"The genre of music tends to attract a very laid-back breed of devotee; in fact, some lot of us are downright country-fried. "

Typical stereotyping.

There has always been an urban vs. rural element to the folk revival. Urbanites discovering their rural roots and assimilating assumed characteristics of the style. Most of it is bunk.

The hard work of country living is probably something that would wear out most "city folk". Tension exists everywhere. If you really examine his work, you will find that even Thoreau kept an active schedule on the pond.

People love to put down the frentic pace of the city, but in reality it is just a matter of choice. No one is right or wrong.

Frankly, I'm not much of a city person either. I prefer the suburbs - sort of an in-between the best of both worlds.   The only problem is, I have a 100 foot driveway to shovel.

Again, snow sucks.