Davenport's speculation seems no more unlikely, however, than Dumneazu's argument for the Appalachian roots of the Klezmer revival. Joel at Far Outliers and Nathanael at Rhine River put me on to this unlikely connection. And, if you don't check out some of Dumneazu's links, you're missin' the good stuff, like the string band, Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters. When I could talk him into it, my Confederate grandaddy used to sing"Old Joe Clark" and"Are You Washed in the Blood" was evangelical comfort food. If Nathanael will bring his mandolin to the next AHA convention, I'll dust off my cloggin' shoes and we'll put a whoop and a holler into the conventional mix.