At 22 I'm proud to call myself a folkie,

& durring the couple of years I've been on the folk scene I've 'discovered' an ever increasing number of other young people hovering around, it's getting to the point where I almost forget to be surprised when some1 else under 40 turns up at one of my local folk clubs! (& yes the plural was intentional)

I sing (not having the hand-eye co-ordination to deal with an external instrument) & am told I do it well.
My repitoir is dictated by what I like. If a song calls to me I'll go out of my way to learn it - weather it's trad, or is being sung by it's writter (providing they dont mind me nicking their song! & if they do I might just pick it up NE way & keep it to myself ;)) If I realy dont like it I'll quietly pop to the bar, or loo.
I enjoy listening to good music as much as I enjoy making it, as far as I'm concerned the two are indivisable.

Going back to the original point about concerts full of older folkies, praps this is just because being at a social age & with a thirst to learn we'd rather buy a dring or four in a pub while partisipateing in an interactive session (be that a free for all or turns round the room)with a variety of interesting people, than pay twenty odd quid to sit still (proven to be bad for learning) in a darkend audertarium while a light shines on the "star".
Camping at feastivals also calls to our social instincts, & If you can "sing for your supper" as I did @ last yrs Swanage feastival so much the better!

The further our money goes the happier we are!!!

Lizabee
22yrs 4mths