Money doesn't come into it for me either. I was being hypothetical about "singaround and session junkies". I thought I made it clear enough that what I do is for the enjoyment of it. No folkie would be in it for the money anyway!

Lowden J - as for the "magic", first there's what's already beed said about the buzz of performing - it is intoxicating and addictive - and there's always the challenge I mentioned of doing better than before. For me there's also the specific personal challenge of turning people on to trad music and English music, not by "popularizing" it and turning it into something else but by keeping to the fairly unadorned real thing and doing it as well as possible. And when we get a positive reaction from those who hear it, that's hugely satisfying because we know the message is getting through.

Anahata