There are so many paths or disciplines that help us find truth or validity in what we do or create .. Where something came from is an important part of its story so yes that's give the work power or subtext .The back story on Amazing Grace makes that point ...
             How one has interacted with the song or tune in our lives makes it ours. ( When my Mom died The Circle Be Unbroken became a real song to me and I took possession .). I love blues . I did not grow up on the delta and am not afro american but I need to play blues .They enrich my life . I am not a farmer in west Virginia but if I don't play clawhammer banjo at least some each day my world is a smaller place .. I think to adopt something one is helped by looking for truthful back story .. I just learned The Dreadnought from a Luis Killen cd ( the melody is wonderful ) and did a Google on the boat .. The fact that The Dreadnought sank other ships while trying to race across the Atlantic gives me a darker subtext when I sing about "A health Captain Samuels "
..             Most music I play reminds me of people and times in my life .THe Country Life and Barleycorn are anthems so powerful they will be with us for generations to come .. Its an obligation for us all to honor where they came from and enjoy and add our person history of them .. All the best , guy