Oh, I was beginning to thing the UG might just know me, ever-so-slightly, though obviously never listened to a word I have said or written. But the "folk club traditionalist" bit does it: everyone who actually does know me will be helpless with laughter. Those who've known me longest may be cruelly moved to remind me of my undistinguished "contemporary" past. Most people round here are all too familiar with my castigation of the cliquey "folk club" scene and its inherent refusal to even consider new ways of presenting our cultural heritage.
Must be mistaking me for someone else then. And your counting ability is a bit off-beam. I didn't start the thread. I came in at No 5.
Interesting that you're so sure of what Lloyd and MacColl were trying to achieve 'cos I'm quite certain they didn't. But then, I did walk out of the Critics group...Didn't stop Bert from supporting me every step of the way when I started music writing though. That was on the Morning Star...