strangely enough, I've always seen skiffle as a worthy strand in the fabric that is folkmuisc.

My attitude soured when Roger Brooks died. No radio special for him - ot even on BBC Radio Nottingham - his home town. Never a sing at a huge festival mainstage.

And yet to me he was the soul of grace and beauty as a acoustic guitar player, singer, songwriter and performer. And he gave his life to the attempt

when I say working class - its not a social division I'm talking about. as such. Its the fact that so much media attention is given to those with so little to say artistically and really its only a hobby, like eating out at harvesters and curry houses (they don't even develop a bon viveur's critical faculty) - its not a vocation, or anything they commit their intelligence or concentration to even.....And some poor sods fling their entire life and considerable talents 24/7 into music - but for some reason it availeth them nought.