I would imagine he could knock out the chords to Shepherds hay and the Dorset four hand reel with the best of em. Its not folk and I don't think I'd watch him very long doing instrumentals, not for the thrill of the music - as a guitarist though, I'd watch him to see if I could filch any ideas for my version of folk music, and so should you - steal wherever you can.

He DOES sound a little like the late Isaac Guillory to me, and didn't Guillory used to accompany people like June tabor. is the relationship with folk music really so opaque?

Also I take isssue with him being called unmusical. I think he's pretty nifty. If he turned up at a folkclub, I'd give him a listen.