Sheesh! (to use one of LC's favourite phrases). Another thread started on the premise that people who listen to British traditional music (Me! Me!) never listen to anything else and have some kind of jihad going on against all other music.

And that there are only two types of music.

When there's music this good in the world, who gives a shit about rerunning this same old story?: Omar Souleyman

Now I'm going to listen to some Peter Bellamy. After that maybe some Neil Young - then some Lynyrd Skynyrd for balance. Then I'll blast off to Jupiter with Sun Ra and come back down to earth with Mick Softley. Oooh! Life without limits...

(Anyone want to talk about Michael Chapman whilst we're on the subject of singer songwriters, by the way? A true genius...)

UK trad is one tiny corner of the music world. Many of the albums only sell a few hundred copies and no-one got rich off it. If you're going to occupy anywhere, choose somewhere less ridiculous. IMHO, of course.