Eddi Reader....a "failed pop singer" chancing to jump on the folk "gravy train"?
Or a folk-roots singer willingly accepting a small bit of commercial success when it came her way?
Me? I couldn't give a hoot either way! I'd contend she's a national treasure though and is always likely to put a smile on people's faces wherever she goes. I was not alone in being moved to tears when she duetted with Karen Matheson and Capercaillie on 'Ae Fond Kiss' at Cambridge a few years ago.
She was back again this year....and even led a "folk" workshop.