Tell me ake, are you playing devil's advocate or do you really think that our mid-atlantic popster (and poser supreme) Sting is actually a folkie at heart?

I think Sting belongs to the intelligent/calculating end of celebrity culture, i.e. he knows when it's advantageous to hug trees, write "working class" songs or ally himself to "worthy" causes.

No doubt Carthy, Rusby et al will soon be lining up to do their versions of "Message in a bar-tool (Sting's pronunciation, not mine!)".