OK that's all we asked for a pointer to the statement.

I would guess that the particular BBC person may not be aware that there is a very blurred distinction in Folk music between performers and those who fill other roles, probably more so than in mainstream music.

I would guess, to give an example, the BBC would consider Kellie While to be acting in her role as senior producer for smooth ops and not even be aware of her as a performer. There may well be other similar scenarios where the judge is chosen for their non performing roles.

Of course all these statements that the BBC are misleading us only hold water if we know who the judges are. Bit of a chicken and egg here. People complain about the lack of a list of judges and then claim that the BBC are lying because we know who the list contains.

Maybe people should try to get their objections straight.

Anyway it's all an irrelevence really, except of course to the small few who may feel really left out by not being recognised, either as winners or judges. Which I think is far more the underlying reason for the complaints than transparency.