Banning songs is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of, and I guess it's a problem with all you old-folkies. But remember, I'm young, and have never heard some of these songs, and banning them means ruining the experience for the younger generation. For instance, I love "Stairway to Heaven" and "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" is one of the most haunting songs of all time. Same goes for "The Wild Rover," which I've never heard, "The Fields of Athenry," a GREAT song I just heard yesterday, and "The Unicorn," a cute children's song "The Black Velvet Band" a classic which I've written new lyrics to. AND I LIKE OASIS! Also, I think marrowbones' comments were a bit unfair--one of the best things about music is taking on the persona of the character in, or narrating a song, and becoming the vessel to illustrate that character's feelings. If you want music where you're not a sea captain or a wild rover, that means you'd have to write your own original songs, and do away with folk music altogether. But then no one would be able to ever sing YOUR songs, because they're about you and not them. Then we'd have a whole music culture of people writing songs, hoarding them, and only performing their own material. You folks need to get a life and expand your musical horizons. Tired of hearing "The Black Velvet Band"? Then go some place that plays a different kind of music. You talk about people hating folk music? I think folkies are just as bad, if not worse about judging other forms of music. "You gotta roll with it, you gotta take control, you gotta say what you say, don't let anybody get in your way..." (A little Oasis for those who don't know or care)

--Mbo