Trouble is, Charlotte, I really don't think it's a quality issue. The Unthanks are in good company in getting a shafting on this forum. Kate Rusby, Seth Lakeman, Show of Hands and others have all been abused. The one thing they have in common is their success.

There are some very popular and successful folk performers that I wouldn't go and see even if they played a free show in my garden. (Doesn't mean they're crap, though. Just not to my taste). I am, however, delighted that they carry the torch for the music I like to people who wouldn't otherwise hear it.

You may not enjoy the Unthanks' music. Good for you, but negativity gets us nowhere.