Yikes...

I'm a singer. I'm a songwriter. Max and Bert have played me on Mudcat Radio and the response has been pretty good. I like some of the popular "contemorary folk" singer/songwriters (Dar Williams, David Wilcox, Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky) for their energy and inventiveness. I love much of the traditional "old folk" and feel particularly connected to Celtic tunes. Bottom line for me is that I like what I like and I write what the muse blesses me with. What I refuse to do is reject ANY music because of a genre label...I'll reject some stuff because its just bad (bad rock, bad classical, bad country, bad hip hop, bad folk, bad singer/songwriters). And I'll be the first to admit there are a lot of bad SSW's...those trying to emulate their favorite pseudo acoustic rock teen star of the month on open mic nights and the diary whiners who play the no-pay gigs at Barnes and Noble. I just don't listen to what I don't like, but I don't condemn it either. God, that was a ramble....

Paul G.