"it is what it is"

No- to optimize preservation of the legacy, to keep people learning to play we can not trust it to be what it wants. We have to examine it and find ways to make it grow and prosper. I would suggest that if programs are canceled it is too small- doesnt have the necessary political power

you dont force music on anyone

you configure things more efficiently so that you attract the greatest number. Right now the folk world has narrow views that lock out many and in some instances other accessibility issues can be easily corrected.

No its not ok to be whatever. You have to do what leads to an expansion on many fronts.

Conrad