. . . those here have argued strongly that ordinary people do not good performers make and should be excluded in favor of the best performers. So you get performers without any but their own songs in their head- the rest are censored.

Conrad, I think you're the only one on this thread that has mentioned singer/songwriters. I'm pretty sure everyone else is talking about traditional music.

I'm a professional performer. I play almost exclusively traditional folk music. I don't like listening to performers who aren't very good, unless it's an appropriate learning situation and not a performance. I have been deeply involved in the folk community for more than 30 years. Where do I fit into your assumptions?

Would you care to respond to my post of 23 Sep 10 - 12:08 PM about the difference between competent performers and the incompetent?