er NO I cannot agree! Cupping your ear does not make you a traditional singer ~ good grief everybody will be going round claiming to be a traditional singer ~your fault if you open the flood gates ~ Peter Bellamy, Tony Rose, Dave Burland as far as I known ever claimed to be traditional singers!! never mind Causley or Jack Rutter ~ Causley probably would have a great support if he wished to be judged to be a traditional singer ~ does Jack Rutter have any trad folky lineage?

from one of my fb posting!!

Ray