When I was a kid in the 50's, it was not unusual to hear Folk Music on the radio, right next to RocknRoll. My first impression of Folk was that it was music played by three guys in sweaters, one of whom had a stand-up bass. They usually sang something like John HEnry in this kind of excruciating vibrato harmony that tended to make me nauseous. Burl Ives and Glenn Yarborough were the kind of Folk Musicians that grown ups liked, and that(along with the damned vibrato) put me off most of it.When the 60's revival hit, suddenly people like Dylan, the Byrds,Fairport and others shook up the Folk Music world,not just taking the music to it's roots, but making it resonate with the young people at that time.Blues, through people like the Yardbirds, Cream and Zeppelin, also experienced revival. It was via these rock sources that I gained an appreciation for Folk and Blues music. LIving in Kentucky, I also gained a love for Bluegrass and older Country. My tastes are still fairly eclectic, and I like my Folk and Blues with fire, and a heavy dose of the traditional roots in both styles. I'll take Art Thieme, not Glenn Yarborough. And I'll take Robert Johnson, not Eric Clapton.