Went off there a bit, and I could go off some more, now that I'm thinking about the film, but I don't want to leave the impression that I think this music is 'bad'. Some of it is good, but not 'authentic'. The Ralph Stanley performance is great, and 'authentic', but is used in an offensive way to me. There are still lynchings going on in this country, and they are not amusing. No black performer ever appeared on the same stage with whites, playing to a white audience, with public officials in attendance or otherwise. Homer is a true poet who should not be trifled with. Parody him brilliantly if you must, borrow from him wholesale for your work if it helps, pay homage to him if you can, but don't pass off this crap as having anything to do with Homer or his Epics. Oops, I've gone off again, sorry, try to restrain myself. Bill