I have listened to MacColl for continuously from the time somebody gave me 'Chorus From The Gallows' for my 21st birthday. In Liverpool, when he and Peggy were booked, you had to get your tickets at least a fortnight in advance otherwise you didn't get in. Singers club nights when they residented, were nearly always full houses. MacColl continued to pack 'em in right up to the point when his health forced him to stop singing.
On the other hand, wouldn't have walked down the road to King George's Park to listen to Peter Bellamy's Larry The Lamb imitations - so I suppose it's all a matter of taste really.
I suppose Glueman's silence is the nearest thing I'll get to an apology or a retraction of his crap.
Jim Carroll