Banjiman wrote (adding his correction)
"So are they not worth the space in quality terms or is it just that there is less hype surrounding them Vic? In fROOTs that is."

In the case of fRoots I know for certain that the decision on whether the the album goes into the .... and the rest section or rates a full review is the sole decision of the reviewer.

I'm not exactly sure what you are saying here. Are you suggesting that fRoots are only interested in reviewing artists that have hype surrounding them? If you are, I would suggest you look at recent issues of the magazine and analyse the backgrounds of the artists involved. Of course, the opinion whether an artist is "hyped up" or not is as subjective as whether a reviewer's writing is "based on the technical work and quality .. not on personal taste" but here are a few albums and books that I, as reviewer, have rated recently as worthy of a full review in fRoots:-

UN MONDE QUI BOURDONNE OU LA VIE PALPITANTE DES CORNEMUSES
Presented by Daniel Loddo & Claude Ribouillault
A book of French academic papers submitted by writers to a conference about the varied bagpipe traditions in Central & Southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.

HARRY GREEN AND OTHERS
The Fox & The Hare
Veteran VT125CD
An album of field recordings of traditional singers from Essex, now all deceased.

SHEILA STEWART
A Traveller's Life Birlinn ISBN 978-1-84158-979-4
An autobiography of the wonderful Scots traveller singer

JOSEPH GOUDERC
Chanteur du Ségala Cordae/La TalveraGEMP 67
An album of masterly traditional singing in the Occitan language of southern France. I think that it is superb but I don't expect it to find a huge market in the UK. Whether it sells or not, I would rate this as a very important release.

BAGAD KEMPER
Live Au Cornouaille Keltia Musique KMCD 20
A CD of a concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the leading Breton bagpipe and bombard band.

I would leave it to others to decide whether there is "hype" surrounding all or any of these productions, but I would say that I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them (though I found the technical bagpipe terms in French a bit hard going) and think that all of them have enriched my knowledge of European traditional music and song.