Well, bert, I have to say that sometimes I get pretty confused about it all.

On the one had, you've got people like me who play traditional music. But I can't find anyone who wants to talk about the kind of traditional music that I play.

Then, on the other hand, you've got threads about songs like 'The World is Old' which a lot of people are interested in, but which doesn't fall into the strict definition of folk music.

This issue is starting to make my head spin.

When I was working one summer as an interpretive naturalist, I came across a group of birders who were watching several birds (Woodcock) wading in a small pond. The birders all had spotting scopes. One of the birders said, "Oh! Come look in my scope! I count eight birds!" Another birder replied, "Oh, don't be silly! Come look in my scope! I only count seven!"

Good luck with your situation, bert. You have my sympathy.

Carol