I remember playing as a support act for Ewan Macoll and Peggy Seeger.An interesting experience.I had a conversation with Peggy, this was 1987, I think,. And she said the same thing then about the lack of good songwriters in the British Isles, at the time I was flabbergasted, because performing regularly at festivals were Leon Rosselson, Peter Bond, Cyril Tawney , Bill Caddick, Richard Grainger,Pete Morton and many other fine song writers. When Ithought about her statement I understood. Ewan and Peggy isolated themselves from a large part of the folk world, they didnt like to have support acts,they tended to only go to the singers club, They didnt go to festivals unless they were booked, they didnt go to other folk clubs. so they were unaware of what was really happening. I must say I was surprised, they must surely have heard of Leon Rosselson, I found the whole conversation INCREDIBLE.Then Ewan said to me I really admire you, Dick, I couldnt do what you do , away from home, night after night at folk clubs ,it would be too lonely.It was the journeyman professionals who were in touch. and Peggy is still talking the same nonsense twenty years later. Yes EWAN WAS AGREAT SONGWRITER and they were a very good duo, but if they had mixed abit more with the rest of the folk world they would have been better infomed about other song writers. Dick Miles