I agree with you Flintlock. Kate does indeed seem "bloodless" to me (on t' telly, never saw her live - pronounce that as you like), though her recording are indeed excellent.

Bill Jones on the other hand is much more fun live, she draws you in; and a whizzo on the boxes; and MUCH more willing to experiment in her arrangements and material; more original; and I like her voice too, at least as much as Kate's. Perhaps not as good looking (though Anglo-Indian blood does give some interesting features), but that's not what I go to folk clubs for. AND she does not have queues of starry-eyed or dribbling fans trailing her.

I'd pay good money to see Belinda. I wouldn't pay the same money to see Kate.