"I wouldn't take anything he says too seriously either."

Aye - I only replied to this thread by way of responding to a "dare you to be the first baddy" posting, myself.
However, I remain unrepentant: the Unthanks as supposed "professional singers" were IMO appalling. Sorry but they just were. As an amateur singer myself - I was shocked at their performance... I could wax on and on, but I won't..

Whether I personally dug the *style* of some of the other performers is neither here nor there - but JimM & BellowH are certainly top-class as far as their competent musicianship & professionalism is concerned.
I find Jim's vocal styling somewhat derivative of 20thC Pop too (no doubt honest & unintentioned on his part) - BUT that itself is equally refreshing in terms of evident eschewing of a faux 'English Country' classic revival 'folk voice'.
I've found this 'taint' impossible to shed so far myself..

I would have loved to have heard Sam sing *solo* tho'.
It might have potentially been the best thing in the show.