Peregrina - my personal opinion is that "the music has a life and relevance of its own that stretches beyond the class of a particular performer" or (hopefully) the era it's being performed in, the instruments that are in vogue during that era, the length of the performers' hair and a load of other factors. Talking about traditional music, here, obviously. The songs - or the best of them - are strong enough to stand up to a pretty comprehensive mauling. I think we should long continue to maul them.

Though as a non-musician, I'll have to content myself with standing on the sidelines whilst others do the mauling.

Cheers

Nigel