Allan Taylor is one hell of an influence on me. One of the best nights I have had in years was when he and Dick Gaughan did their "both sides of The Tweed" at a concert in Matlock. The likes of Jim could learn from his research and conclusions if they hadn't shut their minds when folk moved on from their narrow interpretation.

By the way Jim. As you love to be precise over genre. I didn't mention a pop song. I Don't Like Mondays could be somewhere between punk and new wave, not pop. I am happy to call it pop mind you, but you can't because of the hole of exclusivity you have dug.

I was taken by Kris Kristofferson when seeing him live at a festival in The States once. He introduced Me and Bobby McGee by saying "If it sounds like country then I guess it's a country song."

Quite