MS keeps him from performing these days.

Bert, you are a gentleman! Thank YOU for all that you do for the Mudcat and for being on Mudcat Radio!

kat