It's got to be a good thing that the BBC is recognising Folk music and, at last televising it. We must encourage it.
I, like many others, was surprised and disappointed to see american "country and western" music featured on the show. There is enough confusion in this country about what constitutes "Folk" - most think any music featuring a fiddle or melodion must be Irish, while others remain confused by what went out as folk in the sixties.
If we invite contributions from outside the UK (which I think we should) perhaps we could feature some of the excellent traditional music and song from our nearer neighbours like France and Sweden.
What do you think?