Hello, all - love the comments - and the notion that it isn't my imagination - there are *relatively* fewer people around my age (of course, all of them apparently participate in the 'cat!!).

Lest my comments have come across as laments, let me just say that I'm quite happy to be a folkie and have been one for as long as I can remember. I've just been aware for a long time that there aren't as many of my peers who consider themselves "folkies" as there are people older than me. I am pretty involved in the folk "scene" around here (Folklore Society of Greater Washington www.fsgw.org ) and love every minute of it. I'm also really jazzed to be able to communicate with people who share my love from all around the world.

JudyO