The things I sing have been with me for a long time now.I think some of my friends scratch there heads that I am still playing Irean Good Night. I couldnt stop playing at the end of an Evening if I didnt end with Irean Good Night. I play "will the circle be unbroken" for My Mom who Died in 1984 . I play sweet home Chocogo for my dad who was a Chicago MAn ( Died in 1978 ) . I play "Sorry the day I was Married" for My first Wife. ( I think Of her singing it not the other way around) We parted in 1986. Most of the songs I sing I have totaly taken on and atached to personal life experiences. The power in that then comes from a real place. I sang John Barley corn to my daughter when she was sick to keep her mind off the meds. It is ours now.. For me this is what brings music into the place we call Traditional Music. Thats why my cd's have Bluse and english and american folk all mixed up.. The songs I do are just peices of my life. I learned east Verginia from Banjo Bonnie and I see her every time I play it . Hazel Dell is one of the newest things I do . I had to play it a year before it made its way to the 'mine" list . sorry for the personal stuff but it make my point ... All the best to All here, Guy