I pretty much like all forms of music. No surprise there. But my all time favorite is Early Music. I love baroque but am attracted to anything composed prior to Beethoven. I'm not going to suggest that baroque music is better than any other. It's just my personal taste.
I think maybe because it's small and intimate like the guitar. I can play lots of the lute music on my guitar and quite a bit of the keyboard stuff too. So I personally find it more accessible. But the venues tended to be smaller so the music could be more intricate. Another guitar specialty.
By contrast, music today seems to be huge. Popular music is performed in stadiums. Classical music is performed in 2500+ seat auditoriums by large orchestras. These same auditoriums present occasional solo and chamber recitals. I understand the economics of it. It's better to sell 2,000 tickets at fifty bucks each than 100 tickets at ten bucks each.
The performance experience is different too. I find the larger audiences to be easier to play for. Once the stage lights are turned on I can hardly see the people. So I'm not as nervous (yes I still get nervous) but I feel the need to project or push the music. The smaller audiences make me more nervous but I can play in a way as to draw them in to me. Some of the most nerve wracking recitals I've given have been house concerts. But they've been the most artistically rewarding too.
Surprisingly, when I was a youngster I had dreams of being a singer/songwriter. I could sing okay, but my song writing skills were dreadful. In the midst of trying to improve I unintentionally meandered into classical guitar and never left. But I never totally abandoned my folk music roots. The worst performance of my life was an early classical recital where I was trying to present that image of an aloof artist. That was totally awful. I made the same mistake a couple more times with the same results. Eventually I found my way back to just being me. Publicly pretending to be someone you're not is a terrible idea unless you're in theater or politics.
This past summer I gave a recital in a church. It was probably one of my better solo recitals. For the first time I gave an all early music program. Renaissance and baroque music only. Nothing too heavy. Just lovely music for a summer Sunday afternoon. Although the music was "tuxedo" worthy my demeanor was closer to jeans and a plaid shirt. I was less nervous and my audience seemed more receptive.
So, although I never became a singer/songwriter, my hats are off to those who did. And when I perform I still consider myself a troubadour.