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Thread #103713   Message #2119528
Posted By: Giant Folk Eyeball (inactive)
05-Aug-07 - 04:50 AM
Thread Name: Is Eliza Carthy really that good?
Subject: RE: Is Eliza Carthy really that good?
Jim - Thanks for the clarification. For a moment there I thought my ownership of EC albums was about to usher in 18 years of misery...
WLD - I don't think EC, or any musician whose music is played can be 'blamed' for the playlist policies of Mike Harding's show. I'm not convinced, in any case, that they are that different from most mainstream radio shows, where the best selling, most popular and well known artists are given a disproportionate amount of airplay. I don't think it's right, but it does point to a need for a folk John Peel for Mike H's Steve Wright, if you know what I mean. Meanwhile, thankfully we have BBC Listen Again for the good regional shows, podcasts like Folkcast, internet radio... none of this with wall-to-wall EC.

Cheers

Nigel