well, who were the judges?.the results will probably tell us more about the judges than anything else.
personally,If I want to get an expert opinion,on how to make a fruit cake,I would go to someone,who I know makes delicious fruit cakes.
[imo]there are a lot of people who have got themselves in to influential positions in the UK folk music industry, who know very little about folk music,and even less about traditional music or source singers.