Martin - what kind of American folk does interest you?
What threads have we had that typify what you think we should be doing?

I will admit that Mudcat has a bias toward traditional music and against singer-songwriter stuff. Some have criticized us for that, but I'm sure glad we have our traditional bias. I would also say that we emphasize the songs and the performance of songs, and de-emphasize performers. I see there's a thread active now that complains that nobody ever talks about Leadbelly. If you look on the crosslinks at the top of that thread, you'll see we've talked about him an awful lot. When you direct your discussion toward performers, there's only so much you can say - but nonetheless, today's Leadbelly thread has turned into a pretty good discussion.

In general, I'm satisfied with the mix of discussion topics here. Yeah, I suppose I'd like to see more of an American presence, but I think that's the kind of thing that comes and goes.

But anyhow, Martin, I'd like to know what it is that you're looking for.

-Joe Offer-