"They obviously involved a very small (relatively) number of people and took place in London (the centa of everything!?)."
Groups using the ideas adopted by the Critics appeared all over Britain Malcolm - from Scotland down
With the assistance and encouragement of Ewan and Peg, I ran one in Manchester - the Birmingham group still exists as 'Banner Theatre' - I have a list of them somewhere and I still have the recordings of some I was involved in other that The Critics

Can't see for the life of me why anyone should refuse to forgive the failts of somebody who has been dead for three decades unless they were incredibly horrendous
My problem was that I knew Ewan for as long as I dis - I knew many of his faults from personal experience and they seldom coincide with the "stories" that have become a public blood-sport
Whatever his faults, his knowledge of folk song, his dedication and his generosty and willingness to share and his legacy makes them pale into insignificance - for me at least
I would no more reject Ewan's contribution than I would reject The Theory of Relativity if I found out Einstein picked his nose and ate it
Sorry
Jim