I tend to play old songs. There's a lot of great music from the 1930's and 40's that I don't hear a lot of other musicians around this area playing, so I sort of have my own little niche within the music community around here. The downside to that is that I have sort of neglected hearing what's out there that's new. I can read a list of the top ten songs of the day, and if I'm familiar with one or two of them, it's a surprise. Part of that is that I'm just getting older and pop music has passed me by as it inevitably does everyone who leaves their teens and twenties and (gulp) their thirties behind them. I'd also like to say that music isn't as good today as it used to be, but that's just a sure sign that I'm old.
That's all a precurser to saying that I've been listening to, and learning some new things. I've even been dabbling in writing some original music. Whether or not it ever sees the light of day remains to be seen, but it has been a good exercise. More to come.....