What I dislike about many magazines[and here I include Folk Roots or whatever it calls itself these days]is there imagined self importance, there biased reviewing,there attempts to control the folk scene and/ or to mould it in their perceived image,and their lack of encouragement to musicians who do not fit into their perceived formula of what they should promote.
IT does not affect me much these days, as I gig alot in Ireland,[Iam singing tonight at An Spailpin Fanach,Cork City]where thank god no one takes English Folk/Roots magazines seriously,we realise that these magazines particuarly Froots,merely illuminate the editors tastes and opinions,and in no way give a comprehensive picture of what is really happening on the uk folkscene,I am in total agreement with WLD.Dick Miles