Friends of mine asked the organisers of a folk festival why it was all "world" music - why Anglo-Celt wasn't included, they were told that wasn't folk. Many multi-cultural events exclude anglo-celtic acts.

Grants & other funds are widely available for what are called multi-cultural events, but not so widely available for my cultural heritage.

Australia's cultural cringe is famous - once everything from "Home" was the Good & anything made in Australia was below notice. Home was England & the other bits of the UK. Now the good stuff seems to be from non-English speaking backgrounds. But it is not my heritage.

'nuff said.

Sandra