So to recapitulate:-

1) no we aren't a cosy inward looking gang of bores

2) there are unfortunately no positions vacant at the moment. The jobs where audiences fall about at your quaint Geordie accent, and the other one where audiences listen patiently to your long convoluted and odd sounding folk ballads are filled quite competently already. No we arn't looking for a replacement.

3)As you find non folk audiences a bit stupid (Agado-do-do!) and the places they congregate rather grimy - looks like its back to the arse wiping!

PS the slots on the radio station are filled this year - its forty years since the Radio Ballads, and frankly you're probably some hairy arsed meember of the lower classes - you wouldn't know about these things, and anyway you wouldn't be comfortable amongst people who so obviously are your superior - mentally, spiritually, aesthetically and intellectually.

Real ale anyone.....