>>>I'd take the completely organic and heartfelt enjoyment of Sunday night over the Plastic-Paddy whooping and Father Ted-style Riverdancing that passes for atmosphere in most "Oirish" pubs any day.<<<<


Actually, I hate to say this, but as some of you lot are proud to call yourselves English Traditionalists, give me the welcoming Irish and Scots any day.

I've haven't read such a lot of smug, arrogant and spiteful remarks since the BBC board was cleaned up of them all recently.

Sheesh! No wonder English traditional music has been dying on its feet for decades...with you lot in it!

Thank GOD that Show of Hands and Seth Lakeman have come along to put new life into it all! And...thank heavens also for the rest of the young folkies, most of whom are warm, welcoming, have no rules or regulations and don't consider themselves to be better than anyone else!

Oh and Ruth of Loughborough..I'd suggest you take in some of The Demon Barbers clog dancing, next time you've taken your head away from your smug little situpon. I think you'll find, if you read their site, that they were inspired by Riverdance...

The Demon Barbers are also doing brilliant things for English music and dance, for just like Seth and Show of Hands, they're bringing in the young people...and without those young people...English traditional music is in big trouble!


I'd also like to point out to people that the three people on this thread, that is Ralph Jordan, Diane Easby and Joan Crump..otherwise known as Guest, Countess and Ruth Archer have all been banned from attacking me over on my Myspace page, where they also came to pour their vitriol over me.

Methinks they're more than a little miffed! ;0)

And now...back to 'Roots' and Show of Hands...