A good point, Scrump - I've often wondered whether my dearth of bookings in folk clubs is somehow related to my lack of writing ability. The few gigs I do get are always repeated a year or so later (maybe they didn't believe it the first time!!), but breaking into other clubs is difficult. Yes, I think there are too many performers chasing too few gigs.

Maybe it would be an idea to start a new thread on the subject, rather than hi-jack Sol's thread...

Meanwhile... Martin Carthy - he isn't a writer... John Kirkpatrick, though, is very prolific. Without wishing to put John down in any way (I regard him as a mate, after all), Carthy is the bigger crowd puller of the two.

John's Carolling and Crumpets album is astounding - a combination of trad and self-penned, and it's often hard to see the join.

I particularly like his send-up of 'Gaudete'... 'Cows Eat hay'...!!

Having read my earlier post back, I realise that Dylan fans could possibly take offence at one of my comments. When I said 'Dylan-esque' I was referring to the 'Dylan-wannabees' - people trying to emulate him and failing miserably. There seems to be just as many of them around now as there ever was!