Who is stopping songwriters from getting gigs? Surely you can start a singersongwriter festival or club anytime you l1ke? You can listen all day to Radio 2 or Radio1 and virtually never hear a traditional folksong. I would say virtually 99% of mainstream radio output is songwriter stuff. What on earth are you talking about, WLD? I dont ever recall hearing someone playing Harvest Home on Radio1, whether competently or incompetently.