"You're not really very nice are you?"

It was a very harsh statement, I admit. I've had enough of all these people getting all upset for no real good reason accept that their idea of what folk should or shouldn't be.

Folk is for all people, it is music that can be played by anyone on any instrument that they want to try and play. We are all individuals that have tried to keep a tradition alive, one that was obliterated by TV, amplified music storage devices etc. just over 100 years ago the pubs would thrive on people entertaining themselves in their untrained musical talents.

A session is an individual thing and generations and regions alter it slightly as it goes along... to add 'protocols' to it or 'rules' stops it from being folk! like the oxymoron of folk degrees... it's all silly.

The one thing that I thought separated us from the moronic pop movement is that we all love the music and care about each other. It's obvious that this thread has attracted those that want to shape folk to their ideals and unfortunately that removes it from being folk any longer!!!

I am sorry for any harsh comments but I am getting fed up with people attacking other people because their opinion doesn't match theirs. We are all entitled to our opinion and I am sorry if some people dont think I'm very nice but I still love and care about you all because you are who you are and that is beautiful.

If we were all the same then life would have no forums to banter on and this one can have the potential of being great if people only said... hey, I may be wrong but... or , in my opinion I think...

instead we have a load of people going, this is how it is and how it should be and others should learn that!!! just get over yourselves... your ego belongs at Sony BMG or another axe yielding company that doesn't care about what people want!

Sorry for the rant but come on guys... we all love each other don't we?