I have nothing against new or modified material however, it is getting far too much attention airplay and space.

I would go for 50% share but because there is so much more old stuff we should give it a 80%.

I know what is on the other side of the ocean- I listen to BBC, know exactly who is playing at the big commercial festivals, know that these festivals are expensive and therefore the audience is limited.

The fact that old treasures are in the past is irrelevant.

One can learn an old piece just as easiy as a new one but we are encouraged by the commercial world to have a bias in their favor.

Therefore despite the revivals most people still do not practice and play folk music and culture.

So if the commercial way was so brilliant why dont people practice it more rather than less.

We have only created a community of audience and not of practitioners.

What people choose to do has nothing to do with the evolution of society but rather for choices presented to them and marketing and education.

ok now what is keeping you from understanding that folk culture is best preserved and kept alive by people who practice it and we need to increase the numbers rather than limit them via the added costs of commercialization and professionalization.

Still makes perfect sense to me but you folks are blowing a lot of smoke to cover the reality up.

Conrad