I can state without fear of contradiction that The Keith Marsden Memorial Trophy presented to the winner of the singer/songwriter competition at Saltburn was won last year by a Scot singing a song about the 1881 Whitby lifeboat rescue of "The Visitor".

So English subject matter but (horror of horrors) won by a Jockess.

I'm looking at the Trophy sat on top of our piano as I type this.....oh and she has a very English surname despite being born in Glasgow.

So would this Scottish upstart be able to enter WAVs "English" folk awards? Would she want to anyway..........

"The Visitor"

I really hate this nationalistic crap though I do like trad English music.

Paul