You know you're getting old (alt. explanation: the world is going mad)when you read a thread on recent folk albums and you haven't heard, or heard of (!), about 90% of the artists mentioned in it.

Still, I'm not too worried about this state of affairs as 'Sturgeon's Law' probably applies ie. "90% of everything is crap".

I have heard of (and heard) Mary Humphreys & Anahata, by the way - and they are excellent and definitely not crap.