Countess Richard says " I have been writing about music ............in for more years than (myself) claims to have had an involvement". I'm 56 years old and first sang in a Folk club as an under-aged 17 year old - is that good enough for you.???
I note you say nothing about performance - you don't perform then ??????
I, of the " the wanker persuasion " as you infer,wrote the words , music, sing and play (fingerstyle) the following song, EXCATLY about arrogant Twats like you.

THE    CRITIC                                    
                                                
HE COULDN'T SING, HE COULDN'T CLOWN,
NO, - HIS ART IT WAS IN PUTTING PEOPLE DOWN,
HE COULDN'T PLAY, BUT HE COULD WRITE,
AND WITH HIS PEN HE WENT AND BROKE A HEART LAST NIGHT.

HE SITS ALONE, WITH BLINKERED VIEW,
DOESN'T KNOW THE HOURS OF PRACTISE PEOPLE DO,
TO PLAY THE SONGS, - TO GET 'EM RIGHT,
HE SIMPLY TOOK HIS PEN AND BROKE A HEART LAST NIGHT.

CHORUS /REFRAIN                                                                              
                                       
WELL IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME., - HOW THE CRITIC" FORMED" YOUR MEMORY,
NOW ARE YOU TELLING ME, YOUR EYES AND EARS DECIEVED YOU!
                                       3.
HE NEVER HEARD THE CROWDS' APPLAUSE,
AND AS THEY MADE THEIR EXIT THROUGH THE THEATRE DOORS,
HE NEVER SHARED THEIR WILD DELIGHT,
INSTEAD, HE TOOK A PEN AND BROKE AHEART LAST NIGHT.

                                        4.
TO READ HIS WORDS - THEY MADE NO SENSE,
THEY NEVER MATCHED OUR RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS,
ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE, WHAT BIGGER FOOLS WRITE !,               
TAKE CARE THE CRITIC'S BREAKING HEARTS AGAIN TONIGHT.,   

(Almost repeat of the previous 2 lines:-)
ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE, WHAT BIGGER FOOLS WRITE !,
TAKE CARE THE CRITIC'S CHANGING MINDS AGAIN TONIGHT.

It has also been recorded by people I regard as good performers in the Folk scene - and I am honoured that they have done so in addition to other songs I 've written.

Fortunately you don't go to Folkclubs these days - no matter - I can still bear the duffers , the learners ( bless 'em ) and all the other "bad" things to which you allude , but we live like Vin Date: 02 Apr 04 - 03:53 AM ( above ) in the hope that we occasionally get to see the quality of "Roy Bailey finishing the night off".

You are obviously putting nothing into folkclubs and consequently getting nothing out of it.
As a cross section of society - they're a fairly wacky and mixed bunch,but I've never known any to permit or encourage even the mildest of drugs - and they are fairly well adept at mixing well with each other, albeit on occasions, accompanied by a surfeit of Good old beer.

Finally , can I suggest to a educated pen as you profess to be,that you review and adjust your name so that the gender matches the undoubted masculine name of Richard .
When you have done so, then remove the "O" from the remining Count - and I reckon that should be "about right" as they say in these parts.

Enjoy the English Opera - that's appears to be more your "bag".