Emma Hartley stirring it up again

Subject: RE: Emma Hartley stirring it up again
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 01 Feb 13 - 08:05 PM

Since my last post many of you will have heard of the sad death of Sean McShugganadh of The Fartbenders.

He will always be remembered for the Pibroch lamenting the Retreat of Glasgow Ranger Fans down Tottenham Court Road. His championing of the midi crumhorn and his subsequent struggles and selfless dedication to keeping folk music a complete minority artform makes him an automatic choice for next years BBC Folk Awards.

His complete invisibility on the English folkscene as usual nakes him probably the strongest contender, and the critic's natural choice.

Subject: RE: Emma Hartley stirring it up again
From: GUEST,Heard it all before
Date: 02 Feb 13 - 10:19 AM

The funniest bit, and the aspect that shows what illl-informed nonsense Emma Hartley is spouting (as usual) is the reverse snobbery argument. If she's right (and I mean that in the most Torygraph sense of the word) the folk world dismisses Mumford & Sons because of their poshness and public school background - all folkies being chippy lefties, you see. Which explains why Bellowhead, with their Oxbridge degrees (wasn't Jon Boden's dad the bursar of Balliol College?) have been so roundly despised and snubbed by the folk world and the Folk Awards. Oh. Wait...

The usual contentious, groundless opinion presented as journalism. Best ignored.

Subject: RE: Emma Hartley stirring it up again
From: GUEST,Puzzled of Barnsley.
Date: 02 Feb 13 - 11:29 AM

And of course Eliza Carthy was privately educated and so was Horizon Award Winner 2013 Blair Dunlop.

Subject: RE: Emma Hartley stirring it up again
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 13 - 11:40 AM

…and Young Folk Award winner Ciaran Algar, who even thanked his prefect in their speech.