I think there are some great S/SWs out there who are S/SWs by choice, and there are some failed rock&rollers who picked up an acoustic guitar, and headed off to the local coffee shop. There are some who can make you remember places from their childhood, and make their experinces real to you. But not many. Loved the puppy joke! I guess if I had to put a definitive answer on "what's wrong with S/SWs", it would be that as a genre they've made it possible to attend a folk music event without hearing any actual folk music. Also, the label "folk music" has picked up such a stigma, that many will never get to experience some wonderful music, because they've heard "Puff the Magic Dragon" and they didn't like it. Sort of like what "Danny Boy" did to the label "Irish Music" but on a larger scale.