'folk' as understood by the masses is an industry now, with multi-nationals running it, making pots of money but killing it eventually.

In Britain, our industries used to be coal, steel, chemicals, shipbuilding and so on. Now our industries are football, sex, hospitality (this is nmainly about providing a venue for people to get pissed & pay horrendous prices for drink)- sad isn't it.

Now the old ways are gone & not coming back & even worse all the above 'industries'
rely on the money largely stolen by the vile greedy banks and bent financiers ripping off the third world & that's where we are- we rely on these corrupt people, directly or otherwise.

There are many older (sorry Dick!) 'folk' organisers who are fighting this & all credit to them, but big business is winning & our own subversive view of the music, where making pots of money is secondary to the music is disappearing fast.

I don't tour any more, and have now settled for playing my little moothie for our sheep- they don't have a musical agenda...