"because they are boring to audiences"

Jim, I have absolutely no idea what is boring to audiences & I certainly would never be as presumtuous as to pretend that I knew what everyone else was thinking.

Nor would I ever dictate what should or shouldn't be sung, I'm just pointing out that I, just me, as an individual, simply have no time at all for political songs.

Just because I don't like them, that doesn't mean you should all rush out & ban political songs from Folk Clubs, it just means that when someone launches into a political song, I go for a pish or head for the Bar.

I was a big fan of Dick Gaughan back in the 70s but stopped buying his LPs & going to concerts when he became all political. It's just not for me.

Proof of the pudding is in the eating & the fact is, I ran my own Folk Club for 8 years & floor spots had free rein to sing or play pretty much anything, that doesn't mean I HAD to like everything that was sung or played. However, anything remotely provocative like an IRA rebel song, would have been stopped, straight away.

After 8 years, I ceased to be surprised by the sort of stuff that some folks would have really enjoyed, but which I was not impressed by at all. So, really anything goes, unless it is clearly liable to cause serious offense to someone.

Just don't expect me to always enjoy it!