I'm very happy to have parallel folk worlds. It's just that when they collide the sparks seem to fly. For me there's good and bad in all forms and being a bit of a songwriter myself I get very pissed off with the "Snigger/snogwriter" or, as above, "sogwriter" tag being endlessly wheeled out. it's just as lazy and annoying as when trad folk elicist "arran sweaters and sandals". We know these are not reflections of the actuality.
Lets' declare a moritorium!