Totally understandable. Earlier in the month, I was weighing up leaving also, in fact its still in the balnce.

I was also sorry when Divis went. Its exactly the same scenario.

These people who cannot grasp that there shades of opinion on some matters and that people with a different set of experiences to your self have different insights - well, they make their presence on mudcat an absolute bloody misery for people they don't agree with. The vehemence, the moral certainty, the sheer bloody ignorance and indifference to how other peoples' lives have worked out can be utterly breathtaking in its insensitivity.

Les's contribution to what he see as the folk community through the Faldingworth Club has been immeasurable. No one has the right to negate it - or say that it isn't Folk Music - cos I say so! Or its not English traditional, cos its not something I value.

Its in England at this historical point in time and its what some artists wish to hand down.

You may disagree - but you really haven't got a licence to exercise your talent for abuse and snotty superiority. And you should be ashamed for being hurtful to very decent guy.