Maybe if we worried less, and let them find it for themselves it would be more attractive to them.

The one thing I didn't want when I was a lad was to be interested in what my parents enjoyed.

That attitude among the young of the fifties led to Rock and Roll, Skiffle, the folk revival, and everything else that has happened since in the world of music.

Perhaps we just need to keep quiet and enjoy listening to the new twists that they put into our old favourites, and the new stuff they invent for themselves.

Trying to steer youngsters onto our preferred path is akin to pushing on the end of a piece of string, nailing jelly to the wall, or knitting fog.

I don't think I'll bother. I'll just enjoy Jackie Oates, Jim Moray, Wheeler Street et al, along with those of my age whose work I also love, and those of the past who started the whole damn show.

Having decided that I don't have to single handedly save it makes Folk so much more enjoyable.

Don T.