I'm a history freak, and folk music takes me on a trip to another time. As mg said, it's a matter of sound, and if it pleases, then it's good. I love a well played guitar, fiddle and banjo. Not big on drums* or electric instruments of any kind. To my ears, a Saxophone sounds like a giant Kazoo.

Music hath charm to sooth the savage breast.
The main function of music is to free the mind from the tyranny of conscious thought.Couldn't have said it better myself.

I prefer traditional folk music, but there are so many outstanding singer songwriters around today who are able to touch my heart.

I recently wrote a song that Cris Caldaway said is timeless. Could have been written a hundred years ago, or yesterday. That is a supreme compliment.


* a bodrhan in the right hands is ok.