I agree,mate. Even if it's not my roots and who knows,maybe if this issue was to be applied on traditional music from my country I would be more square.But then again,in Italy young folkies just write bad irish nusic and the rest of the crowd thinks 'O sole mio'and madrigals to be all the folk we had....Ooops,I'm out of topic. I also wanted to add: Where did I get involved in folk. For reasons above,I used to dislike intensely folk music,which was limited for me to the bad,boring stomping irish music we would get in Italy. Then I got a crash for a folk singer(sob) Then I travelled a bit too much and got in touch with amazing folk music. Then I heard Breton music and it got me to the heart-I still believe lost Tuscan folk music must have been like that and it's still there somewhere in my veins. Then I decided that my interest in Anthropology had to focus on folk music as the most tipical (with language.But isn't it amazing that,scientifically,music as a form of communication is much more effective and articulated than words?!)human trait and therefore a key to understand human behavioral patterns. Then I don't know,it just gets you,he?! It's one in the night and I'm chatty. Young Mudcatters,please tell me more about summer!!! Lena