I'd just like to make it clear that I like Seth Lakeman, and although this parody might poke fun at the song, he is by no means the target.

To me, the only issue is that a song which by no stretch of the imagination (unless your name happens to be John Leonard, who seems to be able to stretch his further than anyone else I know) can Seth's song (which even he says he wrote himself) be called a traditional song.

If a song written by Dick Gaughan or Martin Carthy or anyone else had been nominated for "best traditional track" I would have been just as keen to make the same point.

As I say, I happen to like Seth, having seen him and his excellent band several times live. He's a nice young lad and has real talent, and is a good entertainer to boot. I know there are some people here who don't agree, and they're free to dislike him and his songs, just as we all are free to choose who and what we listen to.

The issue is nothing to do with any bias against the artist (Seth in this case), just upholding the principle that a song written recently by a known author cannot be called 'traditional' - as John Leonard's own definition of the term last week confirmed.