[on his re-working of historic folk music into a sonic mix, touching on contemporary chamber music] I'm not there to preserve, and I don't ever claim that it's my tradition. I'm there as an advocate, a communicator and a promoter of the culture. But I'm also adapting it for my own purposes, and to suit the needs of the modern community. I look at myself as more of a bridge into the old world. I have this unique and immensely privileged opportunity to be a kind of agent of exchange and understanding. Show less «