This is all interesting stuff but I hate any form of discrimination be it age, sex, race and I always work on the principle that the folk scene is one of the least predjudiced places on this planet.

As for Essex well most people folk or not don't admit to being from there don't you just look out for the white ankle sox! *grin*

There is some brilliant new talent out there the problem is how to encourage it (does it need encouragement) without being patronising. I'll never (despite my large total in years) be as good as many of the new crowd.

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