This was sparked by the thread on the Irish music at the Disney thing... I prefer music I already know, and I also re-read books, even mysteries, and only look for new books by known, familiar authors, or new music by old, familiar people. Well, they don't have to be old, they have to be familiar, I guess.
Most of what I sing is the same songs my parents had. Most of the CDs I own are remastered from vinyl. I prefer the version I know to other versions of a known song. I am very hard to introduce to new music - or new books, for that matter.
So I got curious: What is the general tenor (hee hee) on this here Forum - do you prefer the old or the new, is it the same for books as for music, and why do you think that is? And are you a "folkie" or "bluesie" or what? I'm a definite folkie.