Yes, I am still alive at 85 and still playing the banjo and singing folk songs at informal gatherings and open mics etc. I have been living in
Ontario, Canada for the last 35 years but plan to return to Tennessee
next year to live closer to my family. I have a grandson named David Spence and a new great grandson named Tavis - which is Celtic meaning "son of David" - Spence so the original David Spence is still remembered and honored as well. I perform lots of the Irish songs David sang at the Drinking Gourd and often frequented Nietzsches during their Celtic hour in Buffalo, New York where I sang accapella. That was pre-
pandemic days when the border was open. Hopefully I can get back there
before I move. Music is still my social outlet and I have been very lucky to have had it in my life all these years. My copy of The Drinking Gourd record has been put on tape and I even have some tracks
of David singing at The Gourd on my MP3 player which I listen to often. Those most certainly were..."the good old days." How delighted I am that you remember them, Shannon.