A considerable number of posts ago, Marge said

"perhaps a production style more like the Transatlantic Sessions would be more effective."

.... and it raises the question of why is it that folk enthusiasts consistently find the atmosphere of Transatlantic Sessions so successful whilst they find their music presented on a grander scale to be something of a challenge to watch? Certainly, the performers seem to be just concentrating on their music rather than putting on a stage show on the TA programmes. Is it because the homely friends-getting-together-for-session-in-a-hotel set up is more suited to this essentially intimate homespun music than to a concert stage with a large audience? The TA session atmosphere is closer to the situation in which most enthusisiasts and participants encounter and enjoy folk music. I would be interested in reading people's reactions to these thoughts and their relation to the programme under discussion.