The problem is of course that this music comes from grimey pubs.

Extract the grime, or try and bypass it in some phoney way - and something is quite identifiably missing.

You will have your supporters in the music industry. But I warn you - from thirty years experience - they aren't really very nice people in the music industry. Martin Carthy in a recent interview accused them of 'acting like pack animals' - and for once I agree with the great man.

The only nice thing about the music business is the music.

still I bet you look good on the dancefloor.