Interesting thread ... thanks for starting it. I recently had an eye opening experience. We took a 19 year old young lady into our home for a week's concentrated music studies. We spent about three hours a day, one hour at a time, working on the basics. In the evenings, we'd peruse the internet, as well as my private collection, and listen and critique a lot of traditional folk music.

One evening I decided to reverse the roles and asked her to play me some of "her music." After seriously concentrating, and minding my mouth, we agreed that the "new music" today doesn't even come close to what she finds attractive about traditional folk music.

I'm not at all surprised that some youngsters are noticing this music ... it speaks to many generations. And I also agree with the comment that if you can separate youngsters from "the pack", it'll be easier for them to connect. CHEERS, bob(deckman)nelson