Remeber this doesn't have to be a negative thread, nobody said they were RUBBISH - just over rated! here ars some who get massive publicity for very little and some who get little publicity when they should get more.
I think alot is down to 'marketing' some performers are just a normal person doing what they enjoy............ and some are a more of a product, caught up in the business side and lose the magic, but perhaps thats just my opinion.
Give me the guy who's doing it 'cos they enjoy it every time, that to me is what true folk is all about, too much commercialism in folk loses the magic.
Cheers, Lucy