In a word, acceptance. I'm the only one I know who really likes the music I like. Oh, my wife likes Irish all right, but she tends towards the more modern and new-age-ish stuff (Enya et. al.) where I go for the traditional. Plenty of guys around like the blues--but mention Son House, Charlie Patton, and Tommy Johnson and they don't have a clue. And as for just plain old American folk, I don't know anyone who listens to it 'sides me. So it's good to be able to discuss it with others. And I get a kick out of answering those lyric requests and other tidbits of trivia that float around in my brain.

Jon W.