Firstly, BIG Mick - Who the fuck boasts about Toronto? Nashville, yeah, but Toronto? Shut the fuck up.

Secondly, to all the people saying that maybe The "Cool As Folk" Brigade where threatened by the more "mature" player, because he would possibly show them up is, hmmm how to put this?.....

BULLSHIT!

I have the fortune of knowing said insolent rapscallions and the fact is that most of them can probably play fucking circles round you. Not because of there "Paganini type modulations" (who uses Paganini as an insult?), but because they are solid players and have, due to a glut of folkie parentage, been playing since their respective instruments since were old enough to pick them up.

And yes, they sometimes get faster and go for it a bit. Maybe because they still have some enthusiasm for the music they play and don't use sessioning as some form point-scoring competition.

Lastly, the main reason you seem to have a problem with them is because they are young. Any group of gnarly old folkies at a session, if they hadn't let you in or had made you feel unconfident, you would have probably doffed your hat at their strength of character and admired their skill.

Just because you are not in the "Twentysomething" bracket anymore, don't get bitter about it. Its unbecoming and hypocritical.

p.s. I would like a free t-shirt.