this book contains the tablature for 41 folk tunes, written for the 5-string banjo. They are arranged in a style similar to melodic bluegrass, in that, as far as possible, the same string is not plucked for two adjacent notes, and the same finger is not used to pluck two adjacent notes.

Is a commercial environment good for music? In one sense the answer seems to be manifestly yes, given the vast quantities of music produced and sold in live and especially recorded performances.