Yes wouldn't it be great, if we could get a sort of stand off in trad/contemporary wars that have bedevilled this artform. An hour of Martin carthy followed by an hour of Tom Paxton - twould be fantatstic.

The other bloody hassle would be keeping the music industry know-alls away. They would see what a brilliant idea it was and try and put all the deadbeats on, who've "made an acoustic album" - like its something you do as a break from being a proper musician.

its the problem with everything in our society, money can get you everywhere. Look at all those major label reviews in the folk press.