It is quite extraordinary, the number of seemingly rational people(from the top British folk journalists down) who apparently feel everyone, as a social duty to folk music, ought to like Seth Lakeman, and also ought to believe his music is folk music.Why? Why ought anybody pretend to like something they don't like? Why should anybody pretend to think something is folk music if they don't?
OK, I think everyone should like Peter Pears. And everyone should recognise that the music he makes is folk music.Does that make sense? Of course it doesn't. Never heard anything so silly in my life.
Personally, I think it is great that the Arctic Monkeys get records in the charts. What does this prove? That I like the Arctic Monkeys. So what?
If our Jon likes the Dubliners, and doesn't like Seth Lakeman, how can this be a problem?