Our town, Peru, Illinois, has a statue of an old-timey fiddler right in the center of town. Well, she's an OLD fiddler from the 1800s---Maude Powell, born here and left when she was five years old. Took her fiddle all around the world doing recitals & concerts---and made quite a name for herself as she made her way. (Yeah, it was classical music, but nice anyhow.) And, lo and behold, her statue is the reason for a Maude Powell music festival where so many are finding out about the classics that never would've heard that music otherwise. Sure, I'd rather it was an old-timey music fiddler up there. But what the hell, it's a foot in the door---and seeds are being planted. --- Thanks for the thread Mr. Rasmussen !