"playing traditional music..." CORRECTLY?!?! Is there a CORRECT way to play this music? There may be authentic ways but I challenge anyone to defend a CORRECT way to play it. I have been praised for my singing but I know my voice doesn't come close to sounding authentic.

[Definition of authentic used in this post: Sounds like it is being sung by someone who is immersed in the culture from which the song comes.]

Correct vs authentic: After years of hearing folk music done by bands like Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention and then the Battlefield Band, Croabh Rua, and performers like Tommy Makem, the Clancy clan, (oh, I'm too tired to list them all). My point is that there is a huge variation of styles and methods. Which one of THEM is correct? Some of them may not be authentic but I contend they are all correct. And nobody has the right to tell anyone otherwise!

Rant off!

Going off to bed grumbling....