And so, after countless thousands of years of common people singing their primitive songs, scraping away at their humble fiddles and blowing their honking bagpipes at village dances, folk music has come to its pinnacle at the end of the "Folk Britannia" series. From its native woodnotes wild period folk music has evolved, at last, into something that you can put on at a proper music venue like the Barbican Centre. I think all of those who have played a part in the world of folk music, however humble their contribution, can now feel a warm glow of pride that the great British Broadcasting Corporation has recognised just where we've got to.