I read some of the glowing reviews and ordered this CD. I really like John McCuthcheon, but this is not at all what I expected from one of the great folk-singers. Just light dulcimer elevator type music on this CD. Only song worth listening to is Christmas in the Trenches. The rest is just not very much of anything other than light tapping on a dulcimer. If you like that type of stuff, then go for it. I like to hear songs with actual lyrics.