Every so often I force myself to listen as much as I can to Late junction, and Andy Kershaw, as well as some c&w . As time goes by I hardly listen to my old records I'm always on the lookout for some new fix. In my heart I'm a folkie but as a musician I'm on the lookout for anything that stretches me intellectually. I think that theres a heart of my musical life thats a summation of all the music I've absorbed, and most of the music I really love I know by heart, and dont have to listen to it after the learning period. There are definitely times when I cant stand folk and am into classical/rock/jazz, and vice versa, what I dont really understand is what causes the shift between these genres, and whether there are as yet untapped musical genres that I may fall in love with, for instance I couldnt stand jazz untill about 6yrs ago, and now its part of my daily existence. Am I hooked on the chase, and addicted to novelty?