Well, OLDNICKILBY, "absolute and utter SHITE" is a value judgement you are perfectly entitled to (and as I missed the Friday programmes I cannot pass an opinion). But as Tom Bliss says, the fact that the programmes are on at all is a serious improvement over the all-but-zero coverage folk music has had for the last few decades.

And for what its worth, I did see the clogging flashmob programme on the Saturday - as did the people staying with us. They were so taken with it one of them is now seriously interested in taking up, and they all then sat and watched the old TV clips of Pentangle et al. The interspersed current clips from still current performers such as Paul Brady and Richard Thompson were particularly enlightening for them, bringing forth several `ooohs' and `ahhhs' and `who's that, he's good' etc.

Some of it was shite by my reckoning as well - Incredible String Band, for example - but that is purely personal view. I expect they don't think much of my singing either. But I'd much rather it was on than never shown.