spleen cringe- please read what i posted carefully.... seems to me you're saying re Ralph McTell that if you haven't heard of it it can't be any good... perhaps a wider and deeper appreciation of the past might temper your views, in the strict sense of the word- make them stronger because more worked-upon? as to Lucy Wan, i think there is a world of difference between commercial usage of old song (which is what the pros present) and the folk process. Again. please read what I actually wrote, carefully.

Almost by definition, someone who hears about 'peppers & tomatoes' by Ralph Mctell and doesn't bother to check it out can't really be called informed.