The article, the invitation to play on the Edinburgh fringe and other festivals, the record company etc, the radio plays, the occasional tv slot - all constitute incredible creative opportunities which are pissed away on a regular basis by 'well in' middle class gits.

These opportunities just don't come the way of hardworking working class musicians. If you haven't done the job - you don't know the conditions of service, but believe you me - it gets to be a real piss off.

I don't expect you to understand, but I don't think you have the right to be abusive when I bring up the fact (fact not opinion!) that many great musicians and songwriters(not me, I hasten to add) are simply not being heard. And it ain't right.

Still as long as you stand up for mediocrity and middle class privilege - rubbish and a defunct folk music, with no working class input will be your just deserts.