Greg - I quite agree. As I said previously, the show as a whole (and the one that preceded it) was underwhelming.

It didn't really satisfy either the Folk or the Britannia (well, the Albion bit saw to that) parts of the billing, and was often a bit of a worthy attempt to mix eclectic artists whose styles really don't blend. And Eliza was also the only clear example of a female lead instrumentalist in among all the singers (why does the Beeb always overlook the instrumental tradition?). I think your assessment that this is probably the result of media types talking to other media types and then distorting the show to suit their own prejudices.