The Tam Lin is thus far definitely the very best of the output in my opinion. I love having the daily dose arrive in my iTunes Podcasts folder. I wish I'd caught on to this project when he started. I'm shy a month or so at the beginning.

I must say, however, that the uniformity of his voice makes listening to a whole group of them much less than pleasant to me. I'm always relieved when he lets an instrument or another voice into the mix. For that reason I can't imagine actually purchasing an entire CD of the project.

As a very traditionally oriented folky I'm only tepid on Bellowhead, even though I understand most of its sources and references. As a '60s folkie, even a '50s folkie, my tolerance for the integration of folk and rock is still pretty small and a big piece of me really resents the importation of all that gloss and light show from the rock scene. What's wrong with just performing the music with humor, gusto and skill?

It is interesting to me to watch the links grow between Jon and John. I wonder how John feels about this all, as he hews closer to the more traditional presentation in his late middle age. Brass Monkey will never be Bellowhead.