Hello Jim,

I don't think I implied "modernise or die"....IMHO all music, whatever genre, is on a continuum. It constantly changes and develops. If an artist wants to play ancient Viking music in the "authentic" style...why not? If you want to recreate Elizabethan music or Trad Jazz...why not? But that is preservation. Even then the artist's interpretation might ensure that, in all probability, some-one from that era would think it new-fangled!

There is a place for preserving and a place for enjoying and a place for developing music. Each artist decides for themselves. What I was saying is that our music is not set in stone. Neither are the people who listen to it. If you want to involve them, you must engage with them.

Best wishes,

Peter