I think the 'chosen few' invited onstage from an invited audience already comprising of a talented 'chosen few', to sing the closing song with Joan Baez and the title of the closing song chosen - summed-up for me anyway, these awards in this current format. 'You ain't goin nowhere'.

Except for possibly Kate Rusby. Who will be seen next year eating bugs in the Australian jungle in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. *Smiles*

A folk awards show that thinks it can leave 'the real folk' out of it - even for one night - is not going to be taking many people with it - wherever it may think it is going.

In my view for this show to have any credibilty - all the nominations and all the voting must be done by 'the real folk'. Why do you think this rather obvious idea is resisted by the producers? Could it be that they fear that the winners established by this method, would not be presenting the image of folk music that the producers wish to show?