My parents did not have radio or records (or electricity) when they were growing up. Families and friends made their own music then. When I get together with the relatives, it is still normal for us to bring out the songs, the guitar, the fiddle. It's just a normal part of our family history. For my son - I've raised him making his own music, so he has carried that tradition on, and now in college, he writes his own songs and has friends who make music together with him. I know of many families who still make music at home together. There may be more of that going on than we suspect.