To Guest interloper,
The whole awards thing is so far removed from what I do and like doing that it has little relevance to me, that is, except maybe, the genre of the music. I don't know about others and their agendas. However i do feel that, in some way, the dyed in the wool supporters of folk music who turn up week in week out to support and enjoy the most obscure of guest performers and resident performers ought to be consulted. I think that is what is causing the furore, the awards represent a very public face of a genre of music in which a majority of the participants performers or audience feel that they are being missrepresented and yes, there is a lot of stuffiness goes on but in a civilised society there is room for everyone, even M.H. and his awards, at least what he is doing for the genre is positive