There should be some sort of filter on this Mudcat thing to remove shit like that last comment from Guest. Guest my arse, I'd chuck the bugger out of civilised company.

Bobert is accused of sounding phony. Well ....pardon me for farting in your face pal. That's the idea of a folk revival....we're all phony.

Martin Carthy sounds so little like a 19th century miner when he sings as one, that most 20th century miners (if you can find one, they're rarer than folksingers!)would find him laughable.

Pete Seegers scholarly tones don't sound like an Ozark Mountain hillbilly to anybody.

However Martin, Pete and Bobert are all serious artists. this is what they have done with their lives, and it deserves respect. they haven't been serial killers and hurt people. they have made music to enrich our lives.

And you Guest should go and have a sexually fulfilling experience with a duck.