For me it's got to be to encounter kindred spirits who approach this music somewhat like I do. I've been with a few music lists, some with academic "purposes" (supposedly) and some not. It's here I keep on returning just to see what's come up and I want or need to get involved in. But it all comes down to feeling comfortable here, finding what I want generally and not being alienated by what goes down. That sounds like the old pleasure principle in action. And I hope some o' what I have to add might be helpful too. (Sounds a bit like sex too, don't it?)

I'm wondering why others have come here ??

(Just realized I've not used the word FOLK anywhere in this message. Strange, but maybe not!)

Art