(a) The R2 Folk Awards nominations are subject to a vote among the industry to determine the "best" in various categories over the past year.

(b) The Young Folk Award is a competitive event for the under-20s.

(c) The fRoots Album of the Year is voted on by (roughly the same?) luminaries as (a).

(a) and (b) labour under the added disadvantage of being under the auspices of the Smoothies.

May I be the first to complain about (b) on thegrounds that the final is being held this year in the theatre at Broadcasting House which holds an audience of around 6 and (at the moment of typing) I have not yet received an invitation and thus may be absent for the first time in 10 years.