Cap' Birdseye may I ask you a question? (Iam not being cheeky or nasty - possibly ignorant, as I don't know who you are)
What instruments do you play ? do you sing? where have you played? and under what name ? is it Captain Birdseye?
Just curious, I don't wish to be involved in a slanging match but am trying to find out why you so angry at Fred and if you are a REAL musician or someone trying to provoke people who actually have got off their backside and got 'involved' in Traditional Music.
Fred does a cracking job on thr Trsditional Music Magazine, what have you done? A comment was made above that trad music NEVER went away so there is no need for a revival. They are right! do you still think this is the 1950's when the revival started? that was 50 odd years ago and you still believe it is only being revived now. Maybe you should 'think' befpre you speak.    eoin