and what really pisses you off about Donovan is that a working class audience would actually be familiar with his material, whereas folk music is of course a pursuit reserved for the middle classes.

that wellknown crap wannabe floorsinger Joan baez recorded Colours. paul weller started his career performing Donovan material. I heard Colours last week at Monyash folk club.

I hold no brief for the man, but this denial of the importance of every artist who doesn't fit into the drab conformity 'the tradition' has done so much harm to the English folk music scene and so often robbed it of its humanity and popularity.