Welcome to the madhouse. I'm only about twice your age (Nyah, nyah! Most of you are older than my mum!) and I've been a folkie from birth, although I felt the need to go underground during my teen years. There are some of the finest people on earth in this forum and most are extremely encouraging to newbies. I've gone from believing that I couldn't sing to singing my first song in front of people that I hadn't known for more than a couple of days. Lurk, post, learn and welcome again.