Don you have to learn of the european tradition of drinking and the role of drink in relation to music. Ben Johnsion. The symposia. Read and learn.

Yes liberation of the muse most important if not essential.

This is not true for all aspects of folk music- for example hymns and songs of occupation.

But Don do you not know that there are many many drinking songs in praise of alcohol and none of them say just have one expensive beer and none say if you cant afford it get a job so you can pay too much!

Metabolism- the fact that after one pitcher of beer my wife is asleep while I am saying wheres the rest of it.

Makes a lot of difference.

It is good to reach a state where quality of performance is disregarded in favor of perhaps passion.

Quallity simply does not matter. Taking care of the songs matters.

Don you just dont want change to happen even though there is nothing wrong with it.

Perhaps you need to drink more to understand.

Conrad