Nigel,

My point is that life is to short to argue about the definition of folk (or take a pop at one group or another) and it seems completely irrelevant to my everyday experiences of attending, performing at & running "folk" clubs and events. There is almost universally "Trad" and "contemporary" music represented...and if it is well done (and sometimes not!)I usually enjoy it and if I don't enjoy it I can still appreciate the effort a person is making.

A good song is a good song......let's just get on with doing our thing...whatever that is and stop agreeing so violently..

I'm off to play my banjo a bit more (isn't that a bit American....or West African or whatever?).

Cheers

Paul