Peter Bellamy was a consummate storyteller, which is what the performance of traditional song should be about. His presence compelled his audience to hang on to every twist and nuance of the tale. Yes, his singing style was entirely artificial. That was because he was a middle-class ex-art student in the late 20th century, not a medieval wandering minstrel. He worked so hard at his art. The shame is that he was not sufficiently appreciated in his lifetime. Nor, indeed, by some now. How I wish he was here to listen to now.