I listened to Mike's last program, where the records were his own choice - only 2 (though very good) traditional songs in the whole hour, which is what has been disappointing to me in his programs. Yes, new songs but please, not exclusively. We understood that in most programs, the playlist was not his own choice, so we can't blame him for that. The request programs tended to be much better IMHO. Will the new guy have any more say in what is played? And back in the days of Folkweave, and Folk Song Cellar, we had many excellent amateur performers and beginners (like Sandy Denny in 1966), who no longer get any air time.