WLD,

Not being a miner, or coming from a mining background, I had no idea that the forms of entertainment that you refer to even existed - so I couldn't have said "bollocks" to them - even if I'd wanted to, could I?
Nothing that you have written has convinced me that my interest in traditional music is anything but just that - an interest, like any other. Nor do I believe that traditional music and its enthusiasts are in any way guilty of the monstrous cultural crimes that you regularly accuse them of. Methinks thou dost protest too much!