I can't think of anyone in the folk vein whose voice or delivery I really dislike. I'm willing to give folkies a lot of leeway. If I do start to get overly critical I just turn on the tape recorder and listen to a little of my own singing. If people can listen to me without throwing fruit, then I should be able to listen to just about anyone else.

In fact, the only singer in any genre that I absolutely cannot abide is Laura Nyro. If my wife gets tired of me hanging around the house she just puts one of her old Laura Nyro LP's on the turntable and I'm off to chop firewood or something.

Bruce