I'm not sure Cara Dillon deserves the pasting she's getting here - it's obvious that she's not got the support of much of mudcat but she's in a position where she may bring younger people into folk music and lead them into a journey where they DO discover artists more rooted in the 'tradition'.

I'm no apologist for Dillon as I find her albums and arrangements a little bland, but sometimes the vitriol that comes out on here is not needed (unless you're talking about Mike Harding, which is obviously allowed!).

Seriously though, the joining in and ganging up does get a little petty sometimes and we'd all be better keeping our own council rather than being mean just because we can.