try and imagine mudcat, if the elder statesmen of the brit folk revival came and sat own by the cyber campfire like the yanks do and just shared their memories and thoughts.

they don't. mention mudcat and they laugh - why put yourself through grief with gang of idiots, they ask.

and the reason is - you keep up this bombardment of specious criticism.

if a person is sexist, racist , plain old and daft - that's their problem. nowt to do with you.

there are one or two folks on mudcat who are too old and certain they were born in a state of political correctness ever to mend their irascible ways - you know who i mean. you guys - just try to raise the tone of the place instead of learning from the worst examples.