Well I have just watched them and thought they were excellent. I have to admit that I was totally blown away first time I saw them a few years ago when Belinda O'Hooley was in the band and have followed their progress with interest. I've got mixed feelings about the way they have developed but they are never less than interesting and some of their arrangements eg Patience Kershaw are stunning - I also like the first song they sang on the programme I watched tonight.

There are lots of people who deserve such exposure and will never get it but we should not begrudge those who do as long as they can perform well which clearly the Unthanks can - whether it is to one's individual taste or not. There are a couple of folk musicians whose music did not appeal to me but have done very well. For a while I felt were comparatively over exposed but I never begrudged them their success - just wished others could have a share.