One little point forcibly struck me the other day. I have read quite a few messages from a lot of people on this subject, and have had numerous conversations about the awards with folk performers and folk fans. And I honestly can't remember one person expressing the opinion that they believed Seth Lakeman's White Hare to be a traditional English folk song. Except John Leonard, that is, the man who runs Smooth Operations (ie his is the private company that runs the Mike Harding Show abd the BBC Folk Awards). So I can't help thinking he is way out of touch on mainstream folk opinion on this one.
    (I fully appreciate that at least two people must have voted for it in this category, but that does not necessarily prove that they believed it belonged in the category: it might just mean they wanted it to win).