You don't know because you are not aware of all the facts, observer. You could send a PM to Dick to be appraised of a conversation we have had but, once again, I suggest you stick to the topic in question. You still seem to be spending a lot of time responding to someone who's opinions you have already discounted.

Maybe you could give us some proof that folk music is in decline rather than glibly stating it is with no evidence to support that. Fewer guests being booked could well mean that there are more singers sessions, therefore less commercialism and a return to the music of the people.