funny, isn't it, I like Steve's line about 'everything that ought to be in the DT', so Bert and I are in agreement(insert one of those winky emoticons here...is there one that indicates tongue stuck firmly in cheek?)....I also doubt, Dick, that you mean what you said literally....there are whole realms of 'music' that people like that are NOT represented in the DT...even you have your limits!

I guess that may be the real question...what to leave out! There are things already in there that I personally like and sing, but disagree about this being the place for them, but I am not doing the choosing. As I have said, I would LOVE to see sister sites..or even different threads/databases in one site...for country music, bluegrass, singer-songwriter,etc. Even blues, a major focus of the Mudcat, is not too well represented in the database. In the cyber environment, moving to a different page, thread, or even a different site, is only a couple of clicks and a few seconds of time. I know that some of us now frequent sites and songlists that are especially for Celtic music, though much of Celtic music has more claim to 'folk' status than some of the stuff that appears here....it is just too large a category (like bluegrass) to do justice to here, though there are those among us who could certainly explain at length how they are related and share certain roots.

Still, I realize that until someone does create specialized on-line sites (WITH question & answer forums!)for the music with narrower focus, Mudcat will continue to be the venue of choice when looking for lyrics or help on anything even vaguely related to folk music.