Come one, come all, singer-songwriters of all ages...

A former co-worker told me he listens mainly to singer-songwriter Americana "by artists my age or older."  His reasoning is that he's less likely to learn something from the lyrics of someone who is a lot younger.  To his credit, he admitted, after I recommended it, that Sarah Jarosz's cover of the Tom Waits tune, "Come On Up To The House," is excellent.  I hope that he has enjoyed at least some of Jarosz's original songs, as well.  Although there's something to his belief, a good song is a good song, regardless of the creator's age.