Maybe too it has to do with how much/how deeply people wanh to go into the subject. I notice that above the line people respond to any and all threads that have to do with music--any kind of music. I kinda call the music I do folk, but it isn't, really. At least it doesn't fit the definition of what most people would call folk. Much of it is original, some by other established writers and some more traditional. A typical set for me might go like this:

For a loud audience, I tend to start with a soft song, and for a quiet audience something more up tempo.

Come Across--(one of mine)
Walkin' Down the Line
Go, Lassie, Go (WMT)--trad (audience participation)
Sheila--Tommy Roe
Request from audience--
Love Minus Zero, No Limit
Jericho--(one of mine)
Get Together--(Youngbloods)--(audience participation)

(If there is an encore, I'll go with an up tempo audience request.)

So, that doesn't leave me being very easy to categorize. If it's a three-set night, I get lots of my own in the second set and a few in the third, with audience requests and maybe a piano piece for the helluvit. What that makes me I don't know. So, when I have something of value to contribute to music threads, I try to. A deep discussion of bluegrass, country or blues leaves me lost. I don't know if this helps with your question, Martin. I hope so.

PS When I come across good songs by contemporary writers, I work 'em out and incorporate them into various sets at various times.

BM