In my inflated opinion, a song that is never sung, not only isn't a folksong, it's not even a song. Folksongs are defined by their functions. We classify them worksongs or gospel songs or courting songs or dances or dirges or marches. We call them waltzes and polkas and hornpipes, cha-chas, tangos, the twist. When I perform a traditional song, I am aware that I am representing the culture that used it. I am not a purist. I stylize all my material, but I stay within the "language" of the tradition. Mike Miller