Cranky Yankee, it has sometimes caused me great amusement in sessions to hear an ignorant "purist" moan about an unusual instrument for a session (let's say clarinet for example) being out of place as it isn't traditional - and I think to myself, "well my tenor banjo is 20th century, the Irish Bazouki is even more recent...".

My attitude is, "if it fits, it is fine!". This is not to say that there isn't also a place for trying to keep music to instruments used in a certain period of time though.

Capt bob, thanks for reminding me of that site, I like it.

Jon