I love traditional music. I try not to mess with it when I perform it, although I am not a slavish reproductionist. I don't think that as a form of music, traditional folk music is superior to contemporary acoustic music, or jazz or blues or even hip hop (although I really don't relate much to hip hop.) They are all forms of communication to those who are moved by the music. I try not to confuse what I personally enjoy with what is "good," or worthy of my approval. There is a lot of great music that I don't enjoy.

In the long run, we always end up talking about ourselves. Me included.

And I know many wonderful, warm, open, accepting, "intellectual" folks from the UK and would hate to generalize about them any more than I want to generalize about singer/songwriters.

Jerry