There are some who will be offended simply hearing a view different from their own. There are obviously some who will be offended simply discovering a person has a different view from theirs, even if the person doesn't perform any political material.

Hopefully, they will steer clear of the venue or at least leave graciously.

The rudeness probably is more of a 'this day and age' thing. People are used to TVs and stereos and loud live music that they can and must shout over and those performers are not able to hear them.

I'm looking at the line-up from Falcon Ridge this year, and I figure these women must have had their elbows in their ears or something. Probably just talked through the performances. Not expecting political content in folk music can't possibly be a valid excuse.

I don't like the fact that these tightly-sphinctered wonders got their money back, but I really respect Magpie for being better than they had to be. Maybe this is just another form of pacifism and the two women will think about common human decency.