Folk is a genre like any other - and we have our brilliant talents. as well as those who have shone out and changed the world, like Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell, I think of people like Andy irvine and Judy Small. To be in the company of a great musician and songwriter, to hear them perform a great work - is an irreplacable, magic experience. Like a poet or an artist - a great songwriter can use words and music to communicate   a powerful moment, idea or experience.

It does not take complexity to make a genius - yes, Bach's music is incomparable. But so is Andy Irvine's "Never Tire of the Road".