I'm still jumping out of my skin at some of the music I hear - no matter what the genre. My compulsion is not lessening as I get older. Maybe I'm not as interested in radio pop any more. Sometimes I hear people talking about bands I've never heard of, but the thing is that I COULDN'T CARE LESS!

There's just so much out there. And there are always new challenges - new songs to learn, new arranagements to write. Not so long ago I heard a Dylan song I'd never heard before, and POW! This morning I went out and bought 2 CDs - Waterson:Carthy's Common Tongue and a CD by a local jazz composer Matt McMahon. Suddenly all this inspiration is hitting me.

The verdict? Only two things keep you young: music and falling in love (oh yeah, and not growing up!)

Callie