Well, Steve F.: first off, I am not a %$#@%$#@#%$%whippersnapper! I HAVE been around the block a few times, too! And, I write to specific audiences all of the time, otherwise I would not have an op/ed column, as well as other writings which are published. Also, I would not have been the top billing salesperson at the radio station I worked at, if I hadn't known a thing or two about target audiences.

I can only speak from my own personal perspective and my three or so months on the 'Cat, but so far the "audience" here at home includes:

83 yr old male storyteller, fiddler, lover of literature;
50 something female paralegal and the people she work's with
several 20 somethings, M&F, who have nothing at all to do with music in their everyday life, except to listen to it and not often folkmusic.

several 40-50 somethings, same thing as above AND MANY MORE.

Steve F.: I think I am pretty thick-skinned, but I have to say I feel somewhat personal about your last posting.

I do not pretend to be an authority on anything. I simply asked for input and expressed my opinions.

If you don't agree with my viewpoint that is fine; that is why I started this thread, FOR INPUT FROM EVERYONE

Now, maybe everyone else who is interested in this will tell us who THEY think our audience is!