I'm not ever having you as my lawyer Richard. You is a scary man!

;0)

In my opinion, and I can only talk about folk music in this country..it is people like yourself and your *some* of your pals who scare the pants off people with your (imo) supercillious attitude that only you know about music and the 'right' kind of singer/songwriter!

Good Lordy...any minute now Grumpy Ed's gang will be turning up here with their disparaging ARSS campaign that was launched on the old BBC Radio 2 board. ARSS for those *not* in the know is the obviously insulting acronym that fRoots use for Acoustic Rock Singer Songwriters....and it was brought over to the Radio 2 board to insult two excellent singer songwriters who are not in 'the club', that of Steve Knightley and Martyn Joseph! Two men who are writing songs that thousands of people are starting to listen to!!

Here Richard, old chap....take a listen to Steve's new song 'Roots' that he sings alongside Phil Beer, in their band Show of Hands, a folk song of today...as is Witness, as is Country Life...etc...etc:

http://www.myspace.com/showofhandsuk

And then....take a listen to the other man, the one who is so passionate about people, this planet, how we are all treating each other...Martyn Joseph, 'How Did We End Up Here' a change from Ploughboys I know, as it is about Bush and Iraq...but another folk song of our times:

http://www.myspace.com/martynjoseph


And by the way Richard, old buddie...for your information, American folk music, in my opinion ALL stems from the Native Americans! Here, why not argue with these *truly* wise men!

http://www.myspace.com/aimggc

And I will damn well argue with you, if I so choose, lawyer or not, because I am not in the slightest bit impressed with your title...and even LESS impressed with your personality!!

Now....IF you will excuse me I have to go listen to my favourite Don Henley track and calm myself down!


Lizzie