TV is part of the 'music industry'. Central to the industry is the myth that music is something only a small number of people are 'gifted' enough to produce, so everyone else has to be a consumer, and pay for professionals to make their music for them. This allows all the agents, managers, producers and other hangers on to take their cut from music too.

Folk music challenges the myth. Yes we can enjoy watching highly talented professionals, but we know that talent is more graft than gift, and we know that we too can make music - if we're prepared to put in the hours. The idea that people can make their own music is anathema to 'music industry' types such as those who run TV - we challenge the need for their existence.

Small wonder they don't put much folk music on TV - and when they do, they try to present it as just another part of their 'industry'.

Turn off and sing something!

Andrew