Canadians are different than people from the U.S. However, they still are part of North America which in my book means they are some sort of American. And so with South and Central Americans.

I like the tie-in that Canadians have with their traditional folk music such as in Cape Breton, or PEI. Driving through New Brunswick, we heard a terrific program called "Atlantic Wave". Fiddle music from Canada and the British Isles.

I think Canadians tend to think less in grandiose terms than do people in the States regarding such matters as business or prestige. I realize that this is a terrible generalization but I experienced a different attitude about what was important in music and the arts, or what was significant about making money.

I believe that Canadians are closer to the folk music of their country than those of us in the States. My opinion which may not be shared and brings up that discussion about what folk music is again. Some of us refuse to let it go with a whimper.

Frank