Hey, come on you guys, you are displaying prejudice. There's plenty of room for all genres in the great big world of music. I made my pilgrimage to Nashville in May and went to EVERY honky tonk on Broadway. Heard several brilliant singers and musicians who just didn't make it on the hard road to stardom. Went to a couple of sessions to hear a guy named Darryl Lee O'Donnell and bought his CD. Great songs, even if they do comply with Catspaw's classifications. I'm sure we could generate a similar thread on How to be a famous Folk Singer.