My old man used to sing lumbercamp songs and "come-all-yees" he learned when he worked in lumbercamps in the backwoods of New brunswick, Canada in the winter in the 1930s. Then, there were LPs of certain "bands" of Irish roots which led me to explore. It all came together and even moreso when I learned of Acadian music from my mother's side of the family.

I was fascinated with the "traditional" music and it's influence on various genres since then, especially folk in the broad spectrum, although only in certain works in those genres and others... even rap. Yup, I said it... even (c)rap. Although, if I said that in the wrong place, I'd get a cap busted in my ass, know what I'm sayin, dog? Uh... maybe better phrased... I see the influence and find it odd that young artists do not see it and might find it offensive for me to say their music is not truly "original" but influenced by previous music. Yeah, I know that ain't rocket science and is just common sense but ya can't teach a new dog old tricks eh?