Alas, he needs no defense from the few critics he has because he makes the music they only wish they could.

I've heard nothing of SL that has attracted me.

There are of course plenty of musicians who's skills I wish I had but for some reason, these are musicians who's playing and singing I enjoy.

Oddly enough, I don't for example criticise Barney McKenna because he can do things on the tenor banjo that I can't. I admire his playing instead.