I think Bellowhead deserve all the praise heaped upon them. They are a great band. But back to the question of voting. Why not invite votes from those who review new CDs in the music press? They get great exposure to new music. There are plenty of them out there and they have a much wider knowledge of what is being performed than most programme producers. I realise Joan has suggested music critics as panellists - perhaps we are talking about the same group of people? I do think that the whole "folk" thing on the media is rather narrow in its scope. It has become a great deal narrower since Verity Sharp left Late Junction and Mick Peat's folk show was axed.
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