"all music is folk music, I've never heard a horse sing."-Louis Armstrong.
Sheldon and I played at a Folk Festival today put on by my good friend Peter Searby. I think we are too quick to jump into our selective musical boxes and avoid interactions with different genres and styles. Is the Robert Monroe Trio folk? No ... and yes. Any music worth listening to both defines and defies the genre that it finds itself in. Instead of thinking in genres and styles when listening and "judging music" approach it from patterns and communication. What is the artist saying? Do I agree or disagree? Was my mind stimulated by the message sent across? Ask these questions the next time someone invites you to check out a new artist or cd.
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