Bellowhead are about interpreting traditional folk songs.

The songs you are referring to are not folk songs.

Bellowhead have gained publicity and success through their modern and interesting way of promoting folk song. That is their role in society, if they must have one, I suppose (obviously I can't speak for the band, but my view on the matter).

Why would they change their entire stance? There are already musicians out there dedicating their music and writing lyrics for political purposes, such as the ones you have mentioned. Why should Bellowhead jump on their wagon? That is not what they do; their purpose and their audiences are different.

Personally, I think there are better ways of getting political statements across. I don't care for the music of Home Service and I think Show of Hands are incredibly cheesy. However, these are just my personal opinions and I appreciate their role within the folk scene and the messages they are trying to put across. They just don't reach me, because I don't think their music is very good. I think they could be using their talent to produce more catchy songs, to reawaken the young folk scene and bring folk music to people who have never heard it before. BUT IT IS NOT MY PLACE TO SAY IT. So why you think it's yours to dictate other peoples musical adventures, is completely beyond me. And besides, there are already people doing that.

The thing you need to remember Lizzie, is that people, sometimes the people you refer to, do actually read these boards. You make yourself look silly and disrespectful by thinking you have these extortionate rights to tell people what and what not to do.

There's a reason you've been banned from so many boards in the past and I wouldn't like this to be another one, so maybe it's time you started writing reasonable and rational thoughts, rather than word vomiting your emotional state all over the internet.