I get that I'm the low guy on the totem pole because I'm not a songwriter. And I genuinely appreciate that you all let me hang out and play my covers in between y'all's originals in the song circle. But the level of cognitive dissonance you in particular displayed when I revealed that the beautiful, touching ballad I played was a Taylor Swift deep cut? It was a little unseemly. You know, every song on the radio was written by somebody who does the same thing you do. I'll grant that there's a lot of dreck and solipsism in the pop world, but couldn't the same be said of this folk festival? I get it. I'm not much of a pop guy myself. A lot of people would find my tastes "rockist" (when they're not "folkist"). But all the Top 40 stuff I tune out? It's just not for me. It's not objectively awful. And sometimes there's incredible craft in that world, as you inadvertently found out. So at the least, maybe you could try not hating on Taylor Swift after you find out how good she is at her job. Turn the radio on sometime. Maybe you'll find something you like. 
—Anonymous
