Will Fly: You're a guitarist - stick to what you know.
Continuity Jones: I think the reason this thread is still alive is to do with the nu-folk tendency that Zimmerman alluded to. It's got a high profile among the chattering classes who are glad to be able to pontificate about a niche genre which the majority know nothing of and care less about.
I can only say again that Elle Osborne and her ilk are dabbling at the fringes of the tradition and offering precious few insights.
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