John Leonard of Smooth Operations is being accused in his thread of being the real source of the music choices on the Mike Harding programme. Nowt wrong with that, if true. John (Lenny) Leonard has served his time as a folk club turn for years, playing guitar and singing with John Squires on fiddle, and knows the business like the back of his hand. He's been responsible for running the Beeb's activities at Sidmouth and Cambridge festivals for the last few years as well. I think he does a great job, balancing up the many different ways folk in this country is treated. Whatever anyone did to produce the MH prog would be hated by some part of the folk world.
Confession - I used to be in a band (Balls, Banquets and Functions)with Lenny 30 years ago.
Ray