Ah...and there we have it all. :0)

No, no, no, most of you have taken ONE bit of what I've said, and used that and only that to rage.

The music is 'locked away' by the attitude, not by keys and chains. It's the very attitude that is seen in here, which stems from some who are associated with Cecil Sharp House. Until that changes, for me, the music will always be locked away in the confines of a select club which welcomes some, whilst barring others they deem unacceptable.   

I have no desire to 'study' the songs. Some of you may find that unbelievable, some may not. I'm not a musician, merely a member of the audience, and therefore I look at things from an entirely different perspective to some. I don't have a brain that deals in detail or pedantry. I have nothing to prove. I don't wish to be Queen Bee of the folk world as I feel some may do. Neither do I wish to astound people with my ***incredible*** knowledge, I simply love some of the music hear, that's all.

However, when some of the very music I love is spoken of in such deeply derogatory terms, by some of those associated with Cecil Sharp House, why in the name of Maudie Karpeles would I want to set foot in there in the first place?

I see elements of the English folk world as a very select, sniffy, snobby club, I'm afraid I always will do, because of what has happened. I see parts of it as avery judgemental and condescending.

Tell you what, the day Cecil Sharp House puts on a Seth Lakeman and Show of Hands gig, is the day I'll step inside its Hallowed Entrance. Put Eliza on with them too, because Eliza and Seth, together, would blow the place apart. And you know what else, if they had Seth Lakeman playing in there, they'd get THOUSANDS of YOUNG people turning up to look round, many of whom know nothing of the English folk world, which is what you'd think they'd want...wouldn't you?